Famous People with Name Stephenson

Pamela S. Stephenson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Pamela S. Stephenson: is an American academic and politician from Georgia. A Democrat, she is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives representing the state's 92nd district which includes parts of DeKalb and Rockdale counties. The 92nd district is 86% African American

Isaac Stephenson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Isaac Stephenson: was an American politician of the Republican Party who represented Wisconsin as both a United States Representative and a United States Senator. A Republican, Stephenson's wealth made him an important figure in local and state politics. He would hold seve

Bette Mildred Stephenson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bette Mildred Stephenson: is a Canadian medical doctor and former politician in Ontario. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1987, and was a cabinet minister in the Progressive Conservative governments of Bill Davis and Frank Miller.On August 18, 1978, she was named Minister of Education and Minister of Colleges and Universities. As Minister, she ordered Toronto schools to use the Lord's Prayer during opening or closing exercise instead of silent meditation. Stephenson was not informed of Davis's decision to extend full-funding to Catholic high schools until the policy had already been decided, and was privately opposed. She was returned to the legislature was the largest majority of her career in the 1981 provincial election.

Charles Elwood Stephenson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Elwood Stephenson: was a Canadian politician. He served as mayor of Port Hope, Ontario and as a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1945 to 1949. He was elected mayor in 1943 and then ran in the 1945 federal election in Durham and was elected. He was narrowly defeated in his bid for re-election in 1949 and again in 1953.

Rufus Stephenson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rufus Stephenson: was an Ontario newspaper editor and political figure. He represented Kent in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1882. He was elected to the town council in 1861, served as reeve in 1863 and mayor in 1865-1866. He served as government whip from 1878 to 1882. After he retired from federal politics, he served as customs collector at Chatham until his death in 1901. Stephenson was a member of the Freemasons.