House  1901-04  (District 41)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Republican
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Hennepin
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            8/20/1861
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            Michigan
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth County: 
                                            Oakland
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Country: 
                                            United States
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Death: 
                                            
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
                                    Other Names: 
                                    
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Minneapolis
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Practicing Law
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                                
                                    Michigan Country Schools; Elementary School; 
Michigan State University; Attended College; 1 year
Michigan State Normal School; Attended College; 3 Years
University of Minnesota, Law Department; Studied Law; With C.J. Bartleson; Admitted to the Bar, July 12, 1889
                                
                             
                            OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
                            
                                
                                
                            
                         
                        
                        
                            FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
                            
                                
	
                                    Spouse: 
                                    Jenne Lettus (married on November 8, 1887); Single (when first elected); Married (listed in 1903)
                                    Children: 
                                    No children
                                    
                                    
                                    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature: 
                                    
                                    
                                
                             
                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    He was of Scottish ancestry on his father's side.
He came to Mankato, Minnesota in 1883.  He moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota on November 9, 1887.
"Mr. Stevenson is a Republican..." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 475)
He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Improved Order of Red Men.