Stevens, Hazard, 1842-1918

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Lawyer, army officer, and public official from Massachusetts.

From the description of Hazard Stevens family papers, 1835-1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77939719

Attorney and military officer.

From the description of Hazard Stevens papers, circa 1861-circa 1930. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 61660950

From the description of Hazard Stevens manuscript map depicting Battle of James Island, circa 1890-1900. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 70692495

Hazard Stevens was born in Newport, Rhode Island on June 9, 1842. His great-grandfather was Colonel Daniel Lyman, who served in the Revolutionary War, and his father was Major General Isaac I. Stevens, who was governor of the Washington Territory. Stevens attended Chauncy Hall School in Boston, and served as a volunteer in the Indian War from 1855-1856. He enrolled in Harvard College in 1860, but left at age nineteen to join the army during the Civil War. After his appointment to Captain and Assistant Adjutant General of the first brigade on October 19, 1861, he served under the command of his father. He fought in the Battle of Fredericksburg and served in the Battle of Fort Hunger, for which he received the Medal of Honor. After the war he traveled to the Washington Territory, where he worked for the Oregon Steam Navigation Company in Wallula. Stevens moved to Olympia in May, 1868 to work as an Internal Revenue collector for the Washington Territory. While in Olympia, he studied law and became a lawyer. Steven worked as an attorney for the Northern Pacific Railroad Company beginning in 1870, during which time he helped stop timber stealing on public land and organized a successful effort to bring the railroad to Olympia. Stevens also climbed Mt. Rainier with P.B. Van Trump, which is the first documented account of explorers reaching the top. He wrote about the climb for the November 1876 issue of the Atlantic monthly. In 1874 he was appointed by the President to investigate British land claims on San Juan Archipelago. Stevens built a home in Mount Bowdoin, Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1880 and was elected to the House General Court. He helped reform the city charter and worked on a tax limitation bill. Stevens was a founder of the Massachusetts Reform League. In 1901 he published a book about his father, The life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens. In recognition of this and his life's achievements, he was given an honorary MA degree by Harvard College. In 1908 Stevens ran as a congressional candidate but was not elected. He helped found the Mount Bowdoin Library. Stevens died in 1918.

From the description of Hazard Stevens papers, 1885-1913. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 52124314

Union Army General, 79th New York Highlanders, and son of Union Army General Isaac Ingalls Stevens (1818-1862).

From the description of Letter, 1862 Apr. 3. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 58779036

Hazard Stevens was born in Newport, Rhode Island on June 9, 1842. His great-grandfather was Colonel Daniel Lyman, who served in the Revolutionary War, and his father was Major General Isaac I. Stevens, who was governor of the Washington Territory.

Stevens attended Chauncy Hall School in Boston, and served as a volunteer in the Indian War from 1855-1856. He enrolled in Harvard College in 1860, but left at age nineteen to join the army during the Civil War. After his appointment to Captain and Assistant Adjutant General of the first brigade on October 19, 1861, he served under the command of his father. He fought in the Battle of Fredericksburg and served in the Battle of Fort Hunger, for which he received the Medal of Honor.

After the war he traveled to the Washington Territory, where he worked for the Oregon Steam Navigation Company in Wallula. In May, 1868 Stevens moved to Olympia to work as an Internal Revenue collector for the Washington Territory. While in Olympia, he studied law and became a lawyer. Stevens worked as an attorney for the Northern Pacific Railroad Company beginning in 1870, during which time he helped stop timber stealing on public land and organized a successful effort to bring the railroad to Olympia.

Stevens also climbed Mt. Rainier with P.B. Van Trump, which is the first documented account of explorers reaching the top. He wrote about the climb for the November 1876 issue of the Atlantic monthly. In 1874 he was appointed by the President to investigate British land claims on San Juan Archipelago.

Stevens built a home in Mount Bowdoin, Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1880 and was elected to the House General Court. He helped reform the city charter and worked on a tax limitation bill. In addition, Stevens was a founder of the Massachusetts Reform League. In 1901 he published a book about his father, The life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens.

In recognition of this and his life's achievements, he was given an honorary MA degree by Harvard College. In 1908 Stevens ran as a congressional candidate but was not elected. He helped found the Mount Bowdoin Library. Stevens died in 1918.

From the guide to the Hazard Stevens papers, 1885-1913, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries)

