Stevenson, Andrew, 1784-1857

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Birth 1784-01-21
Death 1857-01-25

Biographical notes:

Virginia Congressman, Speaker of the House, University of Virginia Rector.

From the description of Letter to "Dr. Sir" [manuscript] 1828 November 8. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647810521

Minister to Great Britain, 1836-41.

From the description of Letter, 1840 Dec. [10?], London [to] Henry St. George Tucker, Richmond, Va. / A. Stevenson. (Washington & Lee University). WorldCat record id: 23527579

Biographical Note

Andrew Stevenson

1785, Mar. 23 Born, Culpeper County, Va. 1793 Attended Fredericksburg Academy, Fredericksburg, Va. 1798 1800 Attended College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va. 1805 Admitted to the Virginia bar 1809 Married Page White (died 1812) 1809 1821 Representative, Virginia House of Delegates 1812 1844 Elected quadrennially to “Richmond Junto” 1812 1815 Served in Virginia militia during War of 1812 1816 Married Sarah Coles (died 1848) 1821 1834 Served in U.S. House of Representatives 1827 1834 Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives 1835 Chairman, National Democratic Convention 1836 1841 U.S. minister to Great Britain 1841 1857 Active in Virginia politics and in the affairs of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. 1849 Married Mary Schaff 1857, Jan. 18 Died at “Blenheim,” Albemarle County Va.

J. W. Stevenson

1812, Mar. 4 Born, Richmond, Va. 1828 1829 Attended Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney,. Va. 1829 1832 Attended University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. 1833, circa Admitted to the bar, Vicksburg, Miss. 1841 Began law practice, Covington, Ky. 1842 Married Sibella Winston 1845 1850 Representative from Kenton County, Kentucky state legislature 1857 1861 Served in U.S. House of Representatives 1867, Aug. Elected lieutenant governor of Kentucky 1867, Sept. 1871 Governor of Kentucky 1871 1877 U.S. senator from Kentucky 1877 Resumed law practice and accepted a position to teach criminal law and contracts at Cincinnati Law School, Cincinnati, Ohio 1880 Chairman, National Democratic Convention 1884 Elected president, American Bar Association 1886, Aug. 10 Died, Covington, Ky.

From the guide to the Andrew Stevenson and J. W. Stevenson Papers, 1756-1882, (bulk 1833-1876), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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  • Diplomatic and consular service, American
  • Poetry
  • Political ethics
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