Andrew Stevenson
Andrew Stevenson (January 21, 1784 – January 25, 1857) was an American politician, lawyer and diplomat. He represented Richmond, Virginia in the Virginia House of Delegates and eventually became its speaker before being elected to the United States House of Representatives; its members subsequently elected him their Speaker. Stevenson also served in the Jackson administration for four years as the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom before retiring to his slave plantation in Albemarle County. He also served on the board of visitors of the University of Virginia and briefly as its rector before his death.
Andrew Stevenson | |
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Portrait of Stevenson (c. 1911) | |
| United States Minister to the United Kingdom | |
| In office July 13, 1836 – October 21, 1841 | |
| President | Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison John Tyler |
| Preceded by | Aaron Vail (as chargé d'affaires) |
| Succeeded by | Edward Everett |
| 11th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | |
| In office December 3, 1827 – June 2, 1834 | |
| Preceded by | John W. Taylor |
| Succeeded by | John Bell |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia | |
| In office March 4, 1821 – June 2, 1834 | |
| Preceded by | John Tyler |
| Succeeded by | John Robertson |
| Constituency | 23rd district (1821–23) 9th district (1823–33) 11th district (1833–34) |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Richmond City | |
| In office December 4, 1809 – November 11, 1816 | |
| Preceded by | William Wirt |
| Succeeded by | John Robertson |
| In office January 1819 – December 3, 1821 | |
| Preceded by | John Robertson |
| Succeeded by | Jacqueline B. Harvie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 21, 1784 Culpeper County, Virginia |
| Died | January 25, 1857 (aged 73) Albemarle County, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | Mary Page White
(m. 1809; died 1812)Sarah Coles
(m. 1816; died 1848)Mary Schaff (m. 1849) |
| Children | John White Stevenson |
| Alma mater | The College of William & Mary |
| Profession | Law |
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