The Stevensons
The Stevensons of Illinois have produced a number of important political figures:
- Adlai E. Stevenson I (1835–1914), U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1875–1877 and 1879–1881; U.S. vice president under Grover Cleveland, 1893–1897
- Lewis G. Stevenson (1868–1929), Secretary of State of Illinois, 1914–1917; son of Adlai Stevenson I
- Adlai Stevenson II (1900–1965), Governor of Illinois, 1949–1953; Democratic nominee for President, 1952 and 1956; Ambassador to the United Nations, 1961–1965; son of Lewis G. Stevenson
- Adlai Stevenson III (born 1930), Illinois state treasurer, U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1970–1981; Democratic Nominee for Governor of Illinois, 1982 & 1986; son of Adlai Stevenson II
- Adlai Stevenson II (1900–1965), Governor of Illinois, 1949–1953; Democratic nominee for President, 1952 and 1956; Ambassador to the United Nations, 1961–1965; son of Lewis G. Stevenson
- Lewis G. Stevenson (1868–1929), Secretary of State of Illinois, 1914–1917; son of Adlai Stevenson I
- James Stevenson Ewing (1835–1918), U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1893–1897; cousin of Adlai Stevenson I
- Sydenham B. Alexander (1840–1921), U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1891–1895, cousin of Adlai Stevenson I and James Stevenson Ewing
NOTE: James Stevenson Ewing was also son of Bloomington, Illinois Mayor John Wallis Ewing and brother of Illinois State Judge William Gillespie Ewing. Sydenham B. Alexander was also cousin of U.S. Senator John Sharp Williams.
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