Charles Stebbins
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Charles Stebbins (June 23, 1789 – March 23, 1873) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Stebbins served as a member of the New York State Senate and as the acting lieutenant governor of New York in 1829.
Early life and education
Stebbins was born in Williamstown, Massachusetts. After graduating from Williams College in 1807, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1810.[1]
Career
Prior to entering politics, Stebbins worked as a lawyer in Cazenovia, New York.
He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1826 to 1829, sitting in the 49th, 50th, 51st and 52nd New York State Legislatures. When Governor Van Buren resigned to become Secretary of State in March 1829, and Lieutenant Governor Enos T. Throop succeeded to the governorship, Stebbins was elected President pro tempore of the State Senate and was Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York until the end of 1829.[2]
He was one of the three Bank Commissioners, appointed by the Governor. In 1842, he served as president of the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company in New York City.[3]
Personal life
In 1819, he married Eunice Masters. He was buried at the Evergreen Cemetery in Cazenovia, New York.[2]
Sources
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- ↑ Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by William Thomas Davis (The Boston History Company, 1895)
- ↑ a b The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 38f and 146; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
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- 1789 births
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- Lieutenant governors of New York (state)
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- People from Cazenovia, New York
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- People from Williamstown, Massachusetts
- Politicians from Berkshire County, Massachusetts
- 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature