Stevenson family
The Stevenson family is an American family from Illinois that has included notable politicians in the Democratic Party, many of whom have been named Adlai E. Stevenson.[1]
| John Turner Stevenson | Eliza Ewing Stevenson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Letitia Stevenson | Adlai Stevenson I | William Washington Stevenson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mary Stevenson | Julia Stevenson Hardin | Letitia Ewing Stevenson | Lewis Stevenson | Helen Louise Davis | Charles T. Stevenson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ellen Stevenson | Adlai Stevenson II | Elizabeth "Buffy" Stevenson | Edgar McLean Stevenson, Sr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nancy Anderson | Adlai Stevenson III | Borden Stevenson | John Fell Stevenson | Edgar McLean Stevenson, Jr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adlai Stevenson IV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adlai Stevenson V | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable members
[edit]- Adlai Ewing Stevenson I (October 23, 1835 – June 14, 1914)
- 23rd Vice President of the United States, 1893–1897
- United States Representative from Illinois, 1875–1877, 1879–1881
- Lewis Stevenson (August 15, 1868 – April 5, 1929)
- 23rd Illinois Secretary of State, 1914–1917
- Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965)[2]
- 5th United States Ambassador to the United Nations, 1961–1965
- Democratic Party presidential nominee, 1952 and 1956
- 31st Governor of Illinois, 1949–1953
- McLean Stevenson (November 14, 1927 – February 15, 1996)
- Great-great-grandson of John Turner Stevenson and Eliza Ewing through their son William Stevenson.
- Actor; played Lieutenant Colonel Henry Braymore Blake in M*A*S*H, 1972-1975
- Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (October 10, 1930 – September 6, 2021)
- United States Senator from Illinois, 1970–1981
- 63rd Treasurer of Illinois, 1967–1970
- Adlai Stevenson IV (born November 4, 1956)
- Business executive, reporter, teacher, and journalist
References
[edit]- ^ "Booknotes interview with Jean Baker on The Stevensons: A Biography of an American Family". www.c-span.org. 7 Apr 1996.
- ^ "Stevenson, Adlai E II Newspaper Clippings". McLean County Museum of History.
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