Biography

1740 - 1813

James Stevenson (Conventionalists (Democratic-Republican18)) Greene and Washington Counties 1808-1809 (Democratic-Republican18) Greene and Washington Counties 1809-1810

Early Life:

James Stephenson, born 1740, Frederick County, Virginia (now, Berkeley County, West Virginia), Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America; son of Richard and Honora Grymes Stephenson; unsuccessful campaign, Commissioner, Washington County, 1792; elected, Conventionalist (Democratic-Republican), Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1806-1807; elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1807-1808; elected, Conventionalists (Democratic-Republican18), Pennsylvania State Senate, 1808-1809; elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1809-1810; elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1814-1816; unsuccessful campaign, Sheriff, Washington County, Pennsylvania, 1814, 1820; married, Rachel McKeevers Stephenson 1767, children, Moses Stephenson, William Stephenson, Theodosia Stephenson Boggs, James Stephenson, Joseph Stephenson, Richard Stephenson; died, May 1813 (aged 72-73), interment, Cross Creek Cemetery, Cross Creek, Washington County, Pennsylvania. 

Pennsylvania Politics: 

Unsuccessful campaign, Commissioner, Washington County, Pennsylvania, 1792.

Elected, Conventionalist (Democratic-Republican), Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Washington County, 1806-1807; elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Washington County, 1807-1808. 

Elected, Conventionalists (Democratic-Republican18), Pennsylvania State Senate, 18th district, Greene and Washington Counties, 1808-1809. 

Elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 18th district, Greene and Washington Counties, 1809-1810. In order to balance the number of individuals whose terms ended in any given year, all of the members elected in 1808 and due for reelection in 1812 drew lots dividing the group between 1810, 1811 and 1812. The revised dates are given in parentheses.

Elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Washington County, 1814-1816.

Unsuccessful campaign, Sheriff, Washington County, Pennsylvania, 1814.

Unsuccessful campaign, Sheriff, Washington County, Pennsylvania 1820.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members S". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Cox, Harold. Senate1790-1869 (wilkes.edu). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Commemorative biographical record of Washington County, Pennsylvania, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families, published 1893, pages 878-879.

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)

James Stephenson (1740-1813) - Find a Grave Memorial