22-480: John Stevens may refer to: Architecture and engineering [ edit ] John Stevens (inventor, born 1749) (1749–1838), American engineer who developed the multitubular boiler engine and the screw propeller John Stevens (architect) (1824–1881), American architect John Calvin Stevens (1855–1940), American architect John Frank Stevens (1853–1943), builder of
44-498: A built a single screw steamboat using a rotary steam engine, a primitive single stage turbine. However, due to poor sealing, the design was abandoned and he would switch to using more conventional reciprocating engines for future steamboats. In 1804, Stevens built the Little Juliana , a twin screwed steamboat. She was one of the first steamboats to incorporate twin screws and a high pressure steam engine. She successfully sailed down
66-547: A two-story Federal style dwelling with twelve rooms. Stevens made improvements to the estate, including a half-mile race track. He later sold the property to John Church Cruger (1807–1879), husband of Euphemia Van Rensselaer, daughter of Stephen Van Rensselaer . The Crugers named the estate "Annandale". In 1776, at age 27, he was appointed a captain in Washington 's army in the American Revolutionary War . During
88-449: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John Stevens (inventor, born 1749) Col. John Stevens, III (June 26, 1749 – March 6, 1838) was an American lawyer, engineer, and inventor who constructed the first U.S. steam locomotive , first steam-powered ferry, and first U.S. commercial ferry service from his estate in Hoboken . He
110-563: The Attorney General of New Jersey , and Mary (née Spratt) Provoost Alexander (1693–1760), herself a prominent merchant in New York City. His paternal grandfather, John Stevens, emigrated from London England around 1695, and was married to Mary Campbell. He graduated King's College (which became Columbia University ) in May 1768. After his graduation from King's College, he studied law and
132-691: The North Carolina House of Representatives , serving between 1969 and 1975. In June 2013, Stevens was elected into the North Carolina Bar Association's General Practice Hall of Fame. He retired as a lawyer in January 2019. Stevens was also a historian and wrote a book: A Short Buncombe County History , that was published in the spring of 2019. Stevens died of cancer at home in Asheville on April 23, 2019, aged 85. This article about
154-644: The Continental Congress John Stevens (English politician) (born 1955), founder of the Pro-Euro Conservative Party John Stevens (Tennessee politician) (born 1973), Tennessee State Senator John Stevens (New Hampshire politician) (1783–1848), New Hampshire politician John Stevens (New Zealand politician) (1845–1916), politician J. Christopher Stevens (1960–2012), American diplomat, U.S. ambassador to Libya John L. Stevens (1820–1895), U.S. Ambassador to
176-617: The Great Northern Railway in the U.S., chief engineer on the Panama Canal John H. Stevens (1820–1900), built the first house west of the Mississippi in what is now Minneapolis, Minnesota John Howard Stevens (1879–1958), American architect Business [ edit ] John Austin Stevens (banker) (1795–1874), American John J. Stevens (1852–1928), American businessman John Peters Stevens (1868–1929), CEO of
198-556: The Hudson in May 1804. In 1806, he built the Phoenix , a steamboat that ultimately sailed from Hoboken to Philadelphia in 1809, thereby becoming the first steamship to successfully navigate the open ocean. In October 1811, Stevens' ship the Juliana began operation as the first steam -powered ferry (service was between New York City, and Hoboken, New Jersey ). The first railroad charter in
220-794: The J.P. Stevens Textile Corporation Entertainment [ edit ] John A. Stevens (1844–1916), American playwright and actor John Stevens (drummer) (1940–1994), English drummer and founding member of the Spontaneous Music Ensemble John D. Stevens (born 1951), American composer and tuba player John Stevens (singer) (born 1987), American Idol contestant Steve Brodie (actor) (1919–1992), American actor, born John Stevens, or John Stevenson Law [ edit ] John Sanborn Stevens (1838–1912), Illinois lawyer John Paul Stevens (1920–2019), U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice John Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington (born 1942), former Commissioner of
242-1240: The Kingdom of Hawai'i John Shorter Stevens (1933–2019), American lawyer and politician John Valentine Stevens (1852–1925), British trade unionist and politician Sports [ edit ] Cricket [ edit ] John Stevens (cricketer, born 1769) (1769–1863), English cricketer, mostly played for Essex John Stevens (cricketer, born 1854) (1854–?), English cricketer John Stevens (cricketer, born 1875) (1875–1923), English cricketer John Stevens (New Zealand cricketer) (1828-1873), New Zealand cricketer John Stevens (Victoria cricketer) (1811–1891), Indian-born Australian cricketer John Stevens (New South Wales cricketer) (born 1948), Australian cricketer Other sports [ edit ] John Stevens (footballer) (born 1971), Australian rules footballer John Stevens (ice hockey) (born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player and coach John Cox Stevens (1785–1857), American yachtsman John Stevens (baseball umpire) (1912–1981), American baseball umpire Other people [ edit ] John Stevens (translator) (died 1726), Hispanist and translator John Austin Stevens (1827–1910), founder of
