John L. Stevens

John L. Stevens
Minister to the Hawaiian Kingdom
In office
September 23, 1889 – May 18, 1893
Preceded byGeorge W. Merrill
Succeeded byJames H. Blount
Personal details
Born
John Leavitt Stevens

August 1, 1820
Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine, United States
DiedFebruary 8, 1895(1895-02-08) (aged 74)
Augusta, Maine, United States
Spouse
Mary Lowell Smith
(m. 1845)
Children4
Parent(s)John Stevens
Charlotte Lyford Stevens

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.[1] 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.

  1. ^ Kinzer, Stephen (6 February 2007). Overthrow. Macmillan. ISBN 9781429905374. Retrieved 31 August 2015.