Background
Stevenson, Adlai Ewing was born on February 5, 1900 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Lewis Green and Helen Louise (Davis) Stevenson.
Stevenson, Adlai Ewing was born on February 5, 1900 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Lewis Green and Helen Louise (Davis) Stevenson.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1922, Doctor of Laws, 1954. Juris Doctor, Northwestern University, 1926, Doctor of Laws, 1946. Honorary degs. Doctor of Civil Law, Doctor of Laws, Doctor of Letters, Doctor of Humane Letters from Oxford, Harvard, Columbia, Amherst, University of California and many other American and foreign colleges universities.
Began as reporter, editor Daily Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois. Admitted to Illinois bar, 1926, and practiced, Chicago, 1927-1933. Special counsel American Automobile Association, Washington, 1933-1934.
Partner firm of Sidley, Austin, Burgess & Smith, Chicago, 1935-1941.
Assistant to secretary of navy, Washington, 1941-1944. Chief Economics Mission to Italy, 1943, War Department Mission to Europe, 1944.
Assistant to secretary of state, Washington, 1945. Adviser United States delegation Conference on International Organisation, San Francisco, 1945.
United States minister, chief of the United States delegation Preparatory communications of United Nations, London.
1945. United States delegate General Assembly of United Nations, New York, 1946, 47. Governor of Illinois, 1949-1953.
Practice of law, 1955-1960.
Senior partner Stevenson, Rifkind & Wirtz, Chicago, also Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison, New New York United States representative to United Nations, 1961-1965. Democratic candidate for President of the United States, 1952, 56.
Assistant to Secretary of State, 1957.
Member President's Cabinet, 1960-1965. Trustee or director numerous companies and philanthropic and educational organizations
Trustee emeritus University of Illinois. Chairman Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation.
Served as apprntice seaman, United States Naval Reserve, 1918. Member American, Illinois, New York bar associations, American Academy Arts Sciences, American Society Internal Law, Decalogue Society Lawyers, American Political Science, Phi Beta Kappa (honorary). Clubs: Chicago Attic (Chicago).
Married Ellen Borden, December, 1928 (divorced). Children: Adlai Ewing, Borden, John Fellow.