Hiram Sanford Stevens

Hiram Sanford Stevens

Hiram Sanford Stevens (born March 20, 1832 in Weston , Windsor County , Vermont , † March 22, 1893 in Tucson , Arizona ) was an American politician . Between 1875 and 1879 he represented the Arizona Territory in the US House of Representatives as a delegate .

Early years and advancement

After leaving school, Hiram Stevens joined the US Army in 1851 as a soldier in a dragoon unit. It was used from 1852 to 1854 in the Southwestern United States in what is now New Mexico and Arizona in the fight against the Apaches . After retiring from the army in 1856, he moved to Tucson. There he became, among other things, the owner of a general store and supplied the troops stationed in the area with provisions and other necessary goods. Eventually he bought a ranch where he became a respected rancher. Through his business ventures, he soon rose to be one of the most famous people in the Arizona Territory and especially in Tucson.

Political career

Stevens became a member of the Democratic Party . In 1868 he was elected to the Territorial House of Representatives and from 1871 to 1873 he was a member of the Territorial Government Council. He was also treasurer of the city of Tucson in 1871 and held a leading position in the administration of Pima County . In the congressional elections of 1874, he was elected to succeed Richard C. McCormick as a delegate to the US House of Representatives. After a re-election in 1876, he was able to exercise this mandate between March 4, 1875 and March 3, 1879. In the next congressional elections in 1878, he was no longer nominated by his party.

Another résumé

After his tenure in Congress was over , Stevens returned to his personal and business interests in the Arizona Territory. In 1893 he ran into economic difficulties. In a fit of depression, he first shot his wife Petra Santa Cruz. He then shot himself. His wife survived despite being shot in the head.

Web links

• Hiram Sanford Stevens in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Hiram Sanford Stevens in the database of Find a Grave (English)