Charles Stebbins
Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York
In office
1829
GovernorEnos T. Throop
Preceded byEnos T. Throop
Succeeded byWilliam M. Oliver (acting)
Member of the New York State Senate
from the 3rd district
In office
1826–1829
Preceded byThomas Greenley
Succeeded byAlvin Bronson
Personal details
BornJune 23, 1789
Williamstown, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMarch 23, 1873 (aged 83)
Cazenovia, New York, U.S.
Alma materWilliams College

Charles Stebbins (June 23, 1789 – March 23, 1873) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Stebbins served as a member of the New York State Senate and as acting Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1829.

Early life and education

Stebbins was born in Williamstown, Massachusetts. After graduating from Williams College in 1807, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1810.[1]

Career

Prior to entering politics, Stebbins worked as a lawyer in Cazenovia, New York.

He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1826 to 1829, sitting in the 49th, 50th, 51st and 52nd New York State Legislatures. When Governor Van Buren resigned to become Secretary of State in March 1829, and Lieutenant Governor Enos T. Throop succeeded to the governorship, Stebbins was elected President pro tempore of the State Senate and was Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York until the end of 1829.[2]

He was one of the three Bank Commissioners, appointed by the Governor. In 1842, he served as president of the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company in New York City.[3]

Personal life

In 1819, he married Eunice Masters. He was buried at the Evergreen Cemetery in Cazenovia, New York.[2]

Sources

  1. ^ Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by William Thomas Davis (The Boston History Company, 1895)
  2. ^ a b The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 38f and 146; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
  3. ^ Lanier, Henry Wysham (1922). A Century of Banking in New York: 1822-1922. Gilliss Press. pp. 275–296. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
New York State Senate Preceded byThomas Greenly New York State Senate Fifth District (Class 3) 1826–1829 Succeeded byAlvin Bronson Political offices Preceded byEnos T. Throop Lieutenant Governor of New York Acting 1829 Succeeded byWilliam M. Oliver Acting
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