Stevens represented his Assembly District in the Legislature in 1853.

The evidence

• “Stevens has the credit of having built the first saw mill in Janesville; he also built the "Old Stage House," the "Old Stevens House," &. He represented his Assembly District in the Legislature in 1853.”

  1856-history-of-rock-county/25-city-of-janesville.md, PDF p. 194 / book p. 176

  Guernsey, Orrin, and Josiah F. Willard, editors. History of Rock County, and Transactions of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute. Janesville, Wis.: William M. Doty & Brother, 1856. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871593.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources