Stephen Royce (August 12, 1787 – November 11, 1868) was an American lawyer, judge and politician.

He then studied law, attained admission to the bar 1809, and practiced in East Berkshire, Sheldon, and St. Albans.

[2] He began attendance at Middlebury College in 1804, where his classmates included Daniel Azro Ashley Buck and William Slade.

[2] After graduation, Royce began studying law in the office of his uncle, Ebenezer Marvin Jr.[1] He attained admission to the bar in 1809, and practiced in East Berkshire and Sheldon before moving to St.

[4] Royce was Franklin County State's Attorney from 1816 to 1818, and served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1815 to 1816 and 1822 to 1824.

Vermont elected only Republicans to the governorship until Democrat Philip Hoff won the office in 1962.

[11] Royce was the uncle of Vermont Chief Justice and Congressman Homer E.