Stephen S. Harding, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Stephen S. Harding

American judge

Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1808

Place of Birth: Palmyra, New York, United States

Date of Death: 12-Feb-1891

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Stephen Selwyn Harding (February 24, 1808 – February 12, 1891) was an American politiican, lawyer, anti-slavery leader and ardent abolitionist in Indiana who served as governor of the Utah Territory (1862–1863) and as chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court (1863–1865).
Because Harding proved to be unpopular with the territory's Mormon leaders and citizens, he remained at Salt Lake City for less than a year before President Abraham Lincoln appointed him to the judgeship at Denver.
In 1865 Harding returned to Indiana, where he practiced law until his retirement in 1881.
Earlier in his political career, Harding helped organize the Liberty Party in Indiana and was the party's candidate for lieutenant governor of Indiana in 1843 and 1846, but lost both races.
Harding subsequently became a member of the Free Soil Party in 1848 and was an early member of the Republican Party in Indiana in the 1850s.