Colonel William Rasin Stuart

Description

Oil on canvas painting of Colonel William Rasin Stuart (1780-1853), who was born near Centreville, Kent County, Maryland. Around 1800, he left Maryland for New Orleans, LA. He became a sugar and cotton broker and involved in Democratic politics in the state. After retirement from business, Stuart moved to Ocean Springs, Mississippi and got involved in planting. Stuart has been referred to as the "father of pecan culture in the south." He died during a Yellow Fever outbreak and is buried in Cyprus Grove Cemetery in New Orleans.