Background
His father was Henry Stephenson. Stephenson was born into a family of Typefounders in Sheffield.
His father was Henry Stephenson. Stephenson was born into a family of Typefounders in Sheffield.
He became the Chairman and Managing Director of Stephenson, Blake & Company Limited, (1927) and later the Chair of the Sheffield Gas Company. He also became the Treasurer of the University College of Sheffield, and then the first Treasurer of its successor, the University of Sheffield. Stephenson joined the Liberal Party and was elected to Sheffield City Council, becoming Lord Mayor in 1908-1909 and again in 1910-1911.
In 1910, he also became the Pro-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield, succeeding Frederick Mappin.
He served as High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1932. He also served as Master Cutler in 1919 and later retired to Hassop Hall.
In 1936 he was created a Baronet, of Hassop Hall in the County of Derby.
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At the 1918 United Kingdom general election, he became the first Member of Parliament for the Sheffield Park constituency, holding the seat as a National Liberal in 1922, but dropping to a distant third place in 1923.