Stevens, John L. 1820-1895
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Name (Latin)
Stevens, John L. 1820-1895
Date of birth
1820-08-01
Date of death
1895-02-08
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- NUCMC data from Maine Historical Society for Sanborn family correspondence, 1842-1927(John L. Stevens; correspondent)
- LC data base, June 08, 2005(hdg.: Stevens, John Leavitt, 1820-1895; usage: John L. Stevens)
- WwWA, 1607-1896(Stevens, John Leavitt; journalist, diplomat; editor in chief Kennebec Journal; state legislator; U.S. minister to Paraguay and Uruguay (1870-1874), to Sweden and Norway (1877-1883), to Hawaii (1893); author of Picturesque Hawaii)
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Wikipedia description:
John Leavitt Stevens (August 1, 1820 – February 8, 1895) was the United States Minister to the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1893 when he conspired to overthrow Queen Liliuokalani in association with the Committee of Safety, led by Lorrin A. Thurston and Sanford B. Dole – the first Americans attempting to overthrow a foreign government under the auspices of a United States government officer. Apart from his work as a politician and diplomat, he was also a journalist, author, minister and newspaper publisher. He founded the Republican Party in Maine and served as Maine State Senator.
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