Andrew Stevenson
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| United States Minister to the United Kingdom | |
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In office July 13, 1836 – October 21, 1841 |
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| Preceded by | Aaron Vail (chargé d'affaires) |
| Succeeded by | Edward Everett |
| 11th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | |
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In office December 3, 1827 – June 2, 1834 |
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| President |
John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | John W. Taylor |
| Succeeded by | John Bell |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 23rd district |
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In office March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
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| Preceded by | John Tyler |
| Succeeded by | None; district eliminated |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 16th district |
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In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
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| Preceded by | John Randolph |
| Succeeded by | William Armstrong |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 9th district |
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In office March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833 |
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| Preceded by | James Stephenson |
| Succeeded by | William P. Taylor |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th district |
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In office March 4, 1833 – June 2, 1834 |
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| Preceded by | John M. Patton |
| Succeeded by | John Robertson |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
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In office 1809–1816 1818–1821 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | January 21, 1784 Culpeper County, Virginia |
| Died | January 25, 1857 (aged 73) Albemarle County, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | The College of William & Mary |
| Profession | Law |
Andrew Stevenson (January 21, 1784 – January 25, 1857) was a Democratic politician in the United States. He served in the United States House of Representatives representing Virginia, as Speaker of the House, and as Minister to the United Kingdom.
Andrew Stevenson was born in Culpeper County, Virginia on January 21, 1784. He was educated at the College of William and Mary, studied law, and attained admission to the bar in 1809. Stevenson practiced in Richmond.
Stevenson was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1809 to 1816 and 1818 to 1821. He served as Speaker of the House of Delegates from 1812 to 1815. In 1814 and 1816 he was an unsuccessful candidate for Congress.
In 1820 Stevenson won election to the United States House of Representatives, and he served until 1834. From 1827 to 1834 he was the Speaker of the House (20th through 23rd Congresses).
Stevenson began his Congressional career as a Democratic-Republican (17th Congress). As the Democratic-Republican Party began to split in the 1820s and 1830s and reorganized as the Democratic Party, he won reelection as a Crawford Republican (18th Congress), and then as a Jacksonian (19th through 23rd Congresses).
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