Hack U. Stephenson

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Hack U. Stephenson
Portrait of Stephenson, 1912
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for New Kent, Charles City, James City, York, Warwick, and Williamsburg
In office
January 12, 1910 – January 14, 1914
Preceded byWilliam E. Goffigan
Succeeded byRoger T. Gregory
Personal details
Born
Hack Urquhart Stephenson

(1872-11-05)November 5, 1872
Southampton, Virginia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 20, 1949(1949-01-20) (aged 76)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia)
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Cynthia Gertrude Early
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(m. 1903)​
Children4
Education
Occupation
  • Physician
  • politician

Hack Urquhart Stephenson (November 5, 1872 – January 20, 1949) was an American physician and politician. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1910 to 1914.

Early life

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Stephenson was born in Southampton County, Virginia on November 5, 1872.[1][2] His parents were Elizabeth Holden and Levi W. Stephenson.[1][2] He attended public school in Southampton County before attending the Corinth Academy.[1][2]

Stephens graduated from the Richmond College.[1][2] He then enrolled in the Medical College of Virginia, graduating in 1895.[1][2]

Career

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Medicine

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Stephenson practiced medicine in Toano, Virginia from 1895 to 1922.[1][2] He then moved to Richmond, Virginia where he was the medical advisor for the Industrial Commission of Virginia.[1] He also worked for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway as a surgeon for 25 years.[1][2]

Stephenson was chairman of the board of Eastern State Hospital from 1908 to 1922.[1][2] During World War II, he was a member of the local board of examiners; he was also the food administrator for James City County.[2] Governor Claude A. Swanson appointed Stephenson to the State Board of Medical Examiners for the third district on March 21, 1906.[3] He was a member of the State Board of Medical of Examiners for Richmond from 1918 until he died in 1949.[1][2]

Stephenson was a member of the American Medical Association, the Medical Society of Virginia, and the Richmond Academy of Medicine.[1][2] He was the president of the Medical College of Virginia alumni association.[1][2]

Politics

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Stephenson was the chairman of the James City County Democratic Party from 1900 to 1907.[1][2] He was chairman of the James City County Board of Supervisors from 1904 to 1908.[1][2] He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1909, as a Democrat representing Charles City County, James City County, New Kent County, Warwick County, Williamsburg, and York, County from 1910 to 1914.[1]

Personal life

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Stephenson married Cynthia Gertrude Early on February 25, 1903.[4][5] She was the daughter of Elizabeth Johnston and James N. Early of Hillsville, Virginia.[2][5] They had four children: Cynthia Ellis Stephenson, Emily Kent Stephenson, Holden Early Stephenson, and Hack Urquhart Stephenson Jr.[1][2][6] They lived on 2918 Kensington Avenue in Richmond at the time of his death.[1]

Stephenson died in the hospital in Richmond on January 20, 1949.[1][2] He was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Richmond.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Dr. Hack U. Stephenson Dies; Funeral Scheduled Saturday". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Vol. 99, no. 21. January 21, 1949. p. 36. Retrieved May 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Dr. Stephenson, Age 77, Dies at Hospital". The Richmond News Leader. January 20, 1949. p. 43. Retrieved July 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Medical Examiners Are Named by Gov. Swanson". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. April 1, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved July 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Written at Hillsville, Virginia. "Stephenson-Early". The Virginia Gazette. Vol. 10, no. 40. Williamsburg, Virginia (published February 28, 1903). February 25, 1903. p. 2. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b "Soon to Wed". Virginia Gazette. Williamsburg, Virginia. February 14, 1903. p. 2. Retrieved July 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Miss Stephenson Engaged to Captain R. H. Martin". The Richmond News Leader. September 8, 1942. p. 20. Retrieved July 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Dr. Stephenson to be Buried on Saturday". The Richmond News Leader. January 21, 1949. p. 29. Retrieved July 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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