Adlai Stevenson II
Adlai Ewing Stevenson II was an American politician and diplomat who was the United States ambassador to the United Nations from 1961 until his death in 1965. He previously served as the 31st governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953 and was the Democratic Party nominee for president of the United States in 1952 and 1956, losing both elections to Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Los Angeles
- Educated at
- Princeton UniversityHarvard Law SchoolChoate Rosemary HallNorthwestern University Pritzker School of LawUniversity High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences🏆 Order of Lincoln
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Trending topics shown first"After four years at the United Nations I sometimes yearn for the peace and tranquillity of a political convention."
"There was a time when a fool and his money were soon parted, but now it happens to everybody."
"Men may be born free; they cannot be born wise; and it is the duty of the university to make the free wise."
"I am a lawyer. I think that one of the most fundamental responsibilities, not only of every citizen, but particularly of lawyers, is to give testimony in a court of law, to give it honestly and willin…"
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Timeline
1900
Born
Birth1965
Died
Death
Family & Connections
- father:
- Lewis Stevenson
- mother:
- Helen Louise Davis
- children:
- Adlai Stevenson III
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