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'''Stephen Bull French''' (January 16, 1829 – February 3, 1896),<ref name=findagrave>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147942600/stephen-bull-french Stephen Bull French (1829–1896)]. ''Find a Grave''. Retrieved May 25, 2023.</ref> also known as '''S. B. French''', was a Republican politician from [[New York]] who, despite never holding prominent public offices, was tremendously active in [[Stalwart Republicans|Stalwart]] faction politics as a loyalist for party "regulars."

'''Stephen Bull French''' (January 16, 1829 – February 3, 1896),<ref name=findagrave>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147942600/stephen-bull-french Stephen Bull French (1829–1896)]. ''Find a Grave''. Retrieved May 25, 2023.</ref> also known as '''S. B. French''', was a Republican politician from [[New York]]. Despite never holding well-known public offices, was tremendously active in [[Stalwart Republicans|Stalwart]] faction politics as a loyalist for party "regulars" who favored the traditional machine politics of the [[spoils system]] against civil service reform sought out by the opposing [[Half-Breed Republicans|Half-Breed]] faction.

==Early life and career==

==Early life and career==