Alexander Stephens

Alexander Hamilton Stephens (February 11, 1812 – March 4, 1883) was an American and Confederate politician.  He was from Georgia.  Stephens was short and sickly for much of his life.  Stephens owned a fair number of slaves.  He served as a Whig congressman from 1843 to 1859.  Later, he became a member of the Constitutional Union Party and then a Democrat.  Stephens was the Vice-President of the Confederacy from 1861 to 1865.  While Vice-President, he tried to end the war and did not get along with Confederate President Jefferson Davis.  After the war, Stephens again was a U.S. Congressman, and was Governor of Georgia for a short time.

Category:1812 births
Category:1883 deaths
Category:Confederate States of America
Category:Governors of Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:United States representatives from Georgia
Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians
Category:Members of the Georgia General Assembly