Adlai Stevenson Biography

Adlai Stevenson biography

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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.