The Stevenson family is an American family from

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that has included notable

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s in the Democratic Party, many of whom have been named Adlai E. Stevenson.

Notable members

* Adlai Ewing Stevenson I (October 23, 1835 – June 14, 1914) **23rd

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, 1893–1897 **

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from

, 1875–1877, 1879–1881 * Lewis Stevenson (August 15, 1868 – April 5, 1929) **23rd

Illinois Secretary of State The secretary of state of Illinois is one of the six elected executive state offices of the government of Illinois, and one of the 47 Secretary of State (U.S. state government), secretaries of state in the United States. The Illinois secretary of ...

, 1914–1917 * Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) **5th

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, 1961–1965 ** Democratic Party presidential nominee,

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...

and

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...

**31st

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, 1949–1953 *

McLean Stevenson Edgar McLean Stevenson Jr. (November 14, 1927 – February 15, 1996) was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake in the television series '' M*A*S*H'', which earned him a Golden Globe Awa ...

(November 14, 1927 – February 15, 1996) **

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; played Lieutenant Colonel Henry Braymore Blake in '' M*A*S*H'', 1972-1975 * Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (October 10, 1930 – September 6, 2021) **

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from

, 1970–1981 **63rd Treasurer of Illinois, 1967–1970

References

Political families of the United States American families of Scotch-Irish ancestry Adlai Stevenson I Adlai Stevenson II {{Illinois-stub