The Political Graveyard: Stephens family of Georgia

Stephens family of Georgia

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Alexander Hamilton Stephens (1812-1883) — also known as Alexander H. Stephens — of Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, Ga. Born near Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, Ga., February 11, 1812. Half-brother of Linton Stephens; great-granduncle of Robert Grier Stephens, Jr.. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1836; member of Georgia state senate, 1842; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1843-59, 1873-82 (at-large 1843-45, 7th District 1845-53, 8th District 1853-59, 1873-82); Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1860; delegate to Georgia secession convention, 1861; Delegate from Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Vice President of the Confederacy, 1861-65; candidate for U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1872; Governor of Georgia, 1882-83; died in office 1883. His portrait appeared on Confederate States $20 notes in 1861-64. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., March 4, 1883. Originally entombed at Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.; later interred at Liberty Hall Cemetery, Crawfordville, Ga.
- See also Stephens family of Georgia
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
- Books about Alexander H. Stephens: Thomas E. Schott, Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia : A Biography; William C. Davis, The Union That Shaped the Confederacy: Robert Toombs and Alexander H. Stephens
Linton Stephens (1823-1872) — of Taliaferro County, Ga.; Sparta, Hancock County, Ga. Born near Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, Ga., July 1, 1823. Half-brother of Alexander Hamilton Stephens. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1849, 1863; member of Georgia state senate, 1853-55; candidate for U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1855, 1857; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1859-60; delegate to Georgia secession convention, 1861; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died in Sparta, Hancock County, Ga., July 14, 1872. Original interment at Sparta Cemetery, Sparta, Ga.; reinterment in 1914 at Liberty Hall Cemetery, Crawfordville, Ga.
- See also Stephens family of Georgia
Robert Grier Stephens, Jr. (1913-2003) — also known as Robert G. Stephens, Jr. — of Athens, Clarke County, Ga. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., August 14, 1913. Great-grandnephew of Alexander Hamilton Stephens. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Georgia state senate, 1951-53; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1953-59; U.S. Representative from Georgia 10th District, 1961-77. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Kiwanis; Woodmen. Died, in a hospital at Athens, Clarke County, Ga., February 20, 2003. Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Ga.
- Cross-reference: Tillie K. Fowler
- See also Stephens family of Georgia
- See also: congressional biography.

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