Stephens
Stephens names 6 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Stephens ALEXANDER HAMIL- TON, an American statesman
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
ALEXANDER HAMIL- TON, an American statesman; born near Crawfordville, Ga., Feb. 11, 1812; was graduated at Franklin College in in 1832 and admitted to the bar in 1834. He was chosen a member of the lower branch of the legislature of Georgia in 1836; elected to Congress in 1843; and in 1847 submitted a series of resolutions in relation to the Mexican War, which afterward formed the platform of the Whig party. Shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War he was elected vice-president 2 ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS of the Confederate States of America, and on March 21, 1861, delivered a speech in Savannah, in which he declared slavery to be the cornerstone of the new government. In February, he was at the head of the Peace Commission of the Confederate government in the Hampton Roads conference. After the war he turned his attention to literary pursuits, and published "The War Between the States" and edited the Atlanta "Sun." He was again elected to Congress in 1874, and re-elected in 1876, serving till 1882, when he resigned to become governor of Georgia. He died in Atlanta, Ga., March 4, 1883. American illustrator, born near Salem, N. J., in 1858. She was educated in the public schools of Philadelphia and studied art at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Académie Julien, Paris, France. Besides illustrating many stories and articles for the most prominent magazines, she became well-known as a wood-engraver and also taught portrait and life classes at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women.
Stephens ALICE BARBER
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
ALICE BARBER, an - 20 obtained an appointment during the making of the Limerick and Waterford railway. He next went to Dublin, and soon became one of the most active agents of the Young Ireland party. He was slightly wounded at the scuffle of Ballingarry (June 29, 1848), lived for three months thereafter among the mountains from Tipperary to Kerry, and then sailed from Cork to France disguised as a lady's servant. For some years he lived mainly at Paris, where he obtained an insight into the working of continental secret societies, and in 1853 journeyed over Ireland making himself acquainted with its conditions and preparing the soil for the Fenian conspiracy. As its "Head Center" he exercised an enormous and despotic influence. He visited the United States early in 1864 to attempt to overthrow the rival schemes formed there by patriots, and was arrested in Dublin on November 10, of the same year. Fourteen days later he made his escape from Richmond Bridewell and made his way to New York, where he was formally deposed by the Fenians. He was allowed to return to Ireland in 1891. He died in Dublin March 29, 1901.
Stephens DAVID STUBERT, an American educator
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
DAVID STUBERT, an American educator, born in Springfield, O., in 1847. He was educated at Wittenberg College (Ohio), Adrian College (Mich.), the University of Edinburgh, and Harvard University, and received honorary degrees from several American colleges. He saw service in the Civil War and was ordained to the Methodist Protestant ministry in 1880. In 1874 he became professor of logic and philosophy at Adrian College, serving as the president of this institution from 1881 to 1888. From 1888 to 1896 he was editor of the "Methodist Recorder." In 1896 he was made chance'lor of the Kansas City (Kan.) University. From 1900 to 1904 he was president of the General Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church, serving in 1901 as a representative from this church to the Ecumenical Conference at London, England. He was active in the movement for the union of the Congregational United Brethren and the Methodist Protestant churches, becoming the permanent chairman of their general council in 1906. He wrote "Wesley and Episcopacy" (1892), and numerous pamphlets on religious subjects.
Stephens WILLIAM DENNISON, an American public official
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
WILLIAM DENNISON, an American public official, born at Eaton, O., in 1859. He was educated in the public schools of his native city and then taught school and read law. From 1880 to 1887 he did engineering work in connection with railway construction in Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, and Louisiana. In 1887 he removed to Los Angeles, Cal., where he engaged in business. From 1906 to 1907 he was a member of the Los Angeles Board of Education, in 1909 mayor of Los Angeles, and in 1910 president of the board of water commissioners. He was elected to Congress in 1911, serving until 1916, when he resigned upon being appointed lieutenant-governor of California by Governor Johnson. Upon the latter's resignation in 1917, he became governor and was elected for another term in 1919, in which year he was also admitted to the bar. From 1903 to 1917 he was a commissioned officer in the California National Guard.
Stephens JAMES, an Irish poet and novelist
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
JAMES, an Irish poet and novelist. His childhood and youth were spent in wandering about Belfast and Ireland, enduring great hardships. He finally became a clerk in a solicitor's office in Dublin. He published his first volume of verse, entitled "Insurrections," in 1900. This attracted wide attention. It was followed by a second volume of verse, "The Hill of Vision," in 1912. In the same year he published two novels, "Mary, Mary," and "The Crock of Gold.' His writings contain evidence of un doubted genius. His later books include "Here Are Ladies" (1913); "The Demi- Gods" (1914); "The Rocky Road to Dublin" (1915); "Songs from the Clay" (1915).
Stephens JAMES, a noted Fenian
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
JAMES, a noted Fenian; born in Kilkenny, 1824; son of an auctioneer's clerk with more of Saxon than of Celtic blood. He had a good education, took early to mathematics, and at
What Has Changed in the Last Century
Collier's noted in 1921 almost in passing that Alexander H. Stephens "declared slavery to be the cornerstone of the new government" in his Savannah speech of March 21, 1861; that speech is now the single most quoted Confederate document, cited constantly against the claim that the war was fought over states' rights alone — a claim Stephens himself made in the postwar book Collier's lists, "The War Between the States." Of the three men still living when the entry was written, William D. Stephens served as governor of California until 1923 (his commutation of Tom Mooney's death sentence in 1918 is what he is chiefly remembered for) and died in 1944; the poet James Stephens wrote little new fiction after the 1920s, broadcast for the BBC in the 1930s and 1940s, and died in 1950, with "The Crock of Gold" still his best-known book. Alice Barber Stephens died in 1932 and her illustrations, largely forgotten for decades, have been recovered by historians of women in American art. One small correction: Stephens's first verse collection, "Insurrections," appeared in 1909, not 1900.
Written for this edition, 2026.