Hiram Sanford Stevens

Hiram Sanford Stevens ( born March 20, 1832 in Weston, Windsor County, Vermont; † 22 March 1893, in Tucson, Arizona ) was an American politician. Between 1875 and 1879 he acted as delegate to the Arizona Territory in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early years and career

After leaving school, Hiram Stevens came in 1851 in the U.S. Army as a soldier, a dragoon unit a. It was used in the years 1852-1854 in the southwestern United States in the present states of New Mexico and Arizona in the fight against the Apaches. After his retirement from the army in 1856, he moved to Tucson. There he was, among others, the owner of a general store and supplied the troops stationed in the area with food and other needed goods. Finally, he acquired a ranch where he became a respected rancher. Through his business enterprise he soon rose to become one of the most knowledgeable people in the Arizona territory and especially in Tucson.

Political career

Stevens was a member of the Democratic Party. In 1868 he was elected to the Territorial House of Representatives and from 1871 to 1873 he was a member of the Territorial Government. He was also Treasurer of the City 1871 Tucson and took a leading position in the administration of Pima County. In the congressional elections of 1874 he was elected to succeed Richard C. McCormick as a delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives. After a re-election in 1876 he was able to exercise this mandate between 4 March 1875, and March 3, 1879. In the next congressional elections in 1878, he was not nominated by his party.

Further CV

After the end of his time in Congress, Stevens committed himself again to his private and business interests in the Arizona Territory. In 1893 he got into financial difficulties. In a fit of depression, he shot first at his wife Petra Santa Cruz. He then shot himself His wife survived despite a head shot.