Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), III, 1930-2021

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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.

Following the death of Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen, Stevenson was elected to serve out the balance of Dirksen's term in 1970 and was re-elected in 1974. In the Senate, Stevenson served on the Commerce Committee (Chairman of the Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space), Banking Committee (Chairman of the Subcommittee on International Finance) and Intelligence Committee (Chairman, Subcommittee on the Collection and Production of Intelligence). A reformer, he served as the first Chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee and Chairman of a Special Committee which led the first major reorganization of the Senate since its Committee system was formed in the early 19th Century. He also served on the Senate Majority's Policy Committee. He declined to stand for re-election in 1980, resuming the practice of law.

In 1982, Stevenson was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Illinois. Though the election was virtually tied, and evidence of widespread election irregularities, including a failed punch card system for recording votes, was presented to the Illinois Supreme Court, it denied his request for a recount by one vote. In 1986, he was renominated by the Democratic Party for Governor in 1986 but as Democratic voters nominated allies of Lyndon LaRouche for Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State, Stevenson organized the Illinois Solidarity Party to provide an alternate slate for Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State, which was endorsed by the regular Democratic organization. Stevenson won 40 percent of the vote as the Solidarity candidate.

After leaving the senate, Stevenson was active in business and cultural relations with East Asia. He was chairman of SC&M Investment Management Corporation, and co-chairman of HuaMei Capital Company (the first Chinese-American investment bank). He also held many positions with non-profit organizations in this area. He served as chairman of the Japan-America Society of Chicago, the Midwest U.S.-Japan Association, and the Midwest U.S.-China Association, and as president of the U.S. Committee of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC). He was also co-chairman of the PECC's Financial Market Development Project, a member of the U.S.-Korea Wisemen Council, and sat on the Board of Directors of the Korea Economic Institute.

Stevenson died from complications of Lewy body disease at his home in Chicago.

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creatorOf Stevenson, Adlai Ewing III, 1930-. Post Senate Career Papers, 1980-1998. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Cox, Archibald, 1912-. Papers, 1862-1978. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1930-. A re-enactment of the second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, 1865-1965 [motion picture] / Joint Committee of the Congress of the United States in cooperation with the Army Pictorial Center. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1835-1914. Family papers, 1830-1966. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Paul Goodman papers, 1925-1983. Houghton Library
referencedIn Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs Collection, 1920-2001 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn John Bartlow Martin Papers, 1900-1986, (bulk 1939-1983) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Stevenson, Adlai Ewing III, 1930-. Senate Service Papers, 1970-1980. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Lewis, Lloyd, 1891-1949. Lloyd Lewis papers, 1886-1985, bulk 1905-1949. Newberry Library
referencedIn Schlup, Leonard C., 1943-. Papers, ca. 1890-2004. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Stevenson, Adlai Ewing, 1930-. Personal and Family Files, 1890-1991. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Stevenson, Adlai Ewing III, 1930-. Papers, 1890-2000. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Staff Secretary. 1976 - 1981. Presidential Files. 1977 - 1981. 11/8/79 [1] Jimmy Carter Library
creatorOf Cox, Archibald, 1912-. Papers, 1862-1978. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Papers, 1923-1974 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Ives, Elizabeth Stevenson, 1897-1994. Family history papers, 1797-1996. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Staff Secretary. 1976 - 1981. Presidential Files. 1977 - 1981. 11/7/79 [1] Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn Shapiro, Irving S., 1916-2001. Irving S. Shapiro papers, 1964-1981 Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1930-. Abraham Lincoln / by Adlai Stevenson. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Baldini, John. John Baldini collection, 1950-1988. Mclean County Historical Society Library
referencedIn Papers, 1932?-1976 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Stellanova Osborn papers, 1907-1988 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Papers of Dorothy Rodgers, 1922-1987 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Holleb, Marshall M., 1916-2008. Marshall M. Holleb papers, 1943-2004. Chicago History Museum
referencedIn Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations (Nixon Administration). 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Sound Recordings of Meetings and Telephone Conversations. 2/16/1971 - 7/18/1973. Oval Office tape number 791 Richard Nixon Library
referencedIn Records of the National Organization for Women, 1959-2002 (inclusive), 1966-1998 (bulk) Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Stevenson, Adlai Ewing III, 1930-. Politics File Papers, 1964-1988. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Ellen Lanyon papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Papers, 1917-1995 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Harold Weston Papers, 1916-1971 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Stevenson, Adlai Ewing, 1930-. Early Career Papers, 1958-1970. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Pietro Lazzari papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Cornell University. Centennial Celebration. Cornell University Centennial Celebration records, 1957-1967, 1960-1965 (bulk). Cornell University Library
creatorOf Scott, Hugh, 1900-1994. Papers of Hugh Scott [manuscript], 1925-1979. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs Collection, 1920-2001 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Simon, Paul, 1928-2003. Papers, 1948-1973. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Tree, Marietta, 1917-1991. Papers, 1917-1995 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1930-. Adlai E. Stevenson : commercials, 1966-1986. University of Oklahoma, Political Community Archives
referencedIn National Organization for Women. Records: Series XVII-XXXII, 1967-1996. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Kane, Amanda Stewart Bryan, 1904-1990,. Papers of Shelah Kane Scott, 1952-1976. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Stevenson, Adlai Ewing III, 1930-. Microfilm, 1970-1978. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Pedersen, Thyra E., ca.1889-. Papers, 1923-1974 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Publicity photographs of U.S. Senator Hugh Scott, 1958-1973. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Grittner, Karl Frederick, 1922-. Karl Grittner papers, 1951-1972. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
creatorOf Scott, Hugh, 1900-1994. Papers of Hugh Scott [manuscript], 1944-1981. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Adlai Stevenson Institute of International Affairs. Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1965-1972. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Stellanova Osborn papers, 1907-1988 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Newman, Ralph Geoffrey, 1911-1998. Collection of Adlai E. Stevenson Material, 1892, 1947-1968. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Papers, 1917-1995 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf New Democratic Coalition of Ohio. Records 1969-1976. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Cornell University, Centennial Celebration Records, 1957-1967, 1960-1965 (bulk) Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Hugh B. Hester Papers, 1945-1977 East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library
referencedIn Hayes, Thomas M.,. Republican Party (Ga.) campaign collection, 1956-1964. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1930-. Reminiscences of Adlai E. Stevenson III : oral history, 1967. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Scott, Ann London, 1929-1975. Papers, 1932?-1976 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
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Chicago IL US
Springfield IL US
Milton MA US
Lake County IL US
Cambridge MA US
Greater London ENG GB
Hanover IL US
Chicago IL US
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Birth 1930-10-10

Death 2021-09-06

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