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Stevens, Hazard, 1842-1918. Olympia on the Sound [microform] ; Olympia / [Hazard Stevens] ; Whitham & Page's map of Olympia and surroundings, Thurston Co., Washington. Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State
referencedIn George D. Hill papers, 1865-1901 University of Washington Libraries Special Collections
referencedIn Autograph File, S, 1556-1996. Houghton Library
referencedIn Bates, Kate Stevens, 1852-1941. Kate Stevens Bates papers, 1860-1941. University of Oregon Libraries
referencedIn Poe, O. M. (Orlando Metcalfe), 1832-1895. Letter to Col. Hazard Stevens /by Orlando Metcalfe Poe, 1877 Jun 19. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Stevens, Hazard, 1842-1918. San Juan Claims : Boston, Massachusetts : ALS, 1884, April 17. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Gibson-Getty-McClure Families Papers, 1777-1926, (bulk 1880-1901) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Stevens family. Stevens family papers, 1822-1913 [microform]. Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State
referencedIn Ainsworth, J. C. (John Commingers), 1822-1893. John C. Ainsworth papers, 1858-1911. University of Oregon Libraries
referencedIn Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004 Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Hazard Stevens papers, 1885-1913 University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Matthew Paul Deady Papers, 1850-1923 Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Stevens, Hazard, 1842-1918. Hazard Stevens papers, circa 1861-circa 1930. Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries
referencedIn Davenport family. Davenport family papers, 1848-1966. University of Oregon Libraries
creatorOf Bates, Kate Stevens. Kate Stevens Bates papers, 1878-1949. Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State
referencedIn Isaac I. Stevens Papers, 1835-1908 Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives
creatorOf Washington State Library. Washington State Library's collection of selected correspondence, notes and reminiscences of Hazard Stevens, 1868-1913. Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State
creatorOf Stevens, Hazard, 1842-1918. Hazard Stevens papers, 1885-1913. University of Oregon Libraries
referencedIn Painter, William Charles, 1830-1900. Papers, 1846-1962 (bulk 1860-1905). Washington State Historical Society
referencedIn Van Trump, Philemon Beecher, 1838-1916. Mount Tacoma : the story of its first sucessful ascent, circa 1909-1912. University of Washington. Libraries
creatorOf Stevens, Hazard, 1842-1918. Hazard Stevens family papers, 1835-1918. Library of Congress
referencedIn Stevens, Isaac Ingalls, 1818-1862. Isaac Ingalls Stevens papers, 1835-1972 1835-1862. Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State
creatorOf Tuttle, B. B. Auction sale of saw logs, 1872 November 23. Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State
referencedIn Kate Stevens Bates papers, 1860-1941 University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Hill, George D., d. 1890. George D. Hill papers, 1865-1901. University of Washington. Libraries
creatorOf Stevens, Hazard, 1842-1918. Hazard Stevens manuscript map depicting Battle of James Island, circa 1890-1900. Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries
referencedIn Stevens, Isaac Ingalls, 1818-1862. Isaac I. Stevens papers, 1831-1892 (bulk 1831-1862). University of Washington. Libraries
referencedIn Davenport Family papers, 1848-1966 University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Stevens, Hazard, 1842-1918. Letter, 1862 Apr. 3. Churchill County Museum
referencedIn Isaac I. Stevens Papers, 1831-1892, 1831-1862 University of Washington Libraries Special Collections
referencedIn John C. Ainsworth papers, 1858-1911 University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives
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correspondedWith Ainsworth, J. C. (John Commingers), 1822-1893. person
associatedWith Bailey, E. J. of Seattle, WA person
correspondedWith Bates, Kate Stevens. person
associatedWith Bates, Kate Stevens, 1852-1941. person
associatedWith Brodech, H. H. of Walla Walla, WA person
associatedWith Buchtel & Stolte of Portland, OR (1873-1880 c.) person
associatedWith Chickering, Elmer of Boston, Ma person
associatedWith Davenport family family
associatedWith Davenport family. family
associatedWith Davidson, W. B. of Wakefield, RI person
associatedWith Deady, Matthew P. (Matthew Paul), 1824-1893 person
correspondedWith Getty family family
correspondedWith Gibson family family
associatedWith Godfrey of Hyde Park, Chicago, IL person
associatedWith Hill, George D., d. 1890. person
associatedWith Hill, George D.,  d. 1890- person
associatedWith Houghton Mifflin Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Kiser, F. H., Lewis & Clark Official Photographic Co. person
associatedWith Ludocivi, Julius of NW & Newport, RI person
associatedWith McAlpin & Lamb of Portland, OR, 1889-1896 person
correspondedWith McClure family family
associatedWith McMurry, J. M of Port Townsend, WA person
associatedWith Northern Pacific Railroad Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Notman of Boston, MA person
associatedWith Ormsby of Oakland, CA person
correspondedWith Painter, William Charles, 1830-1900. person
associatedWith Pelham Studios of Boston, MA person
associatedWith Poe, O. M. (Orlando Metcalfe), 1832-1895. person
associatedWith Rice of Washington, DC person
associatedWith Shanafelt of Portland, OR person
associatedWith Sharp, P. C. of Newport, RI person
associatedWith Singleton of Lexington, KY person
associatedWith Smith of Winter St., Boston, MA person
associatedWith Spencer. S. A. of Victoria, BC, Canada person
associatedWith Stevens family family
associatedWith Stevens family. family
associatedWith Stevens family. family
associatedWith Stevens family. family
associatedWith Stevens, Isaac Ingalls, 1818-1862. person
associatedWith Stiff, T. P. of Brockton, MA person
associatedWith Stotz, C. C.. of El Reno, Oklahoma Territory person
associatedWith United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 79th (1859-1876). corporateBody
associatedWith Van Trump, Philemon Beecher, 1838-1916. person
associatedWith Waite, Emily Burling person
associatedWith Warner, A. C. of North Pacific News Co. person
correspondedWith Washington State Library. corporateBody
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San Juan Islands (Wash.)
United States
Massachusetts
United States
Washington (State)
United States
Great Britain
United States
South Carolina
Washington (State)
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Diaries
Indians of North America
Lawyers
Lawyers
Photographs
Secessionville, Battle of, Secessionville, S.C., 1862
Tax collection
Tax collection
Transportation
Washington (State)
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Lawyers
Military officers
Public officials
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Birth 1842-06-09

Death 1918-10-11

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