# Moses T. Stevens

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American politician and textile manufacturer (1825-1907)

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Moses T. Stevens Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 Preceded by Frederic T. Greenhalge Succeeded by William Shadrach Knox Constituency 8th district (1891–93) 5th district (1893–95) Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Third Essex[1] district In office 1868–1870 Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives In office 1861–1862 Personal details Born (1825-10-10)October 10, 1825 Andover (now North Andover), Massachusetts, U.S. Died March 25, 1907(1907-03-25) (aged 81) North Andover, Massachusetts, U.S. Party Democratic Spouse Charlotte Osgood Stevens Signature

**Moses Tyler Stevens** (October 10, 1825 – March 25, 1907) was an American textile manufacturer and a [U.S. Representative](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) from [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts).

## Biography

Moses Tyler Stevens was born in [North Andover](/source/North_Andover%2C_Massachusetts) (then a part of [Andover](/source/Andover%2C_Massachusetts)), [Essex County, Massachusetts](/source/Essex_County%2C_Massachusetts) on October 10, 1825, the son of textile manufacturer Nathaniel Stevens.[2] He was also the brother of [U.S. Representative](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) [Charles Abbot Stevens](/source/Charles_A._Stevens) and a cousin of U.S. Representative [Isaac Ingalls Stevens](/source/Isaac_Stevens).

Stevens attended Franklin Academy, a public school in North Andover. He graduated from [Phillips Academy, Andover](/source/Phillips_Academy%2C_Andover), in 1842. He attended [Dartmouth College](/source/Dartmouth_College) in [Hanover, New Hampshire](/source/Hanover%2C_New_Hampshire) for one year in 1842 and 1843. Stevens joined his father's woolen goods manufacturing business after leaving college and became a partner in the business in 1850 under the name Nathaniel Stevens & Son in North Andover.

Stevens married Charlotte Emeline Osgood in 1853. The Stevenses had three sons and three daughters.

Stevens served as member of the [Massachusetts House of Representatives](/source/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives) in 1861. He served in the [Massachusetts State Senate](/source/Massachusetts_Senate) in 1868. He also served as president of the [Andover National Bank](/source/Andover_National_Bank).

In 1876 Stevens dissolved Nathaniel Stevens & Son. Stevens and his brothers continued the business separately. His three sons, Nathaniel, Samuel, and Moses, became partners in the business in 1886 and the firm became M. T. Stevens & Sons.

Stevens was elected as a [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) to the [Fifty-second](/source/52nd_United_States_Congress) and [Fifty-third](/source/53rd_United_States_Congress) Congresses (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895). He served as a member of the [House Ways and Means Committee](/source/United_States_House_Committee_on_Ways_and_Means).[3] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1894 to the [Fifty-fourth](/source/54th_United_States_Congress) Congress.

After retiring from Congress, Stevens resumed his interests in the manufacturing business. He died in North Andover on March 25, 1907, and was interred in Ridgewood Cemetery.[2][4] His estate, [Osgood Hill](/source/Osgood_Hill), was saved from destruction and is now owned by the town of North Andover. Now listed on the [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places), it serves as a conference center.

## See also

- [89th Massachusetts General Court (1868)](/source/89th_Massachusetts_General_Court_(1868))

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Massachusetts General Court (1868). *Journal of the Senate*. [Boston](/source/Boston%2C_Massachusetts): Wright & Potter State Printers. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0732-197X](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0732-197X).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Biographical_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Biographical_2-1) [Eliot, Samuel Atkins](/source/Samuel_A._Eliot_(minister)), ed. (1913). [*Biographical History of Massachusetts*](https://www.google.com/books/?id=W3MWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP419). Vol. IV. Boston, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Biographical Society. Retrieved June 6, 2022 – via Google Books.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Members of the Committee on Ways and Means 1st Through 106th Congress"](https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080227015851/http://waysandmeans.house.gov/legacy/fullcomm/107former.htm). Archived from [the original](http://waysandmeans.house.gov/Legacy/fullcomm/107former.htm) on February 27, 2008. Retrieved November 1, 2007.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Ex-Congressman's Funeral"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103273628/ex-congressmans-funeral/). *[The Meriden Daily Journal](/source/The_Meriden_Daily_Journal)*. North Andover, Massachusetts. March 28, 1907. p. 9. Retrieved June 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

- United States Congress. ["Moses T. Stevens (id: S000884)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000884). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*.

- Cutter, William R. (1908). *Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts Volume IV*. [New York](/source/New_York_City): Lewis Historical Publishing. pp. 1808–1809. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [4292370](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/4292370).

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by Frederic T. Greenhalge Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 8th congressional district March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 Succeeded by Samuel W. McCall Preceded by Sherman Hoar Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 5th congressional district March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 Succeeded by William S. Knox

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