Samuel Stevens Jr. | |
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| 18th Governor of Maryland | |
| In office December 16, 1822 – January 9, 1826 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Sprigg |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Kent |
| Member of theMaryland House of Delegates | |
| In office 1807–1813 | |
| In office 1817 | |
| In office 1819–1820 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1778-07-13)July 13, 1778 Talbot County,Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | February 7, 1860(1860-02-07) (aged 81) Talbot County, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting place | Spring Hill Cemetery Easton, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Samuel Stevens Jr. (July 13, 1778 – February 7, 1860) served as the18th Governor of the state ofMaryland in theUnited States from 1822 to 1826. He intermittently representedTalbot County, Maryland in the House of Delegates from 1807 to 1820.
Samuel Stevens Jr. is thought to have been born inTalbot County, Maryland on July 13, 1778. He was the son of John Stevens and Elizabeth Connoly, and a descendant of the Quakers who had initially settled both Dorchester and Talbot Counties. His father died when he was 16 years old. He had no formal education and was in business in Philadelphia for a short time. In 1804, he married Eliza May ofChester, Pennsylvania, and they had one son.[1] He inherited the estateCompton from his father in 1794.[2]
He was chosen to theMaryland House of Delegates from Talbot County in 1807 and served a number of non-consecutive terms until 1820. Stevens was elected Governor on December 9, 1822, defeating James B. Robins. His tenure is remembered for theenfranchisement of the Jews, the abolition of a religious test for Maryland office holders, the extension of the civil liberties guaranteed in the Bill of Rights to State law, and the creation of theChesapeake and Ohio Canal. The governor also welcomed theMarquis de Lafayette to Maryland during his triumphal tour of the nation. He was re-elected in 1823 and 1824.[1]
He was succeeded as governor byJoseph Kent on January 9, 1826, and retired to his home on "Dividing Creek." He died at "Compton" on February 7, 1860, at 81 years old and buried in the family cemetery atSpring Hill Cemetery inEaston, Maryland.[1][3]
Compton was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1974.[4]
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