{{Short description|American politician (1796–1859)}} {{lead too short|date=December 2024}} <!-- This article was automatically created by User:polbot from http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000853. The prose may be stilted, and there may be grammatical and Wikification errors. Please improve in any way you see fit. --> {{Infobox person | name = Abraham P. Stephens | birth_date = {{Birth date|1796|02|18}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|1859|11|25|1796|02|18}} | birth_place = Near New City, New York | death_place = Nyack, New York | occupation = Politician | political_party = Democratic | predecessor = William Nelson | successor = William A. Walker | resting_place = Oak Hill Cemetery }} '''Abraham P. Stephens''' (February 18, 1796 – November 25, 1859) was an American businessman and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1851 to 1853.

==Biography== Born near New City, New York, Stephens was educated locally, owned a store near Rockland Lake and served as postmaster.

=== War of 1812=== During the War of 1812 he was a member of the New York Militia, attaining the rank of Corporal in Captain Theunis Cooper's Company of Colonel Benjamin J. Gurnee's Regiment, which served at Harlem Heights from September to December 1814. === Business career === Stephens was active in other businesses, including the Sing Sing and Rockland Lake Ferry Company. From 1825 to 1828 he was Sheriff of Rockland County. He was a Justice of the Peace and Chairman of the Rockland County Democratic Party.

=== Congress === Stephens was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853).

=== Death === He died in Nyack, New York, November 25, 1859. He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.

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==External links== {{Portal|Biography}} * {{Find a Grave|7591271|accessdate=September 3, 2010}}

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