| LC control no. | n 79055618 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965 |
| Variant(s) | Stevenson, Adlai Ewing, 1900-1965. |
| See also | Illinois. Governor (1949-1953 : Stevenson) |
| Birth date | 1900-02-05 |
| Death date | 1965-07-14 |
| Place of birth | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Place of death | London (England) |
| Affiliation | Illinois. Governor United Nations |
| Profession or occupation | Politicians |
| Found in | Busch, N. F. Adlai E. Stevenson, 1952. Wikipedia, December 4, 2013 (Adlai Stevenson II; American politician; Adlai Ewing Stevenson II; born February 5, 1900 in Los Angeles, California; his grandfather Adlai E. Stevenson I was Vice President of the United States under President Grover Cleveland from 1893-1897; he served as the 31st Governor of Illinois from January 10, 1949 to January 12, 1953, and received the Democratic Party's nomination for president in 1952 and 1956; both times he was defeated by Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower; he sought the Democratic presidential nomination for a third time in the election of 1960, but was defeated by Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts; after his election, President Kennedy appointed Stevenson as the Ambassador to the United Nations; he served from 1961 to 1965; he died on July 14, 1965 in London after suffering a heart attack; his son Adlai Ewing Stevenson III served as a United States Senator from Illinois from 1970-1981) |
| Associated language | eng |
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