1228:
323:. He was re-elected to a full term in 1920 and again in 1923 and 1926. He was selected by his fellow Senate Republicans as floor leader in 1923. In 1928 he became President of the Senate, serving as Acting Governor while Governor
357:
While
Attorney General Stevens also led the fight against pollution of New Jersey beaches by garbage dumped at sea. He succeeded in forcing New York authorities to dispose of garbage by incineration.
582:
1262:
1282:
1267:
575:
1287:
568:
1307:
384:
1297:
1257:
797:
441:
1312:
1302:
1292:
642:
1272:
617:
269:
188:
782:
542:
412:
245:
34:
692:
842:
474:
365:
343:
1277:
852:
335:
313:
253:
134:
469:
369:
281:
224:
1227:
762:
857:
622:
917:
787:
277:
273:
1122:
972:
309:
1037:
1002:
902:
867:
752:
742:
637:
346:, where the crime took place, had no prosecutor at the time. This paved the way for Stevens' successor,
157:
932:
777:
767:
612:
602:
962:
942:
927:
792:
672:
652:
502:
1252:
1247:
1152:
977:
937:
827:
817:
677:
667:
535:
377:
339:
257:
67:
627:
997:
982:
922:
872:
862:
837:
812:
687:
607:
293:
285:
228:
682:
657:
312:
form of government, Stevens was named City
Solicitor. He served until 1921, when he was appointed
1187:
1142:
1067:
892:
832:
802:
732:
446:
373:
1182:
1172:
1167:
1137:
1127:
1117:
1102:
1057:
1052:
1042:
1032:
1017:
957:
847:
822:
712:
697:
662:
647:
632:
591:
510:
360:
After his tenure as
Attorney General he returned to Monmouth County to serve as solicitor for
320:
249:
129:
87:
1217:
1097:
1087:
1072:
1047:
967:
952:
912:
907:
897:
772:
727:
707:
552:
520:
361:
347:
331:
297:
120:
79:
55:
1212:
1192:
1162:
1147:
1132:
1112:
1107:
1062:
1022:
1007:
987:
887:
757:
747:
722:
376:. He was also a partner in the law firm of Applegate, Stevens, Foster, & Reussille in
351:
408:
256:. As Attorney General he conducted the early phase of the state's investigation into the
319:
His political career began in 1919 when he was elected to fill an unexpired term in the
1012:
882:
877:
737:
324:
289:
560:
1241:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1177:
1157:
1027:
807:
717:
192:
1092:
1082:
1077:
992:
388:
212:
208:
702:
219:
300:
degree in 1901, and was admitted to the New Jersey Bar the following year.
342:
occurred in March 1932, Stevens took personal charge of the case, since
276:, where he graduated from Chattle High School in 1897 (since renamed as
288:
and then entered the law office of Public
Utility Commission President
564:
244:(July 19, 1879 – March 9, 1941) was an American jurist and
470:"Lindbergh kidnapping rocked the world 50 years ago"
272:in 1879. In his youth he moved with his parents to
218:
198:
182:
177:
163:
151:
126:
114:
104:
85:
73:
61:
51:
32:
21:
391:after undergoing a brain operation. He was 61.
280:). He studied at the State Normal School (now
576:
8:
1263:People from Stapleton Heights, Staten Island
1283:Republican Party New Jersey state senators
583:
569:
561:
491:
248:politician who served as President of the
18:
16:American jurist and politician (1879–1941)
1268:Politicians from Long Branch, New Jersey
442:"W.A. Stevens Dies; Ex-Jersey Official"
400:
436:
434:
432:
430:
428:
308:In 1912, when Long Branch adopted the
334:appointed him to a five-year term as
7:
1288:Presidents of the New Jersey Senate
592:Presidents of the New Jersey Senate
385:University of Pennsylvania Hospital
14:
1308:20th-century American legislators
1298:The College of New Jersey alumni
1226:
270:Stapleton Heights, Staten Island
189:Stapleton Heights, Staten Island
1258:Long Branch High School alumni
543:Attorney General of New Jersey
413:Attorney General of New Jersey
35:Attorney General of New Jersey
1:
1313:21st-century American lawyers
1303:20th-century American lawyers
475:The Hunterdon County Democrat
350:, to lead the prosecution of
1293:New Jersey attorneys general
383:Stevens died in 1941 at the
336:New Jersey Attorney General
254:New Jersey Attorney General
1329:
1273:New York Law School alumni
1224:
598:
549:
540:
532:
527:
517:
507:
499:
494:
282:The College of New Jersey
235:
173:
140:
93:
40:
28:
450:. 1941-03-10. p. 17
278:Long Branch High School
274:Long Branch, New Jersey
468:Gill, Barbara (1981).
327:was out of the state.
242:William Asher Stevens
158:Henry E. Ackerson Jr.
536:Edward L. Katzenbach
340:Lindbergh kidnapping
268:Stevens was born in
258:Lindbergh kidnapping
68:Edward L. Katzenbach
354:in the 1935 trial.
294:New York Law School
229:New York Law School
225:State Normal School
1278:New Jersey lawyers
495:Political offices
447:The New York Times
330:In 1929, Governor
23:William A. Stevens
1235:
1234:
559:
558:
550:Succeeded by
518:Succeeded by
511:New Jersey Senate
509:President of the
321:New Jersey Senate
250:New Jersey Senate
239:
238:
169:E. Donald Sterner
130:New Jersey Senate
88:New Jersey Senate
86:President of the
1320:
1230:
585:
578:
571:
562:
553:David T. Wilentz
533:Preceded by
521:Thomas A. Mathis
503:Francis B. Davis
500:Preceded by
492:
486:
485:
483:
482:
465:
459:
458:
456:
455:
438:
423:
422:
420:
419:
411:. Office of the
405:
366:West Long Branch
348:David T. Wilentz
344:Hunterdon County
332:Morgan F. Larson
298:Bachelor of Laws
246:Republican Party
205:
178:Personal details
166:
154:
145:
121:Thomas A. Mathis
117:
110:Francis B. Davis
107:
98:
80:David T. Wilentz
76:
64:
56:Morgan F. Larson
45:
19:
1328:
1327:
1323:
1322:
1321:
1319:
1318:
1317:
1238:
1237:
1236:
1231:
1222:
594:
589:
555:
546:
538:
523:
514:
505:
490:
489:
480:
478:
467:
466:
462:
453:
451:
440:
439:
426:
417:
415:
407:
406:
402:
397:
352:Bruno Hauptmann
314:Monmouth County
306:
266:
227:
207:
203:
187:
164:
152:
146:
141:
135:Monmouth County
132:
128:
115:
105:
99:
94:
74:
62:
46:
41:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1326:
1324:
1316:
1315:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1290:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1270:
1265:
1260:
1255:
1250:
1240:
1239:
1233:
1232:
1225:
1223:
1221:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1145:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1075:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
990:
985:
980:
975:
970:
965:
960:
955:
950:
945:
940:
935:
930:
925:
920:
915:
910:
905:
900:
895:
890:
885:
880:
875:
870:
865:
860:
855:
850:
845:
840:
835:
830:
825:
820:
815:
810:
805:
800:
795:
790:
785:
780:
775:
770:
765:
760:
755:
750:
745:
740:
735:
730:
725:
720:
715:
710:
705:
700:
695:
690:
685:
680:
675:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
645:
640:
635:
630:
625:
620:
615:
610:
605:
599:
596:
595:
590:
588:
587:
580:
573:
565:
557:
556:
551:
548:
539:
534:
530:
529:
528:Legal offices
525:
524:
519:
516:
506:
501:
497:
496:
488:
487:
460:
424:
409:"Official bio"
399:
398:
396:
393:
325:A. Harry Moore
305:
302:
296:, receiving a
292:. He attended
290:John W. Slocum
265:
262:
237:
236:
233:
232:
222:
216:
215:
206:(aged 61)
200:
196:
195:
184:
180:
179:
175:
174:
171:
170:
167:
161:
160:
155:
149:
148:
138:
137:
124:
123:
118:
112:
111:
108:
102:
101:
91:
90:
83:
82:
77:
71:
70:
65:
59:
58:
53:
49:
48:
38:
37:
30:
29:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1325:
1314:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1251:
1249:
1246:
1245:
1243:
1229:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1089:
1086:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
994:
991:
989:
986:
984:
981:
979:
976:
974:
971:
969:
966:
964:
961:
959:
956:
954:
951:
949:
946:
944:
941:
939:
936:
934:
931:
929:
926:
924:
921:
919:
916:
914:
911:
909:
906:
904:
901:
899:
896:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
856:
854:
853:Frelinghuysen
851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
804:
801:
799:
