John D. Stivers
John D. Stivers | |
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| Member of the New York State Senate | |
| In office 1913–1918 | |
| Constituency | 25th District |
| Member of the New York State Assembly | |
| In office 1910–1912 | |
| Constituency | 2nd District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Dunning Stivers August 30, 1861 Middletown, New York, US |
| Died | February 23, 1935 (aged 73) Middletown, New York, US |
| Resting place | Hillside Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Louise M. Greene (m. 1908) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
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| Education | Peekskill Military Academy |
| Occupation | Newspaper publisher, politician |
John Dunning Stivers (August 30, 1861 – February 23, 1935) was an American newspaper publisher and politician from New York.
Life
John D. Stivers was born in Middletown, Orange County, New York on August 30, 1861, the son of Congressman Moses D. Stivers (1828–1895) and Mary Elizabeth (Stewart) Stivers. He graduated from Peekskill Military Academy in 1878.[1]
On April 29, 1891, he began publishing with his brother Lewis S. Stivers a new Republican newspaper in Middletown: the Daily Times.[1][2] In 1897, he was appointed as a Trustee of the Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital.[3] On September 17, 1908, he married Louise M. Greene, and they had three children.
Stivers was a member of the New York State Assembly (Orange Co., 2nd District) in 1910, 1911 and 1912; and was Chairman of the Committee on Public Printing in 1912.[4]
He was a member of the New York State Senate (25th District) from 1913 to 1918, sitting in the 136th, 137th, 138th, 139th, 140th and 141st New York State Legislatures.[5]
He was found dead at his desk in his newspaper office early on the morning of February 23, 1935, in Middletown, Orange County, New York, and was buried at the Hillside Cemetery there.[6]
References
- ^ a b Headley, Russel, ed. (1908). The History of Orange County, New York. Middletown, New York: Van Deusen and Elms. p. 723. Retrieved July 23, 2025 – via Google Books.
- ^ "A New Republican Organ" (PDF). The New York Times. Middletown, New York (published April 30, 1891). April 29, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
- ^ "New York Legislature; Nominations by Governor..." (PDF). The New York Times. Albany, New York (published March 4, 1897). March 3, 1897. p. 5. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
- ^ Fitch, Charles Elliott, ed. (1911). Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes. Vol. IV. New York and Buffalo: Hurd Publishing Company. pp. 359, 361. Retrieved July 23, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Stivers Defends His Military Law" (PDF). The New York Times. November 5, 1916. p. 3. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
- ^ "John D. Stivers". The New York Times. Middletown, New York (published February 25, 1935). February 24, 1935. p. 17. Retrieved July 23, 2025.