Andrew Stevenson

Andrew Stevenson
Portrait of Stevenson (c. 1911)
United States Minister to the United Kingdom
In office July 13, 1836 – October 21, 1841
President	Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison John Tyler
Preceded by	Aaron Vail (as chargé d'affaires)
Succeeded by	Edward Everett
11th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
In office December 3, 1827 – June 2, 1834
Preceded by	John W. Taylor
Succeeded by	John Bell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia
In office March 4, 1821 – June 2, 1834
Preceded by	John Tyler
Succeeded by	John Robertson
Constituency	23rd district (1821–23) 9th district (1823–33) 11th district (1833–34)
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Richmond City
In office December 4, 1809 – November 11, 1816
Preceded by	William Wirt
Succeeded by	John Robertson
In office January 1819 – December 3, 1821
Preceded by	John Robertson
Succeeded by	Jacqueline B. Harvie
Personal details
Born	(1784-01-21)January 21, 1784 Culpeper County, Virginia
Died	January 25, 1857(1857-01-25) (aged 73) Albemarle County, Virginia
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Mary Page White ​ ​ (m. 1809; died 1812)​ Sarah Coles ​ ​ (m. 1816; died 1848)​ Mary Schaff ​ (m. 1849)​
Children	John White Stevenson
Alma mater	The College of William & Mary
Profession	Law

Andrew Stevenson (January 21, 1784 – January 25, 1857) was an American politician, lawyer and diplomat. He represented Richmond, Virginia in the Virginia House of Delegates and eventually became its speaker before being elected to the United States House of Representatives; its members subsequently elected him their Speaker. Stevenson also served in the Jackson administration for four years as the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom before retiring to his slave plantation in Albemarle County. He also served on the board of visitors of the University of Virginia and briefly as its rector before his death.