Alexander Allan Stevenson, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander Allan Stevenson

Canadian businessman, politician, and military officer

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1829

Date of Death: 09-Apr-1910

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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Alexander Allan Stevenson (January 15, 1829 – April 9, 1910) was a Canadian businessman, politician and military officer. Stevenson was born in Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland, the son of James Stevenson and Janet Francis Allan (September 10, 1786 – 1840) who married on September 23, 1814.
His mother was a cousin of Robert Burns, the Scottish national poet and the aunt of Sir Hugh Allan.
He was educated at local schools in Riccarton.
He moved to Montreal, in 1846, and was apprenticed into the printing business.
The latter half of his apprenticeship was served at the Montreal Herald.
In 1853, in partnership with two others, he established a new newspaper, the Montreal Sun.
Later that year, the three founded a general printing company, Moore, Owler and Stevenson, and Stevenson remained active in that business until merging it with the Montreal Printing Company in 1879.