Preceded by John Sharp Williams Resting place Pythian Cemetery Succeeded by Bill G. Lowrey Party Democratic Party | Preceded by Thomas Spight Name Hubert Stephens Succeeded by Theodore Bilbo Religion Methodist Resigned January 3, 1935 | |
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Born July 2, 1875
New Albany, Mississippi ( 1875-07-02 ) Role Former United States Senator Died March 14, 1946, New Albany, Mississippi, United States | ||
Previous office Senator (MS) 1923–1935 | ||
Hubert Durrett Stephens (July 2, 1875 – March 14, 1946) was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Senator from Mississippi from 1923 until 1935.
Stephens was born in New Albany, Mississippi. He graduated from the University of Mississippi law school and soon began to practice law in New Albany.
Stephens served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1911 to 1921; in his final term he did not run for re-election, but he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1922. In 1934, he was defeated by Theodore Bilbo in the primary.
Stephens was the director of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation from 1935 to 1936. After that, he practiced law in Washington, D.C. before retiring to his Mississippi farm in 1941.
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