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E. Ray Stevens

American judge

Field	Value
name	E. Ray Stevens
image	E. Ray Stevens circa 1929 (A24WTOUWVWE) 3x4.jpg
caption	portrait of Stevens as a Supreme Court justice
office	Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
term_start	January 1, 1926
term_end	August 25, 1930
predecessor	Burr W. Jones
successor	George B. Nelson
office1	Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge
appointer1	Robert M. La Follette
term_start1	April 9, 1903
term_end1	December 31, 1925
predecessor1	Robert G. Siebecker
successor1	Herman W. Sachtjen
state_assembly2	Wisconsin
district2	Dane 1st
term_start2	January 7, 1901
term_end2	January 5, 1903
predecessor2	George E. Bryant
successor2	Matthew S. Dudgeon
party	Republican
birth_date
birth_place	Lake County, Illinois, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
restingplace	Forest Hill Cemetery,
spouse
children	{{unbulleted list
education	University of Wisconsin Law School
profession	Lawyer

| Ellen Stevens | | Myron R. Stevens | | Henry S. Stevens Edmund Ray Stevens (June 20, 1869 – August 25, 1930) was an American lawyer and judge. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1926 until his death in 1930. He previously served 23 years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge and was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the city of Madison in the 1901 session.

Biography

Stevens was born Edmund Ray Stevens on June 20, 1869, in Lake County, Illinois. His family later moved to Janesville, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1895. As a young man, he was a prolific writer on the problems of government and pushing for progressive solutions. He also worked as a special correspondent for the Milwaukee Sentinel, making trips to Europe to report on the urban European perspective.

Career

From 1896 to 1903, Stevens and future U.S. Representative Burr W. Jones operated the law firm Jones & Stevens. Additionally, Stevens was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1900. In 1903, Stevens was appointed a Wisconsin circuit court judge by Governor Robert M. La Follette. He was elected to the Supreme Court in 1925 and served as a member until his death. During his time with the Supreme Court, he was also a lecturer at the University of Wisconsin Law School.

Stevens died at his home in the Nakoma neighborhood, in Madison, Wisconsin, on the morning of August 25, 1930. He suffered a brief illness that resulted in a heart attack.

Personal life and family

Stevens married Kate Sabin of Windsor, Wisconsin. Sabin was a leading Wisconsin educator; she graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1893, served as Dane County superintendent of schools, and was the first female Regent of the University of Wisconsin. She also worked as a high school teacher in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and taught at the Milwaukee-Downer College, where her sister, Ellen Clara Sabin was president. They had three children together, though one died young.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly (1900)

Wisconsin Supreme Court (1925)

References

"Stevens, E to F". Political Graveyard.
"E. Ray Stevens". Wisconsin Court System.
(1901). "The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin.
(May 8, 1925). "Judge Stevens Received Majority of 123,267 Votes". Iron County Miner.
(August 25, 1930). "Justice E. Ray Stevens Dead". [[The Capital Times]].
(1900). "University of Wisconsin: Its History and Alumni".
(June 21, 1898). "To Be Married". Stevens Point Journal.

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