Frederick C. Stevens (New York politician) explained

Frederick Charles Stevens
Office:New York State Senator
Term Start:1903
Term End:1906
Predecessor:Lester H. Humphrey
Successor:William W. Armstrong
Birth Date:1856
Resting Place:Forest Hill Cemetery
Attica, Wyoming County
New York U.S.
Party:Republican Party
Parents:Robert S. Stevens
Mary P. (Smith) Stevens
Spouse:Isabelle C. Sproule
Children:Frederick Charles Stevens Jr.
Robert Sproule Stevens
Marian Stevens
Helen Lee Stevens Gregory
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.

Early life

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.

Career

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.

Death

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.

Family life

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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frederick C. Stevens. The New York Times. 21 June 2014.
  2. Web site: Frederick C. Stevens. The New York Red Book. 21 June 2014.
  3. Book: New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Documents of the Senate of the State of New York, Volume 16. 1911. 1911 New York (State). Legislature. Senate. 53. 21 June 2014.