William Stephens

24th Governor of California
Political Party 	Republican
Term 	March 15, 1917 - January 8, 1923  (57-63)
Lieutenant Governor	
Arthur H. Breed  1917-1919
C.C. Young   1919-1923
Predecessor 	Hiram Johnson
Successor 	Friend Richardson
Full Name 	William Dennison Stephens
Birth 	
December 26, 1859
Eaton, Ohio
Father 	Martin Fisher Stephens  (1827-1902)
Mother 	Alvira Leibee  (1830-1888)
Brothers 	
Frank Stephens  (1854-1854)
Charles Stephens  (1872-1874)
Sisters 	
Susan Stephens Reynolds  (1855-1933)
Carrie Stephens Wilson  (1861-1956)
Effie Stephens Stephenson  (1862-1927)
Hattie Stephens  (1864-1864)
Alvira Stephens Davis  (1866-1951)
Sallie Stephens Fogerty  (1869-1960)
Military Service	
Major
California Army National Guard
1906
Occupation 	
27th Lieutenant Governor of California  (1916-1917)
Representative from California's 10th District  (1913-1916)
Representative from California's 7th District  (1911-1913)
27th Mayor of Los Angeles, California  (1909)
Vice President of the American National Bank  (1909)
Member of the Los Angeles, California Board of Water Commissioners  (1907-1909)
Member of the Los Angeles, California Board of Education  (1906-1907)
Mmber of the Board of Directors for the Los Angeles, California Chamber of Commerce  (1902-1911)
Lawyer
Grocery Owner
Railroad Engineer
School Teacher
Death 	
April 25, 1944
Los Angeles, California
(84 years)
Marriages
Flora Rawson  (1869-1931)	
Married June 17, 1891
Widowed April 21, 1931
(39 years)
Children
Barbara Stephens Zane Osburn
(m.1913 Randolph Zane)
(m.1921 John Osburn)	
Born 1893
Died 1966
(73 years)