James Stephen

• Born on January 3, 1789 in Lambeth
• Deceased on September 14, 1859 in Koblenz, at the age of 70 years

Parents

• James Stephen (1758 - 1832), Member of Parliament for Tralee, Member of Parliament for East Grinstead
• Anna Stent (1758 - 1796)

Family

• Married on December 22, 1814, with Jane Catherine Venn (1793 - 1875), issuing
  • Leslie (1832 - 1904)

Occupations

• under-secretary of State for the Colonies (1836 - 1847)
• member of the Counsel of Colonial Office
• politician and abolitionist

Distinctions

• order of the Bath