John Stephens (Illinois politician)

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|name = John Stephens

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|office = Coroner of Cook County

|term_start = 1870

|term_end = 1874

|predecessor = Benjamin L. Cleaves

|successor = Emil Dietzsch

|birth_date = September 16, 1840{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}

|birth_place = Albany, New York

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|spouse = {{marriage|Emma Morton|1871|1883}} (her death)

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John Stephens (June 25, 1835{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}} – unknown) was an American politician who was twice elected as Coroner of Cook County on the Republican ticket. Born to a German American family in Albany, New York, Stephens moved to Chicago with his family when he was four years of age.{{cite book |last=Ahern |first=M.L. |author-link= |date=1874 |title=The Great Revolution: A History of the Rise and Progress of the People's Party in the City of Chicago and County of Cook |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=byCIAAAAMAAJ&q=john+stephens++coroner+cook|location= |publisher=Lakeside Publishing and Printing Company|page=260 |isbn=9780608433899}} Prior to his political career, he served in the Chicago Fire Department and as a Sergeant in the Union Army.{{cite book |author= |date=1885 |title=History of Chicago - From 1857 until the fire of 1871|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1nMRuAX4O4sC&q=coroner+benjamin+cleaves|location=Chicago |publisher=A.T. Andreas |page=460 |isbn=}}