Named after the famous Civil War general, Ambrose Everett Burnside Stephens was born on June 3, 1862, in Crosby Township of Hamilton County, Ohio. He attended the local public schools and later Chickering's Institute of Cincinnati. A nickname he commonly used throughout his life was "Buzz" Stephens. He studied law and, in 1902, gained admission to the bar. Stephens then began practicing law in Cincinnati.

His public service career began when he was captain of the Ohio National Guard from 1901-1903, and as colonel in 1910 and 1911. He worked as clerk for the Hamilton County Courts from 1911-1917. Stephens received the Republican nomination for Congress in 1918. He won the election to the 66th Congress from Ohio's 2nd District. He won the next three elections as well, serving in Congress until his death. Nicholas Longworth, also from Ohio, was Speaker of the House while Stephens was in Congress.

He was elected to the Seventieth Congress in 1926, but on February 12, 1927, Stephens died in North Bend, Ohio, a few weeks prior to the actual beginning of the Seventieth Congress (March 4, 1927). He was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery in Hamilton County.

Sources:
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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