Benjamin Stephenson | |
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| Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Illinois Territory's at-large district | |
| In office November 14, 1814 – November 1816 | |
| Preceded by | Shadrach Bond |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel Pope |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 8, 1769 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, British America |
| Died | October 10, 1822 (aged 53) Edwardsville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse |
Lucy Swearingen (m. 1805) |
| Children | 4, including James W. Stephenson |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | Illinois Militia |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | War of 1812 |
Benjamin Stephenson (July 8, 1769 – October 10, 1822) was the Congressional Delegate for the Illinois Territory from 1814 until 1816, and a delegate to the Constitutional Convention that made it possible for Illinois to become a state.