About
John Harrington Stevens (June 13, 1820 – May 28, 1900) was a soldier, farmer, politician, editor, historian, and prominent citizen of Minnesota. Stevens was the first authorized colonial resident on the west bank of the Mississippi River in what would become Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stevens was granted permission to occupy the site, then part of the Fort Snelling military reservation, in exchange for providing ferry service to St. Anthony across the river. Stevens, along with Franklin Steele, is considered one of the first residents of Minneapolis and one of the earliest settlers of both Hennepin County and Ramsey County.
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Companies
- MinneapolisFounder9
Early life and education
John Harrington Stevens was born on June 13, 1820 in Brompton Falls, Quebec(now Brompton, Quebec), then part of Lower Canada to parents Gardner Stevens and Deborah Harrington. Stevens family were originally from the state of Vermont and had fought in the American Revolutionary War before moving to Canada. Stevens was educated in common school in the Eastern United States and later attended public school in both Illinois and Wisconsin Territory. Shortly before his enlistment into the military, Stevens worked in the lead mining business in both Galena, Illinois and Mineral Point, Wisconsin.
Stevens enlisted into the United States Army during the Mexican–American War and served in Mexico from 1846 to 1849 as part of the United States Army Quartermaster Corps. Although Stevens was often referred to as "Colonel", Stevens did not have official rank of Colonel in the U.S. Army, he was actually only a Captain. Colonel was an unofficial title commonly used during the time. After his discharge from the military Stevens remained at his home in Galena, Illinois before moving to Minnesota Territory in 1849.
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Career
Occupation: politician.5
- Date not recordedFounded Minneapolis3
- Date not recordedMember of the State Senate of Minnesota4
- Date not recordedMember of the Minnesota House of Representatives4
Personal life
On May 1, 1850 Stevens was married to Frances Hellen Miller of Westmoreland, New York in Rockford, Illinois, together they had six children; five daughters and one son.
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- 1WikidataJohn H. Stevens on Wikidata
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- 9WikidataMinneapolis, Founder
- 10Wikimedia CommonsJohn H. Stevens photo by Hill, Kelley & Company, Public domain