James Stevens (Connecticut politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Stevens (Connecticut politician)

American politician

Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1768

Place of Birth: New Canaan, Connecticut, United States

Date of Death: 04-Apr-1835

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

James Stevens (July 4, 1768 – April 4, 1835) was a U.S.
Representative from Connecticut. Born in that part of Stamford which is now the town of New Canaan, Connecticut, Stevens studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Stamford, Connecticut. He served as member of the state house of representatives 1804, 1805 from 1808 to 1810, 1814, 1815, 1817, and 1818. He served as judge of probate, Stamford district, in 1819. Stevens was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Sixteenth Congress (March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821). He was in the Justice of the Peace at Stamford 1819-1826. Postmaster of Stamford, Connecticut, from May 17, 1822 to October 5, 1829. He served as judge of Fairfield County Court in 1823. He resumed the practice of law in Stamford, Connecticut, and died there April 4, 1835. He was interred in St.
John's and St.
Andrew's Episcopal Cemetery.