John White Stevenson (May 4 1812 – August 10 1886) was a U.S. Representative, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, Governor of Kentucky and U.S. Senator. His father, Andrew Stevenson, had served as Speaker of the House and minister to Great Britain. His cousin, Willoughby Newton, also served in Congress, and his great-grandfather, Carter Braxton, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
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- John White Stevenson (May 4 1812 – August 10 1886) was a U.S. Representative, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, Governor of Kentucky and U.S. Senator. His father, Andrew Stevenson, had served as Speaker of the House and minister to Great Britain. His cousin, Willoughby Newton, also served in Congress, and his great-grandfather, Carter Braxton, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Stevenson's political career began in 1845 with his election to the Kentucky House of Representatives. During his tenure, he helped revise the state's code of laws and was a delegate to the constitutional convention of 1849. He was then elected to the United States House of Representatives, but became identified with states' rightists and failed to win re-election in 1860. To avoid arrest by federal forces, he kept a low profile throughout the Civil War. Following the war, Stevenson was elected Lieutenant Governor under Governor John L. Helm, who was serving in that capacity for the second time. Helm died only five days into his term, and Stevenson ascended to the governorship, a post he retained in a special gubernatorial election the following year. As governor, Stevenson advocated the restoration of rights to ex-Confederates, and resisted the interference of the federal government in what he considered to be states' rights issues, such as the expansion of the rights of blacks. Near the end of his term as governor, Stevenson trumpeted Senator Thomas C. McCreery's support of the appointment of Stephen G. Burbridge to a federal post. McCreery's support of the man nicknamed "The Butcher of Kentucky" didn't play well with the state's voters, and helped Stevenson unseat the senator in 1871. Stevenson served in the Senate until 1877. While there, he became the first person designated "caucus chairman" for the Democratic party. Following his Senate service, Stevenson became a professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, and served as president of the American Bar Association. He died in Covington, Kentucky on August 10 1886 following a brief illness.
- John White Stevenson war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und Gouverneur von Kentucky.
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- John White Stevenson (May 4 1812 – August 10 1886) was a U.S. Representative, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, Governor of Kentucky and U.S. Senator. His father, Andrew Stevenson, had served as Speaker of the House and minister to Great Britain. His cousin, Willoughby Newton, also served in Congress, and his great-grandfather, Carter Braxton, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
- John White Stevenson war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und Gouverneur von Kentucky.
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