James Stephens
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James Stephens may refer to:
- James Stephens (MP)James Stephens (MP)James Stephens was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1656 and 1660.Stephens was the son of Richard Stephens of Estington and brother of Nathaniel Stephens, MP for Gloucestershire in 1628. He was Sheriff of Gloucester in 1639 and 1643 and was a member of the Grand...
, 17th century MP for Gloucester - James Stephen (politician) (1758-1832), English lawyer associated with the abolition of slavery
- James B. StephensJames B. StephensJames B. Stephens was a pioneer of the U.S. state of Oregon. A cooper by trade, he operated one of the first ferries across the Willamette River at what was East Portland, Oregon. His father was the first burial at Portland's Lone Fir Cemetery...
(1806–1889), founder of East Portland, Oregon - James Stephens (trade unionist)James Stephens (trade unionist)James Stephens was a stonemason, Chartist, and Australian trade unionist.-Early years:Stephens was born in Chepstow, Monmouthshire in south east Wales...
(1821–1889), Welsh-born Australian stonemason and trade unionist - James Stephens (Fenian) (1825–1901), Irish revolutionary
- James Brunton StephensJames Brunton StephensJames Brunton Stephens was a Scottish-born Australian poet, author of Convict Once.-Early life:Stephens was born at Borrowstounness, on the Firth of Forth, Scotland; the son of John Stephens, the parish schoolmaster, and his wife Jane, née Brunton. J. B...
(1835–1902), Scottish-born Australian poet and teacher - James Stephens (author)James Stephens (author)James Stephens was an Irish novelist and poet.James Stephens wrote many retellings of Irish myths and fairy tales. His retellings are marked by a rare combination of humor and lyricism...
(1882–1950), Irish novelist and poet - James Stephens (actor)James Stephens (actor)James Stephens is an American television and film actor best known as James T. Hart in the television series The Paper Chase .-Biography:...
(born 1951), United States T.V. and film actor
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- James Stephens (GAA Club)James Stephens (GAA Club)James Stephens is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Kilkenny, Ireland. The club was founded in 1887 and has enjoyed equal success in both hurling and Gaelic football.-History:...
, a Kilkenny-based Gaelic Athletic Association club - SS James B. StephensSS James B. StephensThe SS James B. Stephens was a 7,176 ton American liberty ship in World War II. She was built by the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation of Portland, Oregon in 1942 with the hull number 580, and operated by United States Lines, New York and homeported in Portland. For her role of sailing in dangerous...
, a liberty ship named for the founder of East Portland