Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), III, 1930-2021
Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (October 10, 1930 – September 6, 2021) was an American lawyer, business executive, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party and the son of former Illinois Governor and two-time presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson, he represented the state of Illinois in the U.S. Senate from 1970 to 1981 and was twice a candidate for Governor of Illinois.
Born in Chicago, Stevenson attended the Milton Academy in Massachusetts, Harrow School in England, and Harvard College. Stevenson was commissioned as a lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1952, served in Korea and was discharged from active duty in 1954. He continued to serve in the Marine Reserves and was discharged in 1961 as a captain. After being discharged from active duty, Stevenson attended Harvard Law School, earning a law degree there in 1957. That year, he went to work as a clerk for a Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. In 1958, he joined the law firm of Brown and Platt. In 1964, Stevenson was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives as an at-large representative due to reapportionment problems, serving from 1965 to 1967. He then served as Illinois Treasurer from 1967 to 1970.
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