Adlai Ewing Stevenson
| Noun | 1. |  Adlai Ewing Stevenson - United States politician and diplomat (1900-1968) |
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| 释义 | Adlai Ewing Stevenson
Adlai Ewing StevensonStevenson, Adlai Ewing,1835–1914, Vice President of the United States (1893–97), b. Christian co., Ky. He practiced law at Bloomington, Ill., and was twice (1874, 1878) elected to the U.S. Congress as a Democrat. He was First Assistant Postmaster General during Grover ClevelandCleveland, Grover(Stephen Grover Cleveland), 1837–1908, 22d (1885–89) and 24th (1893–97) President of the United States, b. Caldwell, N.J.; son of a Presbyterian clergyman. ..... Click the link for more information. 's first term (1885–89) and Vice President during his second. In 1900, Stevenson again ran for Vice President on the Democratic ticket, this time with William Jennings BryanBryan, William Jennings , 1860–1925, American political leader, b. Salem, Ill. Although the nation consistently rejected him for the presidency, it eventually adopted many of the reforms he urged—the graduated federal income tax, popular election of senators, woman ..... Click the link for more information. . After losing this election he later ran (1908) for governor of Illinois but was defeated. BibliographySee studies by R. Sievers (1983) and P. McKeever (1989). Stevenson, Adlai Ewing,1900–1965, American statesman, b. Los Angeles; grandson of Adlai Ewing StevensonStevenson, Adlai Ewing,1835–1914, Vice President of the United States (1893–97), b. Christian co., Ky. He practiced law at Bloomington, Ill., and was twice (1874, 1878) elected to the U.S. Congress as a Democrat. ..... Click the link for more information. (1835–1914). A graduate (1922) of Princeton, he received his law degree from Northwestern Univ., was admitted (1926) to the bar, and practiced law in Chicago. He entered government service as special counsel to the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (1933–34) and later served as assistant general counsel to the Federal Alcohol Bureau (1934) and as an assistant to the U.S. Secretary of the Navy (1941–44). In 1945 he became special assistant to Secretary of State StettiniusStettinius, Edward Reilly, Jr. , 1900–1949, American statesman and industrialist, b. Chicago. He held (1926–34) several executive posts in the General Motors Corp., and in 1938 he became chairman of the board of the U.S. Steel Corp. ..... Click the link for more information. and attended the San Francisco Conference that founded the United Nations. He was a member of the U.S. mission to the UN General Assembly in 1946 and 1947. In 1949, Stevenson was elected Democratic governor of Illinois by an unprecedented majority; his record of reforms in office brought him national prominence, and he was drafted (1952) to be the Democratic presidential candidate. Despite an eloquent campaign, he was decisively defeated by Dwight D. EisenhowerEisenhower, Dwight David , 1890–1969, American general and 34th President of the United States, b. Denison, Tex.; his nickname was "Ike." Early Career When he was two years old, his family moved to Abilene, Kans., where he was reared. ..... Click the link for more information. . In 1956, Stevenson campaigned actively and successfully for renomination but was defeated by Eisenhower by an even greater margin. In 1960 he was a more reluctant contender for the Democratic nomination, which he lost to John F. KennedyKennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917–63, 35th President of the United States (1961–63), b. Brookline, Mass.; son of Joseph P. Kennedy. Early Life While an undergraduate at Harvard (1936–40) he served briefly in London as secretary to his father, who was ..... Click the link for more information. . In 1961, President Kennedy appointed him U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, with cabinet rank. He held this position until his death. Despite his electoral defeats, Stevenson won enormous respect and admiration as an eloquent spokesman for liberal reform and for internationalism. Stevenson's works include A Call to Greatness (1954), Friends and Enemies (1959), and Putting First Things First (1960). His papers were edited by Walker Johnson (8 vol., 1972–79). His oldest son, Adlai Ewing Stevenson 3d, 1930–, b. Chicago, served as U.S. senator from Illinois (1970–81). He ran unsuccessfully for governor of Illinois in 1982 and 1986. BibliographySee biographies of the elder Stevenson by K. S. Davis (1957, repr. 1967), S. G. Brown (1961), H. J. Muller (1967), and B. Cochran (1969); J. H. Baker, The Stevensons (1996). Stevenson, Adlai EwingBorn 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. See Adlai Ewing Stevenson Adlai Ewing Stevenson
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