Adlai Stevenson III

Adlai Stevenson III
Official Portrait, 1977
United States Senator
from Illinois
In office
November 17, 1970 – January 3, 1981
Preceded byRalph T. Smith
Succeeded byAlan J. Dixon
63rd Treasurer of Illinois
In office
January 9, 1967 – November 17, 1970
GovernorOtto Kerner Jr.
Samuel Shapiro
Richard B. Ogilvie
Preceded byWilliam Scott
Succeeded byCharles W. Woodford
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the at-large district
In office
January 13, 1965 – January 11, 1967
Preceded byredistricting
Succeeded byredistricting
Personal details
Born
Adlai Ewing Stevenson III

(1930-10-10)October 10, 1930
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedSeptember 6, 2021(2021-09-06) (aged 90)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations
Solidarity (1986)
Spouse
Nancy Anderson
(m. 1955)
Children4
Parents
RelativesStevenson family
EducationHarvard University (AB, LLB)
Signature
Military service
ServiceUnited States Marine Corps
Years of service1952–1954 (active)
1954–1961 (reserve)
RankCaptain
WarsKorean War

Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (October 10, 1930 – September 6, 2021) was an American attorney and politician from Illinois. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a member of the United States Senate from 1970 to 1981. A member of the prominent Stevenson family, he also served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives and Illinois Treasurer. He unsuccessfully ran for governor of Illinois in 1982 and 1986. He had been awarded Japan’s Order of the Sacred Treasure with gold and silver stars and was an honorary Professor of Renmin University of China.[1]

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