Alexander H. Stephens
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Government and Politics
- Subcategories: Congress, Senate, Senators, House of Representatives, Politicians, Diplomats, Wars, Battles, American Civil War, Civil Wars, Coups
- Curriculum: American History 1816-1855, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877), American History 1878-1900
Article abstract: Stephens, called “Little Aleck” by his colleagues because he only weighed one hundred pounds, was a member of the United States Congress from 1843 to 1859 and vice president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. Following the war, he again served in Congress and as governor of Georgia.
Early Life
Alexander Hamilton Stephens was born in the Georgia Piedmont about fifteen miles southwest of Washington, Georgia. He was the third child of Andrew B. and Mary Stephens. Soon after his birth, Alexander’s mother died....
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