Adlai stevenson ii biography of christopher
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Adlai Stevenson and the World: The Life of Adiai E. Stevenson, John Bartlow CHRISTOPHER N. BREISETH He is a professor of history at Sangamon State..
Adlai E. Stevenson
Adlai E. Stevenson II, representing the third generation of the Stevenson family in Illinois politics, was a popular and effective governor of Illinois before running twice unsuccessfully for president against Dwight D.
Eisenhower in 1952 and 1956. He later became an ambassador to the United Nations where he remained until his death in 1965. Stevenson was born in California on February 5, 1900, to Lewis G. Stevenson and Helen Davis Stevenson.
Adlai Stevenson Citizen of the World A Biography for Young Adults by Bill Severn.After his birth, the Stevenson family returned to Illinois and settled in Bloomington. The Stevenson family had a long history of political involvement beginning with Jesse Fell, his maternal great-grandfather, who, during the 19th century, was a prominent Republican and an early Abraham Lincoln supporter.
His paternal grandfather, Adlai E. Stevenson, served as vice president during Grover Cleveland's second term, was nominated for the office with William Jennings Bryan in 1900, and also ran unsuccessfully for Illinois gove