Raymond B. Stevens

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Hon.
Raymond Bartlett Stevens
Frank Dunklee Currier
Succeeded byEdward Hills Wason
Member of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office
1909
1911
1913
1923
Personal details
BornJune 18, 1874
Indianapolis, Indiana
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materBoston Latin School, Harvard College, Harvard Law School

Raymond Bartlett Stevens (June 18, 1874 – May 18, 1942) was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.

Born in Binghamton, New York, Stevens moved with his parents to Lisbon, New Hampshire, in 1876. He attended the public schools, Boston Latin School, Harvard University, and Harvard Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1899 and commenced practice in Lisbon. He served as member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1909, 1911, 1913, and 1923. He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1912.

Stevens was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1914, but was instead an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate. He served as special counsel of the Federal Trade Commission, 1915–1917, and was United States representative to the Allied Maritime Transport Council in 1917 and 1918. He served as vice chairman of the United States Shipping Board, 1917-1920.

Stevens served as delegate to the

Indianapolis, Indiana, May 18, 1942, and was interred on the grounds of the family residence at Landaff, New Hampshire
.

References

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Party political offices
First
1914
Succeeded by
John B. Jameson
Preceded by
John B. Jameson
1920
Succeeded by
Robert C. Murchie
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Frank Dunklee Currier
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district

March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915
Succeeded by