Isaac Stephenson

Isaac Stephenson
United States Senator
from Wisconsin
In office
May 17, 1907 – March 3, 1915
Preceded byJohn C. Spooner
Succeeded byPaul O. Husting
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 9th district
In office
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889
Preceded byDistrict Established
Succeeded byMyron H. McCord
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 1, 1866 – January 1, 1867
Preceded byDennis A. Reed
Succeeded byDaniel H. Pulcifer
(Oconto-Shawano)
ConstituencyDoor-Oconto-Shawano
In office
January 1, 1868 – January 1, 1869
Preceded byDaniel H. Pulcifer
Succeeded byParlan Semple
ConstituencyOconto-Shawano
Personal details
Born(1829-06-18)June 18, 1829
York County, New Brunswick Colony, British Canada
DiedMarch 15, 1918(1918-03-15) (aged 88)
Marinette, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeForest Home Cemetery
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
  • Margaret Stephenson
  • (died 1872)
  • Harriet Augusta Nelson Anderson
  • (died 1882)
  • Martha Elizabeth Burns
  • (died 1925)
Children
  • with Margaret Stephenson
  • Margaret E. Stephenson
  • (b. 1856; died 1861)
  • Samuel J. Stephenson
  • (b. 1859–1861)
  • Maggie (Hodgins)
  • (b. 1861–1935)
  • Mary (Brown)
  • (b. 1862–1936)
  • Ella Jane (George)
  • (b. 1864–1908)
  • Georgiana (Ludington)
  • (b. 1867–1953)
  • with Harriet Anderson
  • Elizabeth M. (Morgan)
  • (b. 1876–1933)
  • Isaac Watson Stephenson
  • (b. 1877–1910)
  • Harriet Augusta (Skidmore)
  • (b. 1882–1950)
  • with Martha Burns
  • Grant Thomas Stephenson
  • (b. 1885–1951)
Parents
  • Isaac Stephenson (father)
  • Elizabeth (Watson) Stephenson (mother)
RelativesSamuel M. Stephenson (brother)
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Isaac Stephenson (June 18, 1829 – March 15, 1918) was an American politician of the Republican Party who represented Wisconsin as both a United States representative (1883 to 1889) and a United States senator (1907 to 1915).

He was the older brother of Samuel Merritt Stephenson.