Background
Stephens, Lawrence Vest was born on December 21, 1858 in Boonville, Missouri, United States. Son of Joseph L. and Martha (Gibson) Stephens.
Stephens, Lawrence Vest was born on December 21, 1858 in Boonville, Missouri, United States. Son of Joseph L. and Martha (Gibson) Stephens.
Academic education; student Washington and Lee University, 1877. (Doctor of Laws, University of Missouri, 1898).
Formerly editor Boonville Advertiser. Bookkeeper, cashier, vice president, and director, since 1880, Central National Bank, Boonville. Appointed government receiver Fifth National Bank, Saint Louis, 1887.
State treasurer of Missouri, 1889-1897.
Governor, 1897-1901.
Married Margaret Nelson, October 5, 1880.