David Stephens

David Stephens (July 20, 1837 – April 3, 1910) was a Scottish American immigrant, contractor, and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1889, representing Madison and southeast Dane County.

Biography David Stephens was born in Kincardineshire, Scotland, in July 1837. He was raised and educated there, but was sent to England as a young man. He worked in England until 1863, when he traveled to India to work as superintendent for the construction of the railroad between Nagpur and Bombay. He remained on this job until 1867, then returned briefly to Scotland before emigrating to the United States in 1868. He was elected chairman of the town board in 1887 and 1888. He was then elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in the fall of 1888, running on the Republican Party ticket.

Stephens died on April 3, 1910.

Personal life and family David Stephens was the eldest of four children born to John Stephens and his wife, Marion ( Scott). He married Isabella R. Herd on June 21, 1870. Isabella was also an immigrant from Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had at least five children together.

Electoral history Wisconsin Assembly (1888)