Frederick Stevens | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMinnesota's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1915 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Kiefer |
| Succeeded by | Carl Van Dyke |
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| Born | (1861-01-01)January 1, 1861 Boston,Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | July 1, 1923(1923-07-01) (aged 62) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Profession | Politician |
Frederick Clement Stevens (January 1, 1861 – July 1, 1923) was an American politician who served as aU.S. Representative fromMinnesota from 1897 to 1915.
Stevens was born inBoston, Massachusetts. He moved with his parents toSearsport, Maine and attended the common schools ofRockland, Maine. He graduated fromBowdoin College inBrunswick, Maine in 1881, and read law inBangor, Maine. Stevens graduated from thelaw department of theUniversity of Iowa atIowa City in 1884.[1] He wasadmitted to the bar in 1884 and commenced practice inSt. Paul, Minnesota.
Stevens was a member of theMinnesota House of Representatives 1888 – 1891; elected as aRepublican to the55th,56th,57th,58th,59th,60th,61st,62nd, and63rd congresses, (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1915).[2] In 1914, he was the principal Republican spokesman in the House of Representatives for the bill that ultimately was enacted as theFederal Trade Commission Act.[3] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the 64th congress.
Stevens engaged in the practice of law until his death in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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