Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Andrew Stevenson

Andrew Stevenson was a Virginia lawyer, American diplomat and Democratic politician. He represented Richmond, Virginia in the Virginia House of Delegates and became its Speaker, before winning election to the United States House of Representatives and eventually its members elected him their Speaker. Stevenson also served President Andrew Jackson for four years as Minister to the United Kingdom before retiring to his plantation in Albemarle County. He also served on the board of visitors of the University of Virginia and briefly as its rector before his death.