Soon after arriving in Covington , Stevenson was elected county attorney for Kenton County . He was chosen as a delegate to the 1844 Democratic National Convention and was elected to represent Kenton County in the Kentucky House of Representatives the following year . He was reelected in 1846 and 1848 . In 1849 , he was chosen as a delegate to the state constitutional convention that produced Kentucky 's third state constitution . In 1850 , he , Madison C. Johnson , and James Harlan were appointed as commissioners to revise Kentucky 's civic and criminal code . Their work , '' Code of Practise in Civil and Criminal Cases '' was published in 1854 . He was again one of Kentucky 's delegates to the Democratic National Conventions in 1848 , 1852 , and 1856 , serving as a presidential elector in 1852 and 1856
1844 Democratic National Convention
1844 Democratic National Convention
John W. Stevenson