Adlai Ewing Stevenson

Born Feb. 5, 1900, in Los Angeles; died July 14, 1965, in London. US political figure; lawyer.

Stevenson practiced law from 1926 to 1933 and again from 1955 to 1960. Beginning in 1933, he held various positions in government. From 1941 to 1944 he was a special assistant to the secretary of the navy, and in 1945 he was a special assistant to the secretary of state and an adviser to the American delegation to the San Francisco Conference of 1945. In 1946–47, Stevenson was the US delegate to the UN General Assembly. From 1949 to 1953 he was governor of Illinois. In 1952 and 1956, Stevenson was the Democratic Party’s candidate for president. From 1961 to 1965 he was the permanent representative of the USA at the UN.