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Hack U. Stephenson
American politician (1872–1949) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hack Urquhart Stephenson (November 5, 1872 – January 20, 1949) was an American physician and politician. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1910 to 1914.
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Early life
Stephenson was born in Southampton County, Virginia on November 5, 1872.[1][2] His parents were Elizabeth Holden and Levi W. Stephenson.[1][2] He attended public school in Southampton County before attending the Corinth Academy.[1][2]
Stephens graduated from the Richmond College.[1][2] He then enrolled in the Medical College of Virginia, graduating in 1895.[1][2]
Career
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Medicine
Stephenson practiced medicine in Toano, Virginia from 1895 to 1922.[1][2] He then moved to Richmond, Virginia where he was the medical advisor for the Industrial Commission of Virginia.[1] He also worked for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway as a surgeon for 25 years.[1][2]
Stephenson was chairman of the board of Eastern State Hospital from 1908 to 1922.[1][2] During World War II, he was a member of the local board of examiners; he was also the food administrator for James City County.[2] Governor Claude A. Swanson appointed Stephenson to the State Board of Medical Examiners for the third district on March 21, 1906.[3] He was a member of the State Board of Medical of Examiners for Richmond from 1918 until he died in 1949.[1][2]
Stephenson was a member of the American Medical Association, the Medical Society of Virginia, and the Richmond Academy of Medicine.[1][2] He was the president of the Medical College of Virginia alumni association.[1][2]
Politics
Stephenson was the chairman of the James City County Democratic Party from 1900 to 1907.[1][2] He was chairman of the James City County Board of Supervisors from 1904 to 1908.[1][2] He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1909, as a Democrat representing Charles City County, James City County, New Kent County, Warwick County, Williamsburg, and York, County from 1910 to 1914.[1]
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Personal life
Stephenson married Cynthia Gertrude Early on February 25, 1903.[4][5] She was the daughter of Elizabeth Johnston and James N. Early of Hillsville, Virginia.[2][5] They had four children: Cynthia Ellis Stephenson, Emily Kent Stephenson, Holden Early Stephenson, and Hack Urquhart Stephenson Jr.[1][2][6] They lived on 2918 Kensington Avenue in Richmond at the time of his death.[1]
Stephenson died in the hospital in Richmond on January 20, 1949.[1][2] He was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Richmond.[7]
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