Stevenson family
{{Short description|American political family}}
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| name = Stevenson
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| type = Political family
| origin = Illinois
| region = Illinois
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| members = Adlai Stevenson I
Lewis Stevenson
Adlai Stevenson II
Adlai Stevenson III
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| titles = {{Collapsible list
| Vice President of the United States
| United States Ambassador to the United Nations
| Secretary of State of Illinois
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
| First Assistant United States Postmaster General
| State's Attorney of Woodford County, Illinois
| Second Lady of the United States
| President General of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
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}}The Stevenson family is an American family from Illinois that has included notable politicians in the Democratic Party, many of whom have been named Adlai E. Stevenson.{{Cite web|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?71097-1/the-stevensons|title=Booknotes interview with Jean Baker on The Stevensons: A Biography of an American Family|date=7 Apr 1996|website=www.c-span.org}}
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{{Tree chart| | | | | | LGN |y| AE1 | | | | | | | | | | WW | | | |AE1=Adlai Stevenson I|LGN=Letitia Stevenson|WW=William Washington Stevenson}}
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{{Tree chart| | MS | | JSH | | LES | | LGS |y| HLD | | CTS | |MS=Mary Stevenson|JSH=Julia Stevenson Hardin|LES=Letitia Ewing Stevenson|LGS=Lewis Stevenson|HLD=Helen Louise Davis|CTS=Charles T. Stevenson}}
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{{Tree chart| | | | | | | | | | ELB |y| AE2 | | EBS | | EMS1 |EBS=Elizabeth "Buffy" Stevenson|AE2=Adlai Stevenson II|ELB=Ellen Stevenson|EMS1=Edgar McLean Stevenson, Sr.}}
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{{Tree chart| | | | NAR |y| AE3 | | BOR | | JFL | | | | EMS2 | |NAR=Nancy Anderson|AE3=Adlai Stevenson III|BOR=Borden Stevenson|JFL=John Fell Stevenson|EMS2=Edgar McLean Stevenson, Jr.}}
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{{Tree chart| | | | | | AE4 | |AE4=Adlai Stevenson IV}}
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{{Tree chart| | | | | | AE5 | |AE5=Adlai Stevenson V}}
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Notable members
- Adlai Ewing Stevenson I (October 23, 1835 – June 14, 1914)
- 23rd Vice President of the United States, 1893–1897
- United States Representative from Illinois, 1875–1877, 1879–1881
- Lewis Stevenson (August 15, 1868 – April 5, 1929)
- 23rd Illinois Secretary of State, 1914–1917
- Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965){{Cite web|url=https://mchistory.org/research/finding-aids/stevenson-adlai-e-ii-newspaper-clippings|title=Stevenson, Adlai E II Newspaper Clippings|website=McLean County Museum of History}}
- 5th United States Ambassador to the United Nations, 1961–1965
- Democratic Party presidential nominee, 1952 and 1956
- 31st Governor of Illinois, 1949–1953
- McLean Stevenson (November 14, 1927 – February 15, 1996)
- Actor; played Lieutenant Colonel Henry Braymore Blake in M*A*S*H, 1972-1975
- Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (October 10, 1930 – September 6, 2021)
- United States Senator from Illinois, 1970–1981
- 63rd Treasurer of Illinois, 1967–1970
References
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