Background
Stevenson, William Francis was born on November 23, 1861 in Loray, Iredell County, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Sydney and Elizabeth (McFarlan) Stevenson.
Stevenson, William Francis was born on November 23, 1861 in Loray, Iredell County, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Sydney and Elizabeth (McFarlan) Stevenson.
Bachelor of Arts, Davidson College, 1885, Doctor of Laws, 1921. Read law under General W.L.T. Prince and R.T. Caston.
General W.L.T. Prince, November 13, 1888 (died 1924). Married second, Mistress Clara Malloy Finney, April 6, 1926 (died March 24, 1931). Married 3d, Ruth Culbertson, June 24, 1936.
Was admitted to the bar of South Carolina, 1887, and began practice at Chesterfield, South Carolina. General counsel for State Dispensary Commission, directing the litigation through the Supreme Court of the United States, in winding up the South Carolina. State Dispensary.
Member Democratic Executive-Committee of Chesterfield County, 1888-1914 (chairman, 1896-1902). Member South Carolina. House of Representatives, 1896-1903 (speaker of House last 2 years) and 1910-1914.
Member 65th to 72d Congresses (1917-1933), 5th South Carolina. District; member Federal Home Loan Bank Board, 1933-1938, chairman, March 6-November 12, 1933.
Married Mary Elizabeth, d.; married second, Mistress.; married 3d, Ruth Culbertson, June 24, 1936.