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- NAME: Adlai Stevenson
- OCCUPATION: Lawyer, U.S. Vice President
- BIRTH DATE: October 23, 1835
- DEATH DATE: June 14, 1914
- EDUCATION: Illinois Wesleyan University, Centre College
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Christian County, Kentucky
- PLACE OF DEATH: Chicago, Illinois
- Full Name: Adlai Ewing Stevenson
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Adlai Stevenson was 23rd vice president of the United States (1893–1897) in the Democratic administration of President Grover Cleveland.
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Adlai Stevenson was born Oct. 23, 1835, in Christian County, Kentucky. He twice won election to the United States House of Representatives, where he favored low tariffs and a soft-money policy. In 1888, he was named associate justice of the Supreme Court for the District of Columbia. When Cleveland was renominated in 1892, Stevenson was selected as the vice-presidential candidate.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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