James Stevens (Connecticut)
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James Stevens was a U.S. Representative
from Connecticut
.
Born in that part of Stamford which is now the town of New Canaan, Connecticut
, Stevens studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
and commenced practice in Stamford, Connecticut
.
He served as member of the state house of representatives 1804, 1805 from 1808 to 1810, 1814, 1815, 1817, and 1818.
He served as judge of probate, Stamford district, in 1819.
Stevens was elected as a Democratic-Republican
to the Sixteenth
Congress (March 4, 1819-March 3, 1821).
He was in the Justice of the Peace
at Stamford 1819-1826.
Postmaster of Stamford, Connecticut
, from May 17, 1822 to October 5, 1829.
He served as judge of Fairfield County Court in 1823.
He resumed the practice of law in Stamford, Connecticut
, and died there April 4, 1835.
He was interred in St. John's and St. Andrew's Episcopal Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
.
Born in that part of Stamford which is now the town of New Canaan, Connecticut
New Canaan, Connecticut
New Canaan is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, northeast of Stamford, on the Fivemile River. The population was 19,738 according to the 2010 census.The town is one of the most affluent communities in the United States...
, Stevens studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
and commenced practice in Stamford, Connecticut
Stamford, Connecticut
Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 122,643, making it the fourth largest city in the state and the eighth largest city in New England...
.
He served as member of the state house of representatives 1804, 1805 from 1808 to 1810, 1814, 1815, 1817, and 1818.
He served as judge of probate, Stamford district, in 1819.
Stevens was elected as a Democratic-Republican
Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...
to the Sixteenth
16th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Alabama and one seat was reapportioned from Massachusetts to the new state of Maine. For the beginning of the next congress, six more seats from Massachusetts would be reapportioned to...
Congress (March 4, 1819-March 3, 1821).
He was in the Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
at Stamford 1819-1826.
Postmaster of Stamford, Connecticut
Stamford, Connecticut
Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 122,643, making it the fourth largest city in the state and the eighth largest city in New England...
, from May 17, 1822 to October 5, 1829.
He served as judge of Fairfield County Court in 1823.
He resumed the practice of law in Stamford, Connecticut
Stamford, Connecticut
Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 122,643, making it the fourth largest city in the state and the eighth largest city in New England...
, and died there April 4, 1835.
He was interred in St. John's and St. Andrew's Episcopal Cemetery.