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'''Robert S. Stevens''' (1916 – September 9, 2000) was a politician who rose to the level of California State Senator<ref>http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stevens7.html</ref> before being appointed judge by governor [[Jerry Brown]] in 1977. He left the bench in 1981.<ref>http://cjp.ca.gov/userfiles/file/S_C_Cases/Stevens_Robert_1981.pdf {{Dead link|date=July 2012}}</ref> |
'''Robert S. Stevens''' (1916 – September 9, 2000) was a politician who rose to the level of California State Senator<ref>http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stevens7.html</ref> before being appointed judge by governor [[Jerry Brown]] in 1977. He left the bench in 1981.<ref>http://cjp.ca.gov/userfiles/file/S_C_Cases/Stevens_Robert_1981.pdf {{Dead link|date=July 2012}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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===Careers== |
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Stevens was a man of many abilities and this was reflected in his numerous careers he endured in. He was a [[banker]], [[businessman]], [[land speculator]], [[lawyer]], railroad promoter, [[teacher]], and [[politician]]. |
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===Early years=== |
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Stevens was born in [[Attica, New York]], on March 27, 1824. He was the only son of Judge Alden Sprague and Achsa (Smith) Stevens. Alden Stevens broke the family tradition of yeoman farmers and furthering his education and acquiring a college degree. He first became a teacher, and later an attorney and judge. Robert's achievement were strongly shape by his fathers interests.<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert S. Stevens Collection|url=http://www.kshs.org/p/robert-s-stevens-collection-1856-1875/14119|publisher=Kansas Historical Society|accessdate=17 July 2012}}</ref> |
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==Education== |
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Stevens attended school in Attica. He probably began college when the family underwent a period of financial strains causing his formal education to end by age 17. Though Stevens' schooling ended, his education did not. He continued to study on his own and was certified as a public school teacher by 1844. He also read the law with the district attorney of Wyoming County at about this time. Admission to the bar came in 1846. While pursuing himself in the legal field and education, Stevens worked at a number of other occupations while still living at home. Stevens was clerking at an auction house, worked at a post office, and also worked a partnership in a mercantile venture. In 1850, Stevens had his first experiences in railroad promotion with the construction of the Tonawanda Valley Railroad. <ref>{{cite web|title=Robert S. Stevens Collection|url=http://www.kshs.org/p/robert-s-stevens-collection-1856-1875/14119|publisher=Kansas Historical Society|accessdate=17 July 2012}}</ref> |
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==Family== |
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By 1852, Stevens married Mary Proctor Smith. She was a second cousin on his mother’s side and came from a well lumbering and land owning family from [[Manchester, Massachusetts]]. THe two only had one surviving child, Charles Frederick, who was born in 1856.<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert S. Stevens Collection|url=http://www.kshs.org/p/robert-s-stevens-collection-1856-1875/14119|publisher=Kansas Historical Society|accessdate=17 July 2012}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
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Stevens was a democrat in a predominantly republican area. Stevens gained stature in his party by strongly campaigning, at the local level, for James Buchanan’ s bid for the presidency. Stevens was to emigrate to the Kansas Territory in 1856. President Buchanan rewarded Stevens’s loyalty by appointing him special U.S. Indian commissioner. His task was to arrange for the sale of Kaskaskia, Peoria, Piankashaw and Wea tribal lands, ceded to the United States in 1854. Stevens also served as mayor of Lecompton in 1858.<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert S. Stevens Collection|url=http://www.kshs.org/p/robert-s-stevens-collection-1856-1875/14119|publisher=Kansas Historical Society|accessdate=17 July 2012}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 00:46, 18 July 2012
Robert S. Stevens | |
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| Member of the California State Senate from the 25th district | |
| In office 1967–1977 | |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 60th district | |
| In office 1963–1967 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Died | September 9, 2000 Santa Monica – UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, California, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Attorney, Politician, Judge |
Robert S. Stevens (1916 – September 9, 2000) was a politician who rose to the level of California State Senator[1] before being appointed judge by governor Jerry Brown in 1977. He left the bench in 1981.[2]
Biography
=Careers
Stevens was a man of many abilities and this was reflected in his numerous careers he endured in. He was a banker, businessman, land speculator, lawyer, railroad promoter, teacher, and politician.
Early years
Stevens was born in Attica, New York, on March 27, 1824. He was the only son of Judge Alden Sprague and Achsa (Smith) Stevens. Alden Stevens broke the family tradition of yeoman farmers and furthering his education and acquiring a college degree. He first became a teacher, and later an attorney and judge. Robert's achievement were strongly shape by his fathers interests.[3]
Education
Stevens attended school in Attica. He probably began college when the family underwent a period of financial strains causing his formal education to end by age 17. Though Stevens' schooling ended, his education did not. He continued to study on his own and was certified as a public school teacher by 1844. He also read the law with the district attorney of Wyoming County at about this time. Admission to the bar came in 1846. While pursuing himself in the legal field and education, Stevens worked at a number of other occupations while still living at home. Stevens was clerking at an auction house, worked at a post office, and also worked a partnership in a mercantile venture. In 1850, Stevens had his first experiences in railroad promotion with the construction of the Tonawanda Valley Railroad. [4]
Family
By 1852, Stevens married Mary Proctor Smith. She was a second cousin on his mother’s side and came from a well lumbering and land owning family from Manchester, Massachusetts. THe two only had one surviving child, Charles Frederick, who was born in 1856.[5]
Career
Stevens was a democrat in a predominantly republican area. Stevens gained stature in his party by strongly campaigning, at the local level, for James Buchanan’ s bid for the presidency. Stevens was to emigrate to the Kansas Territory in 1856. President Buchanan rewarded Stevens’s loyalty by appointing him special U.S. Indian commissioner. His task was to arrange for the sale of Kaskaskia, Peoria, Piankashaw and Wea tribal lands, ceded to the United States in 1854. Stevens also served as mayor of Lecompton in 1858.[6]
References
- ^ http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stevens7.html
- ^ http://cjp.ca.gov/userfiles/file/S_C_Cases/Stevens_Robert_1981.pdf [dead link]
- ^ "Robert S. Stevens Collection". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "Robert S. Stevens Collection". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "Robert S. Stevens Collection". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "Robert S. Stevens Collection". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
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