Ambrose Everett Burnside Stephens (June 3, 1862 – February 12, 1927) was an American politician who served four terms as a
U.S. Representative
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from
Ohio
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from 1919 to 1927.
Early life and career
Born in
Crosby Township, Ohio
Crosby Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 6,030 people in the township.
History
The lands in Crosby Township were opened later and more slowly than its southern neighbors. Wh ...
, Stephens attended the public schools and Chickering's Institute of
Cincinnati
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. He studied law, was
admitted to the bar
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in 1902 and commenced practice in Cincinnati. He served as
captain
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in the
Ohio National Guard
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1901–3 and
colonel
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In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...
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
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.
Death
He died in
North Bend, Ohio
North Bend is a village in Miami Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. It is a part of the Greater Cincinnati area. The population was 835 at the 2020 census.
History
North Bend was founded in 1789. It was pl ...
, February 12, 1927. He was interred in Maple Grove Cemetery,
Cleves, Ohio
Cleves is a village in Miami Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. Located along the Ohio River, it is a western suburb of Cincinnati. The population was 3,414 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Cleves is located between the Great Miami R ...
.
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1862 births
1927 deaths
People from Hamilton County, Ohio
National Guard (United States) officers
Ohio lawyers
19th-century American lawyers
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
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