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 the southeastern part of Lake County, Illinois, United States, about north of downtown Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 30,176. Highland Park is one of several municipalities located o ...

, 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, closely follo ...

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. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the town had a total population of 63,518. The largest town on Connecticut's Gold Coast (Conne ...

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

Connecticut House of Representatives The Connecticut State House of Representatives is the lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature (United States), state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The house is composed of 151 members representing an ...

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, Branford, North Branford and Durham, and is situated on I-95 and the Connecticut seacoast. The population was 22,073 at the 2020 census. History Guilfo ...

.'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 20th-century American women 21st-century American women {{Connecticut-politician-stub