Frederick Charles Stevens | |
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New York State Senator | |
In office 1903–1906 | |
Preceded by | Lester H. Humphrey |
Succeeded by | William W. Armstrong |
Personal details | |
Born | 1856 Attica,Wyoming County New York U.S. |
Died | March 14,1916 104) Attica,Wyoming County New York U.S. | (aged
Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery Attica,Wyoming County New York U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Isabelle C. Sproule |
Children | Frederick Charles Stevens Jr. Robert Sproule Stevens Marian Stevens Helen Lee Stevens Gregory |
Parent(s) | Robert S. Stevens Mary P. (Smith) Stevens |
Alma mater | Cornell University |
Profession | Stockman Banker Politician |
Frederick Charles Stevens (June 5,1856 - March 14,1916) was an American politician from New York who served in the state senate and state legislature as well as Superintendent of Public Works.
Born in Attica,Wyoming County,New York,Stevens attended Attica Collegiate Institute and Cornell University but left without degree due to ill health. He traveled west and worked for the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad of which his father was a large stockholder.
When he returned to Attica,he established the Maplewood Stock Farm and raised prize-winning stock and also engaged in banking. [1] He was a member of the New York State Senate (46th D.) from 1903 to 1906,sitting in the 126th,127th,128th and 129th New York State Legislatures. He was appointed Chairman of the Committee on Roads and Bridges and was a member of Finance,Villages,Banks,and Agriculture. [2]
As Superintendent of Public Works [3] Stevens served from 1907 to 1911.
Stevens died on March 14,1916,in a barn on his farm in Attica,"from apoplexy",and is interred at the Forest Hill Cemetery there.
Stevens was the son of Congressman Robert S. Stevens (1824–1893) and Mary P. (Smith) Stevens,he married Miss Isabelle C. Sproule in Hannibal,Mo. Jan 15,1879. They had four children,Frederick Charles Stevens Jr.,Robert Sproule Stevens,Marian Stevens,and Helen Lee Stevens Gregory.
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