- Samuel M. Stephenson
Samuel Merritt Stephenson (
December 23 ,1831 -July 31 ,1907 ) was a politician from theU.S. state ofMichigan .Stephenson was born in
Hartland, New Brunswick ,Canada and moved with his parents toMaine , and later, in 1846, toDelta County, Michigan . He engaged in lumbering and moved toMenominee, Michigan in 1858. He was interested in real estate, lumbering, general merchandising, and agricultural pursuits. He served as chairman of the board of supervisors of Menominee County for several years.Stephenson served as a member of the
Michigan House of Representatives in 1877 and 1878. He also served in theMichigan Senate in 1879, 1880, 1885, and 1886. He was a delegate to theRepublican National Convention s in 1884 and 1888.In 1888, Stephenson was elected as a Republican from
Michigan's 11th congressional district to the51st United States Congress and was re-elected in 1890 to the 52nd Congress. After redistricting due to the 1890 census, Stephenson was elected from the newly created 12th district in 1892 and 1894. In all, he served fromMarch 4 ,1889 toMarch 3 ,1897 in the U.S. House.After leaving Congress, Stephenson resumed the lumber business. He died in Menominee and is interred there at Riverside Cemetery.
His older brother
Isaac Stephenson was aU.S. Representative (9th district) 1883-89 and U.S. Senator Class 3 1907-15 from the state ofWisconsin .References
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stephenson.html#R9M0JDXME The Political Graveyard]
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