Background
Stevens, John Austin was born on January 21, 1827 in New York, United States. Son of John Austin and Abby (Weld) Stevens.
Stevens, John Austin was born on January 21, 1827 in New York, United States. Son of John Austin and Abby (Weld) Stevens.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1846.
Became merchant in New York and, 1862-1868, secretary New York Chamber of Commerce. Secretary Treasury Note Committee. Later librarian New York History Society Was founder, and for many years editor, Magazine of American History.
Founded and was 1st president Society of South R. Founded the Loyal National League.
Author: The Expedition of a Lafayette Against Arnold, 1878.
The French in Rhode Island, 1878-1881. New York City in the Nineteenth Century, 1901. Life of Albert Gallatin (American Statesmen series), 1902.
The Physical Evolution of New York City in a Hundred Years, 1807-1907, 1907.
The Duke de Lauzan in France and America, 1907. Home: Newport, Rhode Island
Married Margaret A. Morris (of the Morrisania family), June 5, 1855.