That year, on August 28, he was baptized at a Catholic church in Tucson under the name "Steven Augustus Hiram.

"[2] The two men engaged in a variety of business partnerships over the years, occasionally including Hughes' younger brother, Thomas, in their endeavors.

[3] In 1874, Richard Cunningham McCormick decided not to run for reelection as Arizona Territory's delegate in the United States House of Representatives.

With delegates from Yavapai and Yuma counties not yet arrived, the convention selected Rush by an eight to seven vote.

Stevens and Charles T. Hayden favored Democratic policies while Curtis Coe Bean and John Smith advocated those of the Republican party.

To do this he is said to have loaned them money to bet on his victory in the election, allowing the gamblers to keep any winnings and asking only for the sum of the wagers to be returned.

[7] Rumors of a possible special session of the U.S. Congress being called prompted Stevens to leave for Washington, D.C., on March 3, 1875.

After the 44th United States Congress convened in December, the new territorial delegate introduced a series of legislative proposals.

[9] Among these were requests for funds to construction of a territorial capital and penitentiary, creating of a port of entry in Tucson, and navigation improvements along the Colorado River.

[10] One of Stevens' bills that was passed by the Congress allowed the territorial legislature to overrule the Governor's veto with a two-thirds vote.

[13] When the election results were being totaled, the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors, in a 2–1 decision, attempted to disqualify 168 votes for Stevens on the grounds that they came from two towns where residents had not paid their poll tax.

In addition to a series of appropriation requests, the delegate asked for a modification to the amount of land allocated for army use at Fort Lowell.

The early 1880s saw him purchase a ranch near Sahuarita and become part owner in the largest general store in Tucson.

[1] Tucson's first Protestant church was built on land he donated and he is credited with planting the area's first pepper trees.

[20] Later investigate decided his financial troubles were insufficient to explain the suicide and could only determine the action was taken during a period of severe mental distress.