796:
794:
791:
789:
786:
784:
781:
779:
776:
774:
771:
769:
766:
764:
761:
759:
756:
754:
751:
749:
746:
744:
741:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
726:
724:
721:
719:
716:
714:
711:
709:
706:
704:
701:
699:
696:
694:
691:
689:
686:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
649:
646:
644:
641:
639:
636:
634:
631:
629:
626:
624:
621:
619:
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
604:
601:
600:
597:
593:
586:
581:
579:
574:
572:
567:
566:
563:
554:
545:
544:
537:
531:
526:
522:
513:
512:
504:
498:
493:
477:
476:
471:
464:
461:
449:
448:
443:
437:
435:
433:
431:
429:
425:
414:
410:
404:
401:
394:
392:
390:
386:
381:
379:
375:
371:
370:Little Silver
367:
363:
358:
355:
353:
349:
345:
341:
337:
333:
328:
326:
322:
317:
315:
311:
303:
301:
299:
295:
291:
287:
283:
279:
275:
271:
263:
261:
259:
255:
251:
247:
243:
234:
230:
226:
223:
221:
217:
214:
210:
202:March 9, 1941
201:
197:
194:
193:New York City
190:
186:July 19, 1879
185:
181:
176:
172:
168:
162:
159:
156:
150:
144:
139:
136:
131:
127:Member of the
125:
122:
119:
113:
109:
103:
97:
92:
89:
84:
81:
78:
72:
69:
66:
60:
57:
54:
50:
44:
39:
36:
31:
27:
20:
947:
547:1929 – 1934
541:
508:
479:. Retrieved
473:
463:
452:. Retrieved
445:
416:. Retrieved
403:
389:Philadelphia
382:
359:
356:
329:
318:
307:
267:
241:
240:
213:Pennsylvania
209:Philadelphia
204:(1941-03-09)
165:Succeeded by
142:
116:Succeeded by
95:
75:Succeeded by
42:
1253:1941 deaths
1248:1879 births
1188:DiFrancesco
1043:Van Alstyne
1003:Hendrickson
338:. When the
316:Solicitor.
153:Preceded by
106:Preceded by
63:Preceded by
1242:Categories
1153:Beadleston
818:Hutchinson
481:2008-12-30
454:2008-12-30
418:2008-12-30
395:References
310:commission
264:Early life
220:Alma mater
1183:Lynch Jr.
1143:McDermott
1128:Lynch Sr.
1038:Summerill
968:A. Reeves
923:Wallworth
623:Alexander
603:Smallwood
147:1919–1929
143:In office
100:1928–1929
96:In office
47:1929–1935
43:In office
1138:Forsythe
998:Loizeaux
973:Richards
858:Ackerman
788:Voorhees
783:Williams
778:Thompson
653:Reckless
613:Canfield
378:Red Bank
231:(L.L.B.)
52:Governor
1218:Scutari
1213:Sweeney
1193:Bennett
1173:Orechio
1168:Merlino
1163:Feldman
1148:Bateman
1133:Ridolfi
1123:Sandman
1103:Hillery
1073:Wallace
1058:Hannold
1053:Littell
1028:Proctor
1018:Stanger
988:Barbour
958:Pierson
948:Stevens
873:Johnson
868:Fielder
848:Robbins
843:Hillery
833:Bradley
823:Wakelee
813:Francis
803:Johnson
733:Schenck
723:Gardner
683:Robbins
673:Buckley
663:Scudder
658:Robbins
648:Crowell
638:Gifford
633:Herring
618:Manners
286:Trenton
1118:Ozzard
1113:Farley
1098:Harper
1078:Dumont
1068:Mathis
1048:Bodine
1033:Barton
1023:Farley
993:Durand
978:Powell
963:Wolber
953:Mathis
938:Larson
933:Bright
928:Reeves
918:Mackay
903:Runyon
898:McCran
878:Slocum
863:Prince
808:Pitney
773:Stokes
768:Rogers
763:Adrain
758:Nevius
738:Griggs
718:Hobart
713:Sewell
708:Ludlow
703:Abbett
698:Sewell
693:Taylor
688:Bettle
678:Little
668:Scovel
374:Rumson
372:, and
304:Career
1208:Codey
1203:Kenny
1198:Codey
1178:Russo
1108:Crane
1093:Lance
1088:Stout
1083:McCay
1063:Young
1013:Scott
1008:Foran
983:Prall
943:Davis
913:Allen
893:Gaunt
838:Minch
828:Cross
793:Skirm
753:Werts
748:Large
643:Perry
628:Speer
608:March
515:1928
284:) in
133:from
33:29th
1158:Dodd
908:Case
888:Read
883:Edge
798:Reed
743:Fish
728:Vail
362:Deal
252:and
199:Died
183:Born
387:in
1244::
472:.
444:.
427:^
380:.
368:,
364:,
260:.
211:,
191:,
584:e
577:t
570:v
484:.
457:.
421:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.