Adlai Stevenson - Marriage and children - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Adlai Stevenson: Encyclopedia Ii - Adlai Stevenson - Childhood, Education, And Early Career
Stevenson was born in Los Angeles into a political family. His grandfather Adlai E. Stevenson I had been Vice President of the United Sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adlai Stevenson: Encyclopedia - Adlai Stevenson
Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American politician and statesman, noted for his skill in debate and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adlai Stevenson: Encyclopedia Ii - Adlai Stevenson - Marriage And Children
Stevenson married Ellen Borden, a wealthy socialite, in 1928. The couple had three sons, Borden (1930), Adlai III (1932), and John Fell (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adlai Stevenson: Encyclopedia Ii - Adlai Stevenson - Childhood Education And Early Career
Stevenson was born in Los Angeles into a political family. His grandfather Adlai E. Stevenson I had been Vice President of the United Sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adlai Stevenson: Encyclopedia Ii - Adlai Stevenson - 1933 To 1948
In July 1933, Stevenson took a position as special attorney and assistant to Jerome Frank, the general counsel of the Agricultural Adjust...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adlai Stevenson: Encyclopedia Ii - Adlai Stevenson - 1933 To 1948
In July 1933, Stevenson took a position as special attorney and assistant to Jerome Frank, the general counsel of the Agricultural Adjust...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adlai Stevenson: Encyclopedia Ii - Adlai Stevenson - Other Facts Of Note
Stevenson's father, Lewis G. Stevenson, was Illinois secretary of state (1914–1917). Stevenson's eldest son, Adlai E. Stevenson III, wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adlai Stevenson: Encyclopedia Ii - Adlai Stevenson - 1960-1965
Prior to the 1960 Democratic National Convention, Stevenson announced that he was not seeking the Democratic nomination for president, bu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adlai Stevenson: Encyclopedia Ii - Adlai Stevenson - 1952 Presidential Bid
Early in 1952, while Stevenson was still governor of Illinois, President Harry S. Truman proposed that he seek the Democratic nomination ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adlai Stevenson: Encyclopedia Ii - Adlai Stevenson - 1956 Presidential Bid
Many Democratic leaders considered Stevenson the only natural choice for the presidential nomination in 1956, and his chances for victory...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adlai Stevenson: Encyclopedia Ii - Adlai Stevenson - 1948 Election As Illinois Governor
In 1947, Louis A. Kohn, a Chicago attorney, suggested to Stevenson that he consider running for political office. Stevenson, who had toye...   » Read the article