Charles Abbot Stevens (August 9, 1816 – April 7, 1892) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, brother of Moses Tyler Stevens and cousin of Isaac Ingalls Stevens.
Charles A. Stevens | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th district | |
| In office January 27, 1875 – March 3, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | Alvah Crocker |
| Succeeded by | Julius Hawley Seelye |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 9, 1816 North Andover, Massachusetts |
| Died | April 7, 1892 (aged 75) New York City |
| Political party | Republican |
| Relations | Moses T. Stevens (brother) Isaac Stevens (brother) |
| Occupation | Manufacturing executive |
Biography
editBorn in North Andover (then a part of Andover), Essex County, Massachusetts, Stevens attended Franklin Academy.
In 1841 he went into business as a manufacturer of flannels and broadcloths in Ware, Massachusetts.
An anti-slavery activist, he was a member of the Free Soil Party in the 1840s. He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1853.
Stevens became a Republican when the party was founded, and was a Delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1860 and 1868.
He served as a member of the Governor's council from 1867 to 1870.
He was unsuccessful for election in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress.
He was subsequently elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Alvah Crocker and served from January 27 to March 3, 1875.
He did not run for a full term, and continued his business interests. Stevens died in New York City on April 7, 1892. He was interred in Aspen Grove Cemetery, Ware, Massachusetts.
References
edit- United States Congress. "Charles A. Stevens (id: S000877)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- "STEVENS, Charles Abbot". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress