Background
Stephens was born in New Albany, Mississippi.
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Hubert Durrett Stephens
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Education
He graduated from the University of Mississippi law school and soon began to practice law in New Albany.
Career
Stephens served in the United States. House of Representatives from 1911 to 1921. In his final term he did not run for re-election, but he was elected to the United States. Senate in 1922. In 1934, he was defeated by Theodore Bilbo in the primary.
Stephens was the director of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation from 1935 to 1936.
After that, he practiced law in Washington, District of Columbia before retiring to his Mississippi farm in 1941.
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Political Party
Democratic party