Job Evans Stevenson was born in Yellow Bud, Ohio, on February 10, 1832. His father was the first pastor of the Spring Bank Methodist Church. The younger Stevenson began his law practice in Chillicothe, Ohio, and also engaged in farming and agriculture.

He worked as the solicitor of Chillicothe from 1859 to 1862 and then served in the Ohio Senate from 1863-1865. In 1864, Stevenson lost against Rutherford B. Hayes for Congress. He moved to Cincinnati, where he won election to the 41st Congress as a Republican from the 2nd District. He was re-elected for a second term in 1870 and supported legislation to reduce duties and tolls on internal travel in southern Ohio, particularly to reduce the tolls on the Portland canal on the Ohio River. He spoke in support of internal improvements to benefit trade. After leaving Congress, Stevenson went back to his law practice in Cincinnati.

Later in life, Stevenson moved to Lexington, KY, and then to Corinth, KY, where he died on July 24, 1922. He was buried in Yellow Bud Cemetery, in Yellow Bud, Ohio.

Sources:
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Congressional Globe-record of June 7, 1872, Remarks of Job Stevenson on River and Harbor Bill
History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio

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