Frederick Stevens (Australian politician)

Frederick Perkins Stevens (1820 – 17 May 1888) was a merchant and politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.[1]

Early life

Stevens was born in Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania), the son of Sylvester Stamford Stephen and Bridget, née Edwards.[1]

Colonial Australia

Stevens arrived in the Port Phillip District around 1837.[1] On 31 May 1853 Stevens was elected to the unicameral Victorian Legislative Council for Belfast and Warrnambool.[2] Stevens held this position until resigning in May 1854.[1]

Stevens died in Deniliquin, New South Wales on 17 May 1888, he married twice.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Stevens, Frederick Perkins". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria.
  2. Labilliere, Francis Peter (1878). "Early History of the Colony of Victoria" II. Retrieved 19 July 2014.


Victorian Legislative Council
Preceded by
Lauchlan Mackinnon
Member for Belfast and Warrnambool
May 1853 – February 1854
With: Mark Nicholson
Succeeded by
Francis Beaver
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