Charles Clark Stevenson (1826 - 1890)

Born 20 Feb 1826 in Phelps, Ontario, New York, United States

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Died 21 Sep 1890 at age 64 in Carson City, Ormsby, Nevada, United States

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Preceded by 4th Governor Jewett W. Adams

Charles C. Stevenson 5th Governor of Nevada 1887—1890

Succeeded by 6th Governor Frank Bell

Biography

Charles Stevenson is Notable.

Nevada Governor. A native of New York, Stevenson moved to Nevada in 1859 to try his luck in the Comstock Lode. In 1866 he was elected to serve in the Nevada State Senate. In 1875 he became a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada until 1887. In 1887 he was elected the 5th Governor of Nevada, a position he held until his death from typhoid fever in 1890. He is the brother of former Idaho Territorial Governor, Edward A. Stevenson.

• Fact: Occupation (1880) Mill and Mine Owner Gold Hill, Storey, Nevada, United States
• Fact: Occupation (from 3 January 1887 to 21 September 1890) Governor of Nevada Nevada, United States
• Fact: Burial San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Sources

• Find A Grave Memorial# 8181567

• Charles C. Stevenson on Wikipedia

• Genealogy: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 18 June 2019, 18:54), entry for Charles Clark Stevenson(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LH5G-MB4); contributed by various users.