William Dennison Stephens
American politician (1859-1944) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 84
William Dennison Stephens was an American federal and state politician. A three-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1911 to 1916, Stephens was the 24th governor of California from 1917 to 1923.
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Stephens in 1909 after he was appointed Mayor.
Stephens on the USS California in 1919.
Governor Stephens walking with Edward, Prince of Wales in San Diego in 1920.
Current and former governors and lieutenant governors of California at a Herbert Hoover rally in Los Angeles, April 4, 1928.(L-R): Albert Joseph Wallace, Friend Richardson, C. C. Young, William Stephens, Buron FittsAbout this person
Prior to becoming Governor, Stephens served as the 27th lieutenant governor of California from 1916 to 1917, due to the death of John Morton Eshleman, and served a brief time as Mayor of Los Angeles in 1909 due to the resignation of Arthur C. Harper. He served as the 27th Mayor of Los Angeles in 1909.
