Early Years
Shevlin was born in Muskegon, Michigan, the son of Thomas Henry and Alice Ann (Hall) Shevlin. His family moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota when he was a young boy, and his father became successful in the lumber business and active in Republican Party politics. Shevlin attended the Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and then enrolled at Yale University.
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