W. H. C. Stephenson | |
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| Born | c1825 Washington, D. C., U.S. |
| Died | April 6, 1899 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, preacher |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jane, Mary |
W. H. C. Stephenson (c.1825 – April 6, 1899) was a doctor, preacher, and civil rights activist in Virginia City, Nevada, and Omaha, Nebraska. He was probably the first black doctor in Nevada[1] and worked for the rights of blacks in that city. He was noted for his efforts in support of black suffrage in Nevada at the passing of the Fifteenth Amendment in 1870. He helped found the first Baptist church in Virginia City. He moved to Omaha in the late 1870s and continued his medical, religious, and civil rights work. He founded another Baptist church in Omaha, and was a prominent Republican and activist in the city.