Lydia Beebe Hastings Stevens (August 2, 1918 – February 25, 2014) was an American politician. Born in

Highland Park, Illinois Highland Park is a suburban city located in southeastern Lake County, Illinois, United States, about north of downtown Chicago. Per the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 30,176. Highland Park is one of several municipali ...

, she graduated from

Vassar College Vassar College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Founded in 1861 by Matthew Vassar, it was the second degree-granting institution of higher education for women in the United States. The college be ...

in 1939. In 1940, she married George Cooke Stevens and eventually moved to

Greenwich, Connecticut Greenwich ( ) is a New England town, town in southwestern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it had a population of 63,518. It is the largest town on Gold Coast (Connecticut), Connectic ...

. She was involved in the community and was President of the Greenwich Broadcasting Company. She served in the

Connecticut House of Representatives The Connecticut House of Representatives is the lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The house is composed of 151 members representing an equal number of districts, with each ...

in 1988 and 1990 as a Republican. Stevens died in

Guilford, Connecticut Guilford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, that borders Madison, Connecticut, Madison, Branford, Connecticut, Branford, North Branford, Connecticut, North Branford and Durham, Connecticut, Durham, and is situated on Inter ...

.'Lydia Stevens, former state representative from Greenwich, dies at 95,' Greenwich Time.com (Connecticut), Justin Pottle, February 28. 2014

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1918 births 2014 deaths Politicians from Greenwich, Connecticut People from Highland Park, Illinois Vassar College alumni Businesspeople from Connecticut Women state legislators in Connecticut Republican Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives 20th-century American businesspeople 21st-century American women 20th-century members of the Connecticut General Assembly 20th-century American women politicians {{Connecticut-politician-stub