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Andrew Stevenson
Member From: 1809 - 1821
- Birth Date: January 21, 1784 Birth Place:Culpeper County, Virginia
- Death Date: January 18, 1857
- Gender: Male Race: Caucasian, English
- Spouse: Mary Page White, February 16, 1809 (died May 4, 1812); Sarah Coles, October 7, 1816 (died January 3, 1848); Mary Shaaff, June 28, 1849
- Children: John White Stevenson, born May 4, 1812 (by his first wife, Mary Page White)
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- Education: College of William & Mary
- Military Service: Major of artillery, War of 1812
- Occupation/Profession: Lawyer (admitted to the bar in Richmond at age 20)
- Additional Info: From 1813 to 1816, he served in the House concurrently with his brother, Carter Littlepage Stevenson, who represented Spotsylvania County (1813-1816 and 1832-1834).
His son, John White Stevenson, became Governor of Kentucky and a U.S. Senator from that state.
His first wife, Mary Page White of King and Queen County, was the granddaughter of Carter Braxton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and died giving birth to their son, John White Stevenson on May 4, 1812.
- Bio: Born in Culpeper County, Va., March 23, 1784, Died at “Blenheim”, Albemarle County, “a., January 18, 1857 Buried at “Enniscorthy” Albemarle County, Va. Andrew Stevenson of Richmond City was the son of the Reverend James and Frances Arnette (Littlepage) Stevenson of Culpeper and Spotsylvania Counties, He attended the College of William and Mary, studied law in the office of Adam Craig, Clerk of the Court of Henrico County, and was admitted to the bar in Richmond at the age of twenty. He was a member of the House of Delegates, 1809-16, 1818-21; major of artillery, War of 1812; member of the U. S. House of Representatives, 1821-34, and Speaker thereof, 1827-34. Stevenson took the Northern side in the nullification issue, and persuaded Virginia not to follow South Carolina's lead. In 1836, he became Minister to Great Britain, after a two-year battle between President Andrew Jackson and Congress over his confirmation. In 1841, his appointment was terminated by the newly elected Whig government. Andrew Stevenson became Rector of the University of Virginia in 1856. His brother, Carter Littlepage Stevenson, represented Spotsylvania County in the House of Delegates during part of his service in the same body. He married firstly, February 16, 1809, Mary Page White (died May 4, 1812), daughter of John and Judith (Braxton) White of King and Queen County, and granddaughter of Carter Braxton, a Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Secondly, he married, October 7, 1816, Sarah Coles (died January 3, 1848), daughter of John and Rebecca Elizabeth (Tucker) Coles of “Enniscorthy”, Albemarle County. Thirdly, he married, June 28, 1849, Mary Shaaff, daughter of Dr. John and Mary (Stewart) Shaaff of Annapolis, Md. By his first wife, Mary Page White, he had a son, John White Stevenson (born May 4, 1812), who was Governor of Kentucky and U. S. Senator from Kentucky.
While he was Speaker of the House, the Clerk was WILLIAM MUNFORD. - Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives, 1821-1834
Speaker of the House, U.S. House of Representatives, 1827-1834
Speaker of the House of Delegates, January 5,1812-1816
Minister to Great Britain, 1836-1841
Rector, University of Virginia, 1856
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| 1810-1811 | Richmond City | Democratic-Republican | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections |
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| 1811-1812 | Richmond City | Democratic-Republican | Speaker of the House | Courts of Justice
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| 1814-1815 | Richmond City | Speaker of the House | |||
| 1815-1816 | Richmond City | Speaker of the House | |||
| 1818-1819 | Richmond City | Courts of Justice Roads and Internal Navigation |
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| 1819-1820 | Richmond City | Courts of Justice Finance Roads and Internal Navigation Schools and Colleges |
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| 1820-1821 | Richmond City | Courts of Justice Roads and Internal Navigation |
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