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LEFT STEPHETT 75 STEPHENS Ethics" (1882); "Life of Henry Faw- cett" (1885); "An Agnostic's Apology" (1893); "Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen" (1896); "Social Rights and Duties" (1896); and "Studies of a Biographer" (1898). He died in 1904. STEPHENS, ALEXANDER HAMIL- TON, an American statesman; born near Crawfordville, Ga., Feb. 11, 1812; was graduated at Franklin College in 1832 and admitted to the bar in 1834. He was chosen a member of the lower branch of the legislature of Georgia in 1836; elected to Congress in 1843; and in 1847 submitted a series of resolutions in rela- tion to the Mexican War, which after- ward formed the platform of the Whig party. Shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War he was elected vice-president ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS of the Confederate States of America, and on March 21, 1861, delivered a speech in Savannah, in which he declared slavery to be the cornerstone of the new government. In February, 1865, he was at the head of the Peace Commission of the Confederate government in the Hampton Roads conference. After the war he turned his attention to literary pursuits, and published "The War Be- tween the States" and edited the Atlanta "Sun." He was again elected to Con- gress in 1874, and re-elected in 1876, serving till 1882, when he resigned to become governor of Georgia. He died in Atlanta, Ga., March 4, 1883. STEPHENS, ALICE BARBER, an American illustrator, born near Salem, N. J., in 1858. She was educated in the public schools of Philadelphia and studied art at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Academic Julien, Paris, France. Besides illustrating many stories and articles for the most prominent magazines, she became well-known as a wood-engraver and also taught portrait and life classes at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women. STEPHENS, DAVID STUBERT, an American educator, born in Springfield, 0., in 1847. He was educated at Witten- berg College (Ohio), Adrian College (Mich.), the University of Edinburgh, and Harvard University, and received honorary degrees from several American colleges. He saw service in the Civil War and was ordained to the Methodist Protestant ministry in 1880. In 1874 he became professor of logic and philoso- phy at Adrian College, serving as the president of this institution from 1881 to 1888. From 1888 to 1896 he was edi- tor of the "Methodist Recorder." In 1896 he was made chancellor of the Kan- sas City (Kan.) University. From 1900 to 1904 he was president of the General Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church, serving in 1901 as a representa- tive from this church to the Ecumenical Conference at London, England. He was active in the movement for the union of the Congregational United Brethren and the Methodist Protestant churches, be- coming the permanent chairman of their general council in 1906. He wrote "Wes- ley and Episcopacy" (1892), and numer- ous pamphlets on religious subjects. STEPHENS, JAMES, an Irish poet and novelist. His childhood and youth were spent in wandering about Belfast and Ireland, enduring great hardships. He finally became a clerk in a solicitor's office in Dublin. He published his first volume of verse, entitled "Insurrections," in 1900. This attracted wide attention. It was followed by a second volume of verse, "The Hill of Vision," in 1912. In the same year he published two novels, "Mary, Mary," and "The Crock of Gold.' His writings contain evidence of un- doubted genius. His later books include "Here Are Ladies" (1913) ; "The Demi- Gods" (1914) ; "The Rocky Road to Dub- lin" (1915); "Songs from the Clay" (1915). STEPHENS, JAMES, a noted Fenian; born in Kilkenny, 1824; son of an auc- tioneer's clerk with more of Saxon than of Celtic blood. He had a good educa- tion, took early to mathematics, and at 20 obtained an appointment during the making of the Limerick and Waterford railway. He next went to Dublin, and soon became one of the most active agents