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{{Short description|American politician}}
 
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{{Infobox Congressmanofficeholder
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|name= Raymond Bartlett Stevens
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|district= [[New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district|2nd]]
| term_start1 = March 4, 1913
| term_end1 =March 43, 1915
|preceded1=[[Frank Dunklee Currier]]
| successor1 = [[Edward Hills Wason]]
| office2 = Member of the<br>[[New Hampshire House of Representatives]]
| term2 = 1909<br>1911<br>1913<br>1923
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|birth_date=June 18, 1874
|birth_place= [[Binghamton, New York]]
|death_date=May 18, 1942 (aged 67)
|death_place=[[Indianapolis, Indiana]]
|party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
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'''Raymond Bartlett Stevens''' (June 18, 1874 -&ndash; May 18, 1942) was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[New Hampshire]].
 
Born in [[Binghamton, New York]], Stevens moved with his parents to [[Lisbon, New Hampshire]], in 1876. He attended the public schools, [[Boston Latin School]], [[Harvard University]], and [[Harvard Law School]]. He was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] in 1899 and commenced practice in [[Lisbon, New Hampshire|Lisbon]]. He served as member of the [[New Hampshire House of Representatives]] in 1909, 1911, 1913, and 1923. He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1912.
 
Stevens was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[63rd United States Congress|Sixty-third]] Congress (March 4, 1913- – March 3, 1915). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1914, but was instead an unsuccessful candidate for the [[United States Senate]]. He served as special counsel of the [[Federal Trade Commission]], 1915–1917, and was United States representative to the [[Allied Maritime Transport Council]] in 1917 and 1918. He served as vice chairman of the [[United States Shipping Board]], 1917-1920.
 
Stevens served as delegate to the [[Democratic National Convention]]s in 1920 and 1924. He was appointed adviser in foreign affairs to the King of [[Siam]] in January 1926, in which capacity he served until 1935, except for a six-month period during 1933 when he was a member of the [[Federal Trade Commission]]. He was a member of the Federal Tariff Commission, 1935–1942, serving as chairman, 1937-1942. He died in [[Indianapolis, Indiana]], May 18, 1942, and was interred on the grounds of the family residence at [[Landaff, New Hampshire]].
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| NAME = Stevens, Raymond Bartlett
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American politician
| DATE OF BIRTH = June 18, 1874
| PLACE OF BIRTH =Binghamton, New York
| DATE OF DEATH = May 18, 1942
| PLACE OF DEATH =Indianapolis, Indiana
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