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Adlai Stevenson I
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American politician (1835–1914); Vice President of the United States from 1893 to 1897
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Adlai Ewing Stevenson was an American politician, lawyer, jurist, and prosecutor. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as Vice President of the United States. His work location included Washington, D.C. He was born in Christian County in 1835 and died in Chicago in 1914 from natural causes. Stevenson was educated at Centre College and spoke English.
He was married to Letitia Stevenson and was the father of Adlai Stevenson II. Stevenson is buried in Bloomington. He is described by the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition and is recognized in the US Vice Presidents collection.
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Key facts
- President
- Grover Cleveland
- Preceded by
- Levi P. Morton
- Succeeded by
- Garret Hobart
- Born
- Adlai Ewing Stevenson , ( 1835-10-23 ) October 23, 1835, Christian County, Kentucky , U.S.
- Died
- June 14, 1914 (1914-06-14) (aged 78), Chicago , Illinois , U.S.
- Resting place
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Letitia Green ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1866 ; died 1913 )
- Children
- 4, including Lewis
- Relatives
- Stevenson family
- Education
- Centre College ( BA )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Stevenson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Christian County
- Place of death
- Chicago
- Spouse
- Letitia Stevenson
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Position held
- Vice President of the United States
- Educated at
- Centre College
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Adlai E. Stevenson LCCN93511636 (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
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- Commons category
- Adlai Stevenson I
- date of birth
- 1835-10-23
- date of death
- 1914-06-14
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Bloomington
- name in native language
- Adlai Ewing Stevenson
- birth name
- Adlai Ewing Stevenson
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P12749
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Encyclopedic overview
Adlai Ewing Stevenson I (October 23, 1835 – June 14, 1914) was an American politician and diplomat who served as the 23rd vice president of the United States from 1893 to 1897 under President Grover Cleveland. A member of the Democratic Party, Stevenson served as a U.S. Representative for Illinois in the late 1870s and early 1880s. He was the founder of the Stevenson political family.
Appointed assistant postmaster general of the United States in 1885, during Cleveland's first administration, Stevenson fired many Republican postal workers and replaced them with Southern Democrats. This earned him the enmity of the Republican-controlled Congress, but made him a favorite as Cleveland's running mate in 1892, and he was elected vice president of the United States. During his term of office, Stevenson supported the free-silver lobby against the gold-standard men like Cleveland, but was praised for governing in a dignified, non-partisan manner. He became the first vice president to serve under a president who won a non-consecutive second term for a second presidency.
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