Isaac Stephenson

Isaac Stephenson (June 18, 1829  March 15, 1918) was an American politician of the Republican Party who represented Wisconsin as both a United States representative (1883 to 1889) and a United States senator (1907 to 1915).

Isaac Stephenson
United States Senator
from Wisconsin
In office
May 17, 1907  March 3, 1915
Preceded byJohn C. Spooner
Succeeded byPaul O. Husting
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 9th district
In office
March 4, 1883  March 3, 1889
Preceded byDistrict Established
Succeeded byMyron H. McCord
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 1, 1866  January 1, 1867
Preceded byDennis A. Reed
Succeeded byDaniel H. Pulcifer
(Oconto-Shawano)
ConstituencyDoor-Oconto-Shawano
In office
January 1, 1868  January 1, 1869
Preceded byDaniel H. Pulcifer
Succeeded byParlan Semple
ConstituencyOconto-Shawano
Personal details
Born(1829-06-18)June 18, 1829
York County, New Brunswick Colony, British Canada
DiedMarch 15, 1918(1918-03-15) (aged 88)
Marinette, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeForest Home Cemetery
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
  • Margaret Stephenson
  • (died 1872)
  • Harriet Augusta Nelson Anderson
  • (died 1882)
  • Martha Elizabeth Burns
  • (died 1925)
Children
  • with Margaret Stephenson
  • Margaret E. Stephenson
  • (b. 1856; died 1861)
  • Samuel J. Stephenson
  • (b. 1859–1861)
  • Maggie (Hodgins)
  • (b. 1861–1935)
  • Mary (Brown)
  • (b. 1862–1936)
  • Ella Jane (George)
  • (b. 1864–1908)
  • Georgiana (Ludington)
  • (b. 1867–1953)
  • with Harriet Anderson
  • Elizabeth M. (Morgan)
  • (b. 1876–1933)
  • Isaac Watson Stephenson
  • (b. 1877–1910)
  • Harriet Augusta (Skidmore)
  • (b. 1882–1950)
  • with Martha Burns
  • Grant Thomas Stephenson
  • (b. 1885–1951)
Parents
  • Isaac Stephenson (father)
  • Elizabeth (Watson) Stephenson (mother)
RelativesSamuel M. Stephenson (brother)
Signature

He was the older brother of Samuel Merritt Stephenson.

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