Robert Grier Stephens

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Robert Grier Stephens (1971)

Robert Grier Stephens (born August 14, 1913 in Atlanta , Georgia , †  February 20, 2003 in Athens , Georgia) was an American politician . Between 1961 and 1977 he represented the state of Georgia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Robert Stephens was a great-great-nephew of Alexander Hamilton Stephens (1812-1883) who was Congressman, Governor of Georgia and Vice President of the Confederate States . He attended the Boys School in Atlanta until 1931 and then studied at the University of Georgia in Athens until 1937 . Between 1935 and 1936 he also attended the University of Hamburg . Stephens then studied law at Georgia Law School until 1941 . Between 1941 and 1946 he served in the US Army during World War II . During the Nuremberg Trials he was on the staff of Judge Robert H. Jackson . After his military service, Stephens practiced as a lawyer. Between 1947 and 1950 he was the legal representative of the city of Athens. He was also a faculty member at the University of Georgia.

Politically, Stephens was a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1951 and 1953 he was a member of the Georgia Senate ; from 1953 to 1959 he was a member of the State House of Representatives . In 1964 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City , where President Lyndon B. Johnson was nominated for re-election.

In the 1960 congressional election , Stephens was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the tenth constituency of Georgia , where he succeeded Paul Brown on January 3, 1961 . After seven re-elections, he was able to complete eight legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1977 . During this time, the Vietnam War , the civil rights movement and the Watergate affair took place . In addition, amendments 23 to 26 were passed at that time .

In 1976 Robert Stephens declined to run for Congress again. In the following years he withdrew from politics. He died in Athens on February 20, 2003.

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SURNAME Stephens, Robert Grier
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 14, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Atlanta , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH February 20, 2003
Place of death Athens , Georgia