Alexander Stephens
| February 11, 1812 |
Alexander H. Stephens, Vice-president of the Confederate States of America, Georgia governor and U. S. Senator, born on a farm in present-day Taliaferro County, Georgia (near Crawfordville). |
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Alexander Stephens |
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Taliaferro County, Georgia |
| August 4, 1828 |
Alexander Stephens passes the entrance exam for Frankin College (now the University of Georgia) |
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Alexander Stephens |
| August 1, 1832 |
Alexander Stephens graduates from Franklin College |
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Alexander Stephens |
| September 23, 1843 |
The Milledgeville Southern Recorder dubs Alexander Stephens The Hero of Taliaferro for the Whig election sweep. Stephens was elected to the U. S. House of Representatives |
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Alexander Stephens |
| February 9, 1844 |
In his first speech to Congress, Alexander Stephens argues that his election had been unconstitutional. |
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Alexander Stephens |
| July 14, 1846 |
Responding to a firm anti-war (Mexican-American War) stance from the Whigs, Democrat Hershel V. Johnson charges Whig Alexander Stephens is a liar. Stephens challenged Johnson to a duel, which never occured. Athough they would eventually become close friends, Johnson and Stephens would not speak for 9 years. |
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Alexander Stephens |
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Herschel V. Johnson |
| September 3, 1848 |
Judge Francis Cone called Alexander Stephens a traitor. Following an arguement, Cone stabbed Stephens six times. |
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Alexander Stephens |
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Alexander 'Little Alec' Stephens stabbed in Atlanta |
| January 15, 1849 |
Democrat John C. Calhoun, who had tried to unite the South across party lines with his Southern Address runs headlong into the Whigs headed by Alexander Stephens and John Clayton. They wanted the proposal tabled, finally resigning when it wasn't. |
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Henry Clay |
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Alexander Stephens |
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John C. Calhoun |
| November 14, 1860 |
Alexander Stephens urges preservation of the Union in Milledgeville
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Civil War - 1860 |
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Alexander Stephens |
| December 18, 1860 |
Lincoln writes Alexander Stephens to assure him that he (Lincoln) will not interfere with slavery in the South, directly or indirectly.
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Civil War - 1860 |
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Alexander Stephens |
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Slavery in Georgia |
| February 10, 1861 |
Alexander "Little Alec" Stephens named Vice-President of the Confederate States of America
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Alexander Stephens |
| February 11, 1861 |
Alexander Stephens inaugurated Vice-President of the C.S.A.
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Alexander Stephens |
| February 3, 1865 |
Alexander Stephens, as Vice President of the Confederate States of America holds a conference with Abraham Lincoln on a ship off the coast of Virginia regarding the end of the Civil War.
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Alexander Stephens |
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Civil War - 1865 |
| November 4, 1882 |
Alexander Hamilton Stephens begins term as governor of Georgia
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Alexander Stephens |
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Governors of Georgia, 1801-1900
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| March 4, 1883 |
Gov. Alexander Stephens dies.
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Alexander Stephens |
| March 4, 1883 |
Alexander Hamilton Stephens, governor of Georgia, dies in office
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Alexander Stephens |
| August 18, 1905 |
Stephens County created
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Alexander Stephens |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Stephens County, Georgia |
Diminutive "Little Aleck" served in the U. S. House of Representatives and the U. S. Senate, as governor of Georgia and Vice-President of the Confederate States of America
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