Stevenson family

American political 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]

Notable members

• 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, and journalist

References

1. "Booknotes interview with Jean Baker on The Stevensons: A Biography of an American Family". www.c-span.org. 7 Apr 1996.
2. "Stevenson, Adlai E II Newspaper Clippings". McLean County Museum of History.