Alexander Hamilton "Little Ellick" Stephens
Vice President of the Confederate States of America
Vice President of the Confederate States of America
Born: February 11, 1812
Birthplace: Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, Georgia
Father: Andrew B. Stephens 1782 - 1826
(Buried: Stephens Cemetery, Crawfordville, Georgia)
Mother: Margaret Grier Stephens 1786 - 1812
(Buried: Stephens Cemetery, Crawfordville, Georgia)
Wife: None
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Education:
1832: Graduated from Franklin College
Occupation:
School Teacher for eighteen months in Georgia
Attorney in Crawfordville Georgia
1836 – 1841: Georgia State Representative
1842: Georgia State Senator
1843 – 1859: United States Representative from Georgia
1859 – 1861: Attorney in Crawfordville, Georgia
1860: Stephens Democratic Party Presidential Elector
Civil War Career:
1861: Delegate to Georgia State Secession Convention
1861: Georgia Delegate to Confederate Provincial Congress
1861 – 1865: Vice President of Confederate States of America
1861: Gave his famous cornerstone Speech in Savannah, Georgia
1862: Publicly expressed his opposition of the Davis Administration
1863: CSA Diplomat to Washington, D.C. On Prisoner Exchange
1864 – 1865: Worked to bring peace between Confederates and USA
1865: Confederate Commissioner Hampton Roads Conference
1865: Imprisoned five months in Fort Warren, Boston Harbor, Mass.
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1873: Attorney in Crawfordville, Georgia
1872: Unsuccessful Candidate for United States Senator
1873 – 1882: United States Representative from Georgia
1882 – 1883: Governor of Georgia
Died: March 4, 1883
Place of Death: Atlanta, Georgia
Age at time of Death: 71 years old
Original Burial Place: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia
Final Burial Place: Liberty Hall Plantation, Crawfordville, Georgia
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