Hestor Lockhart Stevens (October 1, 1803 – May 7, 1864) was a politician from the U.S. state of
Michigan.
Stevens was born in
Lima, New York and attended the common schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in
Rochester, New York. He ranked as major general of militia of western New York.
Stevens later moved to
Pontiac, Michigan
Pontiac ( ') is a city in and the county seat of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 61,606. A northern suburb of Metro Detroit, Pontiac is about northwest of Detroit.
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. In 1852, he was elected as a
Democrat
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from Michigan's newly created
4th congressional district to the
33rd United States Congress
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, serving from March 4, 1853 to March 3, 1855.
Stevens was not a candidate for re-election in 1854 and resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C. He died in Washington, D.C., and is interred there in
Oak Hill Cemetery.
References
The Political Graveyard
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1803 births
1864 deaths
American militia generals
Burials at Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan
People from Lima, New York
Politicians from Rochester, New York
Politicians from Pontiac, Michigan
19th-century American legislators
Lawyers from Rochester, New York
19th-century American lawyers
Military personnel from Michigan