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HON. ROBERT L. STEVENSON, for many years one of the most prominent citizens of the town of Tyre, Seneca County, was born in Albany, N. Y., January 25, 1807, being the fourth and youngest son of James and Martha (Lowther) Stevenson, who were of Scotch lineage. His father, who was born in Ireland, was an officer in the Irish rebel army and came to this country as a refugee in 1798.

In 1812, when a small child, our subject was brought by his parents to the town of Tyre. In December, 1829, he was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Benjamin Marsh, of Tyre, and settled on the farm where he continued to reside until his death. His first wife died July 7, 1873, and in June, 1875, he was again married, choosing as his wife Miss Sarah P. Burroughs, of Varick, who survives him. In his early life he united with the Presbyterian Church of Tyre, and afterward identified himself with that church at Seneca Falls, remaining a member of it until his death. Politically he was a Democrat of the most pronounced Jeffersonian type.

During the war of the Rebellion he was a member of a committee to raise men and means for the support of the Government.

In 1840 Mr. Stevenson was chosen Supervisor of Tyre, and afterward filled that position a number of terms. He was also Superintendent of the Poor of the county. In 1844 he was elected to represent Seneca County in the Assembly, and served in the Legislature of 1845. He attained an advanced age, dying August 31, 1892, when eighty-five years of age. His was a busy and honorable career, and he retained to the last much of the physical and mental vigor that characterized him in his prime.

For the above facts with reference to the life of Mr. Stevenson, we are indebted to the Seneca County Journal of July 27, 1892.