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Stevens, Hiram Fairchild

House 1889-90 (District 27); Senate 1891-98 (District 28)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Ramsey

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 9/11/1852
Birth Place: Saint Albans, Vermont
Birth County:
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death: 3/9/1904
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Saint Paul
Occupation (when first elected): Lawyer, Real Estate Law; St. Paul Title and Insurance Company

EDUCATION

Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, Connecticut; Secondary; Graduate
Studied Law; Office of Porter, Lowrey, Soren and Stone; New York
Columbia College, Law School, New York City, New York; Law Degree; 1874; Admitted to the Franklin County, Vermont Bar, 1874; Admitted to the Minnesota Supreme Court, United States Circuit Court, and United States District Court, 1880; Admitted to the United States Supreme Court, 1886
University of Vermont; LL.D.; 1903

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Military: Vermont National Guard, Ransom Guards (5 years); 18?? to 18??
Municipal Board/Commission: St. Paul, Minnesota (Board of Park Commissioners, Vice-President and President); 01/1888 to 18?? [Appointed]

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Laura A. Clary (married on January 26, 1876)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He came to St. Paul, Minnesota in December 1879.

"He is a Republican..." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 172)

He was one of the founders of the St. Paul College of Law.

He was a charter member of the American Bar Association. He was an organizer and the first President of the Minnesota State Bar Association.

He was a member of the Masons and belonged to the Grand Lodge of Vermont. He was affiliated with the Damascus Commandery of the Knights Templar in St. Paul, Minnesota and the Mystic Shrine. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias, and Odd Fellows.

His father, Dr. Hiram Fairchild Stevens, was a member of the Vermont Legislature.

He died in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Total Days Served: 3647

SESSIONS SERVED

30th Legislative Session (1897-1898) (second half of Senate term)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 28
Elected: 11/6/1894
Residence: Saint Paul
Term of Office: 1/8/1895 to 1/2/1899
Counties Represented: Ramsey
Occupation: Lawyer, St. Paul Title and Insurance Company
Party: Republican
Committees:
  • Corporations
  • Judiciary (Chair)
  • Mines and Minerals
  • Rules
  • State Prison
  • State Soldiers Home

29th Legislative Session (1895-1896)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 28
Elected: 11/6/1894
Residence: Saint Paul
Term of Office: 1/8/1895 to 1/2/1899
Counties Represented: Ramsey
Occupation: Lawyer, St. Paul Title and Insurance Company
Party: Republican
Committees:
  • Elections
  • Forestry and Fire Protection
  • Judiciary (Chair)
  • Mines and Minerals
  • Towns and Counties

28th Legislative Session (1893-1894) (second half of Senate term)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 28
Elected: 11/4/1890
Residence: Saint Paul
Term of Office: 1/6/1891 to 1/7/1895
Counties Represented: Ramsey
Occupation: Lawyer, St. Paul Title and Insurance Company
Party: Republican
Committees:
  • Corporations (Chair)
  • Education (Chair)
  • Judiciary
  • Public Buildings
  • Tax and Tax Laws

27th Legislative Session (1891-1892)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 28
Elected: 11/4/1890
Residence: Saint Paul
Term of Office: 1/6/1891 to 1/7/1895
Counties Represented: Ramsey
Occupation: Lawyer, St. Paul Title and Insurance Company
Party: Republican
Committees:
  • Corporations
  • Judiciary
  • Manufactures (Chair)
  • Reapportionment

26th Legislative Session (1889-1890)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 27
Elected: 11/6/1888
Residence: Saint Paul
Term of Office: 1/8/1889 to 1/5/1891
Counties Represented: Ramsey
Occupation: Lawyer, Real Estate Law; St. Paul Title and Insurance Company
Party: Republican
Committees:
  • Joint Taxes
  • Judiciary (Chair)
  • Prison Labor
  • Reapportionment Special
Articles & Books By
Stevens, Hiram F. History of the Bench and Bar of Minnesota, Volumes 1 & 2. Minneapolis: Legal Publishing and Engraving Co., 1904.


Articles & Books About
Shutter, Marion Daniel. "Hiram Fairchild Stevens." Progressive Men of Minnesota, Minneapolis: The Minneapolis Journal, 1897, p. 172-173.


These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.