Thomas w. stewart family

Thomas Stewart may refer to:

• Thomas A. Stewart (politician) (1849–1920), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
• Thomas E. Stewart (1824–1904), U.S. Representative from New York
• Thomas Joseph Stewart (1848–1926), Canadian politician
• Tom Stewart (politician) (1892–1972), Tennessee politician
• Thomas Stewart, 2nd Earl of Angus (1331–1361), medieval Scottish magnate
• Thomas Stewart, Master of Mar, son of Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar, grandson of Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, and great-grandson of Robert II of Scotland

• Thomas Stewart (Scottish footballer) (1926–1989), Scottish footballer
• Thomas Stewart (Irish footballer) (born 1986), Northern Irish footballer
• Tom Stewart (Australian footballer) (born 1993), Australian rules footballer for Geelong
• Tom Stewart (Scottish footballer) (fl. 1890s), Scottish footballer for Partick Thistle, Motherwell, Newcastle United, also known as George Stewart
• Tommy Stewart (footballer, born 1881) (1881–1955), English footballer
• Tommy Stewart (footballer, born 1935) (1935–2006), No
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  Thomas W. Stewart, Improver of the Mop

  In honor of Black History Month, we are highlighting one Black inventor who contributed to the advancement of the cleaning industry: Thomas W. Stewart.

  Stewart received a patent for his improvements to the mop in 1893, making him one of the first African-Americans to receive a patent. First, he added a screw at the bottom of the mop handle that allowed the mop head to be separated from the mop handle. Second, he invented a lever that would squeeze the water out of the mop head without getting the user’s hands dirty.

  This technology led to further improvements to the mop, eventually culminating in the current microfiber mops that we use at Kelly Cleaning. A big Irish thank you to Thomas Stewart for creating this valuable technology to further the cleaning industry.

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  InventorsThomas Stewart - Mop

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  Thomas Stewart of Kalamazoo, Michigan, patented a new type of mop (U.S. patent #499,402) on June 11, 1893. Thomas Stewart had invented a clamping mop that could wring the water out of itself by the use of a lever.

  
  Thomas Stewart - Mop

  Patent Abstract:1. A mop-stick, comprising a stick proper, provided with the T-head having the grooved ends, forming one portion of the clamp, the rod having a straight portion forming the other part of the clamp and from thence converging rearwardly to the sides of the stick, a lever to which the free ends of said rod are pivoted, a ring loose on the stick, to which the forked ends of the lever are pivoted, and a spring between said ring and the T-head; substantially as set forth.
  2. The combination of a mopstick provided with a T-head, forming one part of the clamp, a moveable rod forming the other part of the clamp, a lever to which the free ends of said rod are pivoted, said lever being fulcrumed to a moveable support on the stick, and a spring exerting a resistance against the lever when the latter is throw