1812 - 1886
John W. Stevenson American Attorney
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Birthday |
4th May, 1812
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Birthplace |
Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Died |
10th August, 1886
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Place of Death |
Covington, Kentucky, U.S.
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Buried |
Spring Grove Cemetery
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Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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Nationality |
American
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Occupation |
Attorney
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John White Stevenson (May 4, 1812 – August 10, 1886) was the 25th governor of Kentucky and represented the state in both houses of the U.S. Congress. The son of former Speaker of the House and U.S. diplomat Andrew Stevenson, John Stevenson graduated from the University of Virginia in 1832 and studied law under his cousin, future Congressman Willoughby Newton. After briefly practicing law in Mississippi, he relocated to Covington, Kentucky, and was elected county attorney. After serving in the Kentucky legislature, he was chosen as a delegate to the state's third constitutional convention in 1849 and was one of three commissioners charged with revising its code of laws, a task finished in 1854. A Democrat, he was elected to two consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives where he supported several proposed compromises to avert the Civil War and blamed the Radical Republicans for their failure.
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