Daniel Stevens
24th Mayor of Charleston
In office
1819–1820
Preceded byJohn Geddes
Succeeded byElias Horry
Personal details
Born1746
DiedMarch 20, 1835
ProfessionMerchant

Daniel Stevens was the twenty-fourth intendant (mayor) of Charleston, South Carolina, serving from 1819 to 1820.

Stevens was elected as a warden (city council member) in August 1808.[1] He ran for the office of intendant of Charleston on September 16, 1816 but was defeated by Elias Horry.[2]

Stevens was elected intendant (mayor) on January 11, 1819, replacing John Geddes, who had been elected governor of South Carolina. He was then re-elected on September 6, 1819.[3]

Stevens was born in 1746 to Samuel Stevens and Catherine Willard and died on March 20, 1835.[4] He married three times: to Patience Catherine Norton (1767); to Sarah Sprowle (1770); and to Mary Adams (1779).[3]

Stevens served with the Charleston Rangers and Ancient Battalion of Artillery and fought in that Battle of Fort Moultrie. He was imprisoned and exiled to Philadelphia when Charleston fell in May 1780 to the British. He returned to Charleston the next year under the command of General Nathanael Greene.[3]

After the Revolutionary War, Stevens served as Charleston District sheriff (1782–1784) and then federal supervisor of revenue (1791–1801). He served in the South Carolina statehouse was a representative for the Charleston area in 1782 and then again in 1785–1790. He represented the Beaufort District in the South Carolina Senate in 1791.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Colonel Daniel Stevens . . ". The Carolina Gazette. Charleston, South Carolina. August 5, 1808. p. 3. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "An election for Intendant . . ". City Gazette and Daily Advertiser. Charleston, South Carolina. September 16, 1816. p. 2. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "Daniel Stevens". Preservation Society of Charleston. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  4. ^ "The Friends and Acquaintances . . ". Southern Patriot. Charleston, South Carolina. March 21, 1835. p. 3. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
Preceded byJohn Geddes Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina 1819–1820 Succeeded byElias Horry
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