frederick, stevens, american, politician, frederick, clement, stevens, january, 1861, july, 1923, representative, from, minnesota, portrait, frederick, clement, stevens, contents, early, life, career, death, references, further, reading, external, linksearly, . Frederick Clement Stevens January 1 1861 July 1 1923 was a U S Representative from Minnesota Portrait of Frederick Clement Stevens Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksEarly life editStevens was born in Boston Massachusetts He moved with his parents to Searsport Maine and attended the common schools of Rockland Maine He graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick Maine in 1881 and read law in Bangor Maine Stevens graduated from the law department of the University of Iowa at Iowa City in 1884 1 He was admitted to the bar in 1884 and commenced practice in St Paul Minnesota Career editStevens was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives 1888 1891 elected as a Republican to the 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd and 63rd congresses March 4 1897 March 3 1915 2 In 1914 he was the principal Republican spokesman in the House of Representatives for the bill that ultimately was enacted as the Federal Trade Commission Act 3 He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the 64th congress Death editStevens engaged in the practice of law until his death in St Paul Minnesota References edit STEVENS Frederick Clement 1861 1923 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved September 26 2012 Rep Frederick Stevens govtrack us Retrieved September 26 2012 Marc Winerman The Origins of the FTC Concentration Cooperation Control and Competition Antitrust Law Journal vol 71 p 1 at p 60 2003 Further reading editProgressive Men of Minnesota Minneapolis 1897 p 33External links edit nbsp Biography portalFrederick Stevens at Find a Grave Minnesota Legislators Past and PresentUnited States Congress Frederick Stevens id S000878 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byAndrew Kiefer U S Representative from Minnesota s 4th congressional district1897 1915 Succeeded byCarl Van Dyke Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frederick Stevens American politician amp oldid 1177277278, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
