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Adlai Ewing Stevenson, II

Adlai Ewing Stevenson, II

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  • Name Adlai Ewing Stevenson 
    Suffix II 
    Born 5 Feb 1900  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Biographical Information The Adlai E. Stevenson Historic Home, was designed by Chicago architects Perkins, Wheeler and Will. It was built in 1938 as a home for Adlai Stevenson II and his wife, Ellen Borden. In 1969 the property was sold to Edison Dick, a friend of Stevenson. In 1974, the Dick family donated the estate to the Lake County Forest Preserves. The estate is a designated Illinois Historic Site and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 
    Occupation 31st Governor of Illinois, January 10, 1949 to January 12, 1953. 5th United States Ambassador to the United Nations, January 23, 1961 to July 14, 1965. 
    Adlai Stevenson With President Eisenhower.
    Adlai Stevenson With President Eisenhower.
    Adlai Stevenson With President Eisenhower.
    Adlai Stevenson II With President Kennedy.
    Adlai Stevenson II With President Kennedy.
    Adlai Stevenson II With President Kennedy.
    Ambassador Adlai Stevenson II.
    Ambassador Adlai Stevenson II.
    In 1962, during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council, U.S. Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson II demanded that Soviet Ambassador Valerian Zorin confirm or deny the existence of Soviet-built missile bases in Cuba; Stevenson then presented photographic evidence of the bases to the Council.
    Cuban Missile Crisis.
    Cuban Missile Crisis.
    Cuban Missile Crisis.
    Died 14 Jul 1965  London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Person ID I63730  Nagel
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2022 

    Family Ellen Borden,   b. 1907,   d. 28 Jul 1972  (Age 65 years) 
    Married Dec 1928 
    Children 
     1. Adlai Ewing Stevenson, III,   b. 10 Oct 1930, Chicago, Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 2021, Chicago, Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)  [Birth]
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2022 
    Family ID F19653  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart