Background
Stephens, Robert Allan was born on June 9, 1878 in Potomac, Illinois, United States. Son of Review Robert and Mary Ellen (Smith) Stephens.
Stephens, Robert Allan was born on June 9, 1878 in Potomac, Illinois, United States. Son of Review Robert and Mary Ellen (Smith) Stephens.
Student Northwestern University, 1896-1898. Bachelor of Laws, George Washington University, 1901, Master of Laws, 1902.
Admitted to Illinois bar, 1902. Member Swallow, Stephens and Swallow, Danville, Illinois, 1903-1904, Stephens and Barnhart, 1904-1906. Practiced alone, 1906-1921.
Member Brown, Hay and Stephens, Springfield, Illinois, since 1921.
Secretary Illinois Public Utilities Commission, 1918-1921. President Abraham Lincoln Council Boy Scouts of America, 1935-1936, national representative, 1936.
Member American Bar Association (member house of delegates 1937-1939. Mason (32°), Knights of Pythias (grand chancellor, Illinois, 1920-1921). Clubs: University (Chicago).
Married Helen Prentiss Bennett, September 1, 1903. Children: Robert Allan, Mary Ellen (Mistress George J. Metcalf), Charles Bennett, William Cleaves, Page Prentiss.