Frederick P. Stevens (1810–1866) was Mayor of the City of Buffalo, New York, serving 1856–1857. He was born on October 26, 1810, in Pierpont, New Hampshire. He taught, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1835 or 1836, soon after coming to Buffalo. On January 20, 1837, he was appointed judge of the Court of Common Pleas by Governor William L. Marcy. He was the first presiding judge of Erie County Court, successor to the Court of Common Pleas. He never married.[2]
In 1854, Stevens was elected an alderman for the eleventh ward. He was elected mayor of Buffalo on November 6, 1855, as the Democratic candidate. During his term, the city undertook an extensive program of street, sidewalk, and street light improvements. He is credited as the originator of Buffalo's street railway system and was one of the first people to actively campaign for an international bridge between Buffalo and Canada.[2]
He was a Republican Union member of the New York State Assembly (Erie Co., 2nd D.) in 1864. He died at Buffalo on March 23, 1866.[2]
^ abc"Frederick P. Stevens". Through The Mayor's Eyes, The Only Complete History of the Mayor's of Buffalo, New York, Compiled by Michael Rizzo. The Buffalonian is produced by The Peoples History Union. 2009-05-27.
frederick, stevens, 1810, 1866, mayor, city, buffalo, york, serving, 1856, 1857, born, october, 1810, pierpont, hampshire, taught, studied, admitted, 1835, 1836, soon, after, coming, buffalo, january, 1837, appointed, judge, court, common, pleas, governor, wil. Frederick P Stevens 1810 1866 was Mayor of the City of Buffalo New York serving 1856 1857 He was born on October 26 1810 in Pierpont New Hampshire He taught studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1835 or 1836 soon after coming to Buffalo On January 20 1837 he was appointed judge of the Court of Common Pleas by Governor William L Marcy He was the first presiding judge of Erie County Court successor to the Court of Common Pleas He never married 2 Frederick P Stevens24th Mayor of BuffaloIn office 1856 1857Preceded byEli CookSucceeded byTimothy T LockwoodPersonal detailsBornOctober 26 1810Pierpont New HampshireDiedMarch 23 1866 1866 03 23 aged 55 Buffalo New YorkPolitical partyDemocratic 1 In 1854 Stevens was elected an alderman for the eleventh ward He was elected mayor of Buffalo on November 6 1855 as the Democratic candidate During his term the city undertook an extensive program of street sidewalk and street light improvements He is credited as the originator of Buffalo s street railway system and was one of the first people to actively campaign for an international bridge between Buffalo and Canada 2 He was a Republican Union member of the New York State Assembly Erie Co 2nd D in 1864 He died at Buffalo on March 23 1866 2 References edit Rizzo Michael 2005 Through The Mayors Eyes Lulu p 424 ISBN 978 1 4116 3757 3 a b c Frederick P Stevens Through The Mayor s Eyes The Only Complete History of the Mayor s of Buffalo New York Compiled by Michael Rizzo The Buffalonian is produced by The Peoples History Union 2009 05 27 Political officesPreceded byEli Cook Mayor of Buffalo New York1856 1857 Succeeded byTimothy T LockwoodNew York State AssemblyPreceded byHoratio Seymour New York State AssemblyErie County 2nd District1864 Succeeded byHarmon S Cutting Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frederick P Stevens amp oldid 1190979363, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
