John Stephens (Illinois politician)

John Stephens
Coroner of Cook County
In office
1870–1874
Preceded byBenjamin L. Cleaves
Succeeded byEmil Dietzsch
Personal details
BornSeptember 16, 1840
Albany, New York
Spouse
Emma Morton
​
(m. 1871⁠–⁠1883)​
(her death)
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "restingplace". Replace with "resting_place".

John Stephens (June 25, 1835 – unknown) was an American politician who was twice elected as Coroner of Cook County on the Republican ticket. Born to a German American family in Albany, New York, Stephens moved to Chicago with his family when he was four years of age. Prior to his political career, he served in the Chicago Fire Department and as a Sergeant in the Union Army.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.