Ambrose E. B. Stephens

Ambrose Everett Burnside Stephens (June 3, 1862 – February 12, 1927) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Ambrose Everett Burnside Stephens
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1919 – February 12, 1927
Preceded byVictor Heintz
Succeeded byCharles Tatgenhorst, Jr.
Personal details
Born(1862-06-03)June 3, 1862
Crosby Township, Ohio
DiedFebruary 12, 1927(1927-02-12) (aged 64)
North Bend, Ohio
Resting placeMaple Grove Cemetery, Cleves, Ohio
Political partyRepublican
Alma materChickering's Institute

Born in Crosby Township, Ohio, Stephens attended the public schools and Chickering's Institute of Cincinnati. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1902 and commenced practice in Cincinnati. He served as captain in the Ohio National Guard 1901–3 and colonel in 1910 and 1911. He served as clerk of the Hamilton County Courts 1911–17.

Stephens was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1919, until his death. He had been re-elected to the Seventieth Congress. He died in North Bend, Ohio, February 12, 1927. He was interred in Maple Grove Cemetery, Cleves, Ohio.

See also
  • List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)

Sources
  • United States Congress. "Ambrose E. B. Stephens (id: S000855)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Victor Heintz		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 2nd congressional district
1919–1927		 Succeeded by
Charles Tatgenhorst, Jr.


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