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#1732845184602264-709: The Metropolitan Police John Morgan Stevens (1876–1951), justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi Military [ edit ] John Harvey Stevens (died 1866), Royal Marines officer John Stevens (Royal Navy officer) (1900–1989), British admiral John Stevens (admiral) (born 1927), Australian Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (1979–1981) Politics [ edit ] John Stevens (MP for Hythe) (fl.1571), MP for Hythe John Stevens (New Jersey politician) (c. 1716–1792), delegate to
286-994: The Sons of the Revolution John Stevens (Wisconsin inventor) (1840–1920), of the flour roller mill John Robert Stevens (1919–1983), American Christian preacher John Stevens (academic) (1921–2002), English musicologist, literary scholar and historian John Stevens (crime reporter) (1929–2016), for the London Evening Standard John Stevens (scholar) (born 1947), aikido teacher, Buddhist priest and teacher See also [ edit ] Jon Stevens (born 1962), New Zealand singer John S. Stevens (disambiguation) , several people John Stephens (disambiguation) Johnny Stevens (1912–1981), American baseball umpire Johnny Stevens (singer) , singer from rock band Highly Suspect Jack Stevens (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
308-529: The U.S. was given to Stevens and others in 1815 for the New Jersey Railroad . The charter essentially gave Stevens and his partners, through the Camden & Amboy Railroad , a monopoly on railroads in the state of New Jersey. In 1825, he designed and built a steam locomotive, which he operated on a circle of track at his estate in Hoboken, New Jersey . On October 17, 1782, he married Rachel Cox (1761–1839),
330-600: The War, he was promoted to colonel and became Treasurer of New Jersey , serving from 1776 to 1779. In 1789, Stevens was elected to the American Philosophical Society . In 1790, Stevens petitioned Congress for a bill that would protect American inventors. Through his efforts, his bill became a law on April 10, 1790, which introduced the patent system as law in the United States, patent law . In 1799, Stevens
352-505: The daughter of John Cox. She was a descendant of the Langeveldts (or Longfields) who originally settled New Brunswick, New Jersey . Together, they had thirteen children of which seven were sons. The children included: Stevens died on March 6, 1838, at his estate in Hoboken, New Jersey . John Shorter Stevens John Shorter Stevens (May 30, 1933 – April 23, 2019) was an American politician and lawyer from North Carolina. Stevens
374-406: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Stevens&oldid=1225978755 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
396-572: The site of Stevens Institute of Technology (bequeathed by his son Edwin Augustus Stevens ). During the 1830s, he developed the land around his estate into the Elysian Fields , a popular weekend recreational and entertainment destination for New Yorkers during the 19th century. Stevens bought a farm in Dutchess County, New York from John Armstrong Jr. Armstrong had converted a barn into
418-481: Was admitted to the bar of New York City in 1771. He practiced law in New York and lived across the river. At public auction , he bought from the state of New Jersey a piece of land which had been confiscated from a Tory landowner. The land, described as "William Bayard's farm at Hoebuck" comprised approximately what is now the city of Hoboken . Stevens built his estate at Castle Point , on land that would later become
440-663: Was born in Asheville, North Carolina , on May 30, 1933. He attended Christ School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , as well as its law school . After two years of military service with the United States Army Corps of Engineers , Stevens began practicing law in 1961, and later cofounded the firm Roberts & Stevens via merger. Stevens was a member of the Democratic Party and elected to four terms within
462-587: Was influential in the creation of U.S. patent law . Stevens was born June 26, 1749, in New York City, New York. He was the only son of John Stevens Jr. (1715–1792), a prominent state politician who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress , and Elizabeth Alexander (1726–1800). His sister, Mary Stevens (d. 1814), married Robert R. Livingston , the first Chancellor of the State of New York . His maternal grandparents were James Alexander (1691–1756),
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#1732845184602484-595: Was named to the Board of Directors of the Manhattan Company . As one of the original stockholders and directors of The Manhattan Company, Stevens was appointed to a three-person committee, along with John B. Coles and Samuel Osgood , to explore the best ways to supply water to New York City. He ultimately became the company’s consulting engineer and succeeded in convincing his fellow directors that steam pumping engines should be used and installed. In 1802, Stevens designed and
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