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Stevens, Hestor L – Stevens, Walter Husted

Stevens, Hestor L

lawyer, congressman, was born in October, 1803, in Lima, N. Y. He moved to Michigan; and was elected a representative in congress from that state from 1853 to 1855. He died May 7, 1864, in Georgetown, D. C.

Stevens, James

congressman, was born in 1768 in Fairfield, Conn. He served in congress as a representative from Connecticut from 1819 to 1821, voting with the south on the Missouri compromise. In 1822 he was appointed postmaster of Stamford. He died in April, 1835, in Stamford, Conn.

Stevens, James Alexander

lawyer, was born Jan. 29, 1790, in New York city. In connection with Thomas Gibbons, he established the Union steamboat line between New York and Philadelphia, which led to the suit of Ogden vs. Gibbons, memorable for the decision that placed all the navigable waters of the United States under the jurisdiction of the general government. He died Oct. 7, 1873, in Hoboken, N. J.

Stevens, John

civil engineer, was born in 1749 in New York city. In 1776- 79 he was treasurer of New Jersey. In 1804 he built a vessel propelled by twin screws that navigated the Hudson; and the engine and boiler of this steamboat are preserved in the Stevens institute of Hoboken, N. J.

Stevens, John Austin

author, was born Jan. 21, 1827, in New York city.

He is an author of New York city, and later of Newport, R. I., who founded the Magazine of American History; The Valley of the Rio Grande; The Expedition of Lafayette against Arnold; and Life of Albert Gallatin.

Stevens, John Cox

was born Sept. 24, 1785. He was from his youth a devoted yachtsman. He organized the New York Yacht club, was its first commodore, and commanded the America in the memorable race in England in 1851. He died June 13, 1857, in Hoboken, N. J.

Stevens, Lillian M. N

educator, reformer, was born in 1844 in Maine.

In 1898 she became president of the Woman's Christian Temperance union.

Stevens, Robert S

lawyer, congressman, was born March 27, 1824, in Attica, N. Y. He removed to Missouri in 1870, and engaged in the construction and management of railroads. In 1879 he returned to his native place and settled there; and was elected a representative from New York to the forty-eighth congress as a democrat. He served on numerous important committees while member of congress. a

Stevens, Samuel

governor. He was governor of Maryland from 1822 to

Stevens, Thomas

cyclist, author, was born Dec. 24, 1855, in England. He is a noted cyclist who has published Scouting for Stanley in East Africa; Around the World on a Bicycle: From San Francisco to Teheran, From Teheran to Yokohama; and Through Russia on a Mustang.

Stevens, Thomas Holdup

naval officer, was born May 27, 1819, in Middletown, Conn. In 1836 he was appointed a midshipman; and served with distinction through the civil war.

Stevens, Walter Husted

soldier, civil engineer, was born Aug. 24, 1827, in Penn Yan, N. Y. In 1862 he attained the rank of brigadier-general on the staff of Gen. Bragg. He was subsequently chief engineer of the railroad from Vera Cruz to Mexico. He died in December, 1867, in Iberville, La.