Aaron F. Stevens
"(August 9, 1819 -- May 10, 1887) Aaron Fletcher Stevens was a(n) journeyman, lawyer, public servant, soldier, general, solicitor, and American politician. He was born in Londonderry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Aaron studied law and was admitted to the bar. He was a member of the State house of representatives (1845 & 1876 - 1884), delegate to the Whig National Convention (1852), president of the common council of Nashua (1853 & 1854), solicitor of Hillsborough County (1856-1861), and city solicitor of Nashua (1859, 1860, & 1865). He served in the Union Army as major of the 1st Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, colonel of the 13th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, and was a brigadier general. Stevens was elected as a Republican to the 40th and 41st Congresses (March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1871) and was not elected in 1870. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=S000875]"
Member of
New Hampshire Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875
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New Hampshire Delegation - United States Fifteenth Amendment
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