Stevenson was born on 14 June 1874,
Kingston upon Hull, and became a billiards marker, a role that involved keeping the score of
billiards matches. He moved to
South Africa, but returned to
England by 1893. In 1900, Stevenson and Edward Diggle challenged
Charles Dawson for the
Billiards Association title. Stevenson beat Diggle in the preliminary round, compiling a break of 648 in the match, but lost 6,775–9,000 to Dawson. In January 1901, Stevenson beat Dawson to win the
title, but Dawson then won it back in April. His highest break at billiards was 1,016, made in 1912. == World Professional Billiards Titles ==