From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991). —

Born c. 1828 in New York; son of William Stuart, Sr.; brother of George, Henry, Levi, and Louis Stuart; half-brother of Richard M. Ferris; apprentice with Henry Erben of New York City, New York; with Richard M. Ferris firm of New York City, New York; established his own firm of William J. Stuart & Brothers in Albany, New York 1871/1872-1901; died July 24, 1904 in Albany, New York.

Sources:

• Stephen L. Pinel.
• Stephen L. Pinel, "The Ferrises and the Stuarts: Instrument Makers in Nineteenth Century New York", The Tracker 30:1 (1986), 32.

See William J. Stuart & Brothers.