Bradford N. Stevens
(January 3, 1813 — November 10, 1885) Bradford Newcomb Stevens was a teacher, businessman, and politician. Stevens was born in Boscawen, New Hampshire in 1813 and moved to Illinois in 1846. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1835 and taught school in Kentucky and New York City. After moving to Illinois in 1846, Stevens worked in the mercantile business and agriculture. He later served as county surveyor and mayor of Tiskilwa, Illinois. Stevens was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873. After serving in Congress, he continued to work in the mercantile and agriculture businesses until his death in 1885.
[Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000876]
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Illinois Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875
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