| Birth: | Oct. 23, 1835 | | Death: | Jun. 14, 1914 | 
23rd United States Vice President, US Congressman. He was twice elected as a Democrat to represent Illinois' 13th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving first from 1875 to 1877, then from 1879 to 1881. He served as the Assistant Postmaster General in the first administration of President Grover Cleveland, and was tabbed to be Cleveland's running mate when he ran again for the Presidency of the United States. The Cleveland-Stevenson was elected in 1892, and Adlai E. Stevenson served as the 23rd United States Vice President from 1893 to 1897. He later was the Vice Presidential candidate in 1900 on the ticket headed by William Jennings Bryan. His grandson, Adlai E. Stevenson II, served as Governor of Illinois, and ran unsuccessfully for President of the United States against General Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Parents:
John Turner Stevenson (1808 - 1857)
Eliza Ann Ewing Stevenson (1809 - 1889)
Spouse:
Letitia Green Stevenson (1843 - 1913)*
Children:
Lewis Green Stevenson (1868 - 1929)*
Mary Elizabeth Stevenson (1872 - 1895)*
Julia Scott Stevenson Hardin (1874 - 1966)*
Letitia Ewing Stevenson (1876 - 1970)*
*Calculated relationship
Cause of death: Heart Attack
Search Amazon for Adlai Stevenson | | | Burial:
Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
Bloomington
McLean County
Illinois, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 01, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 984 |
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Adlai Ewing Stevenson thanks for serving as vice president under President Grover Cleveland when was our 24th president of the USA from 1893-1897.
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