Stevenson Andrew 1784-1857
Variant namesVirginia 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
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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
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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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