Stevenson family
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The Stevenson family was a family of politicians from the Democratic Party from Illinois. They were once an influential political family in the United States.
[edit] Notable members
- Adlai Ewing Stevenson I (October 23, 1835–June 14, 1914)
- Representative of Illinois of the Forty-fourth Congress of the United States, 1875–1877
- Representative of Illinois of the Forty-sixth Congress of the United States, 1879–1881
- First Assistant Postmaster General, 1885–1889
- Twenty-third Vice President of the United States, 1893–1897
- Lewis G. Stevenson
- Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900–July 14, 1965)
- Governor of Illinois, 1949–1953
- United States Ambassador to the United Nations, 1961–1965
- Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (October 10, 1930–)
- Senator of Illinois of the Congress of the United States, 1970–1981
[edit] Other members
- McLean Stevenson (November 14, 1929–February 15, 1996)
- Actor; played Lieutenant Colonel Henry Braymore Blake in M*A*S*H, 1972-1975
[edit] See also
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