Moses T. Stevens
Moses Tyler Stevens (October 10, 1825 – March 25, 1907) was an American textile manufacturer and a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Moses T. Stevens | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts | |
| In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 | |
| Preceded by | Frederic T. Greenhalge |
| Succeeded by | William Shadrach Knox |
| Constituency | 8th district (1891–93) 5th district (1893–95) |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Third Essex[1] district | |
| In office 1868–1870 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1861–1862 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 10, 1825 Andover (now North Andover), Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | March 25, 1907 (aged 81) North Andover, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Charlotte Osgood Stevens |
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Biography
Moses Tyler Stevens was born in North Andover (then a part of Andover), Essex County, Massachusetts on October 10, 1825, the son of textile manufacturer Nathaniel Stevens.[2] He was also the brother of U.S. Representative Charles Abbot Stevens and a cousin of U.S. Representative Isaac Ingalls Stevens.
Stevens attended Franklin Academy, a public school in North Andover. He graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover, in 1842. He attended Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire for one year in 1842 and 1843. Stevens joined his father's woolen goods manufacturing business after leaving college and became a partner in the business in 1850 under the name Nathaniel Stevens & Son in North Andover.
Stevens married Charlotte Emeline Osgood in 1853. The Stevenses had three sons and three daughters.
Stevens served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1861. He served in the Massachusetts State Senate in 1868. He also served as president of the Andover National Bank.
In 1876 Stevens dissolved Nathaniel Stevens & Son. Stevens and his brothers continued the business separately. His three sons, Nathaniel, Samuel, and Moses, became partners in the business in 1886 and the firm became M. T. Stevens & Sons.
Stevens was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895). He served as a member of the House Ways and Means Committee.[3] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1894 to the Fifty-fourth Congress.
After retiring from Congress, Stevens resumed his interests in the manufacturing business. He died in North Andover on March 25, 1907, and was interred in Ridgewood Cemetery.[2][4] His estate, Osgood Hill, was saved from destruction and is now owned by the town of North Andover. Now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it serves as a conference center.
References
- Massachusetts General Court (1868). Journal of the Senate. Boston: Wright & Potter State Printers. ISSN 0732-197X.
- Eliot, Samuel Atkins, ed. (1913). Biographical History of Massachusetts. Vol. IV. Boston, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Biographical Society. Retrieved June 6, 2022 – via Google Books.
- "Members of the Committee on Ways and Means 1st Through 106th Congress". Archived from the original on February 27, 2008. Retrieved November 1, 2007.
- "Ex-Congressman's Funeral". The Meriden Daily Journal. North Andover, Massachusetts. March 28, 1907. p. 9. Retrieved June 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- United States Congress. "Moses T. Stevens (id: S000884)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Cutter, William R. (1908). Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts Volume IV. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing. pp. 1808–1809. OCLC 4292370.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.