William Stevenson | |
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8th President of Oberlin College | |
In office 1946 –1960 | |
Preceded by | Ernest Hatch Wilkins |
Succeeded by | Robert K. Carr |
United States Ambassador to the Philippines | |
In office February 5, 1962 – June 14, 1964 | |
President | John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | John D. Hickerson |
Succeeded by | William McCormick Blair, Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | William Edwards Stevenson October 25, 1900 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | April 2, 1985 Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. | (aged 84)
Spouse | Eleanor "Bumpie" Bumstead Stevenson |
Children | Helen Stevenson Meyner, Priscilla |
Alma mater | Princeton University (undergraduate) University of Oxford |
Profession | track and field athlete, lawyer, diplomat |
Medal record | ||
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Men's athletics | ||
Representing the United States | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1924 Paris | 4x400 m relay |
William Edwards Stevenson (October 25, 1900 – April 2, 1985) was an American track and field athlete, lawyer and diplomat, who won the gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics, and later served as the president of Oberlin College.[1]