John Stevenson (1835–1908) was an American politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Stevenson was born on April 11, 1835, near what is now Montreal, Quebec. During the American Civil War, he served with the 43rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army. Events he took part in include the Battle of Johnsonville.

John Stevenson (Wisconsin politician)

Political career

Stevenson was a member of the Assembly during the 1876 and 1889 sessions. Additionally, he was Chairman (similar to Mayor) of Harmony, Vernon County, Wisconsin, and in 1875 was a delegate to the State Republican Convention.

John Stevenson (Wisconsin politician)

Stevenson died in Springville, Wisconsin, on May 18, 1908.

John Stevenson (Wisconsin politician)

References

1835 births

1908 deaths

Pre-Confederation Quebec people

People from Vernon County, Wisconsin

Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly

Mayors of places in Wisconsin

People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War

Union Army soldiers

19th-century American politicians