Ambrose E. B. Stephens Explained

Ambrose Everett Burnside Stephens
State:Ohio
District:2nd
Term Start:March 4, 1919
Term End:February 12, 1927
Preceded:Victor Heintz
Succeeded:Charles Tatgenhorst, Jr.
Party:Republican
Birth Date:3 June 1862
Birth Place:Crosby Township, Ohio
Death Place:North Bend, Ohio
Restingplace:Maple Grove Cemetery, Cleves, Ohio
Alma Mater:Chickering's Institute

Ambrose Everett Burnside Stephens (June 3, 1862 – February 12, 1927) was an American politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1919 to 1927.

Early life and career

Born in Crosby Township, Ohio, Stephens attended the public schools and Chickering's Institute of Cincinnati. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1902 and commenced practice in Cincinnati. He served as captain in the Ohio National Guard 1901–3 and colonel in 1910 and 1911. He served as clerk of the Hamilton County Courts 1911–17.

Congress

Stephens was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1919, until his death. He had been re-elected to the Seventieth Congress.

Death

He died in North Bend, Ohio, February 12, 1927. He was interred in Maple Grove Cemetery, Cleves, Ohio.

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