ADLAI E. STEVENSON III - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 34781
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ADLAI E. STEVENSON III
Adlai Stevenson III signs card in black ink
Signature: "Adlai E Stevenson III", 5x3 card. ADLAI EWING STEVENSON III
(1930-2021) is the son of ADLAI E. STEVENSON II (1900-1965), the former Governor of
Illinois (1949-1953), two-time Presidential candidate (1952, 1956) and U.S. Representative
to the United Nations (1961 until his death in 1965), and the great-grandson of ADLAI E.
STEVENSON (1835-1914), a U.S. Congressman from Illinois (1875-1877; 1879-1881) and
U.S. Vice President (1893-1897). Stevenson III, a Democrat who served in the Illinois House
of Representatives (1965-1967) and was the state's treasurer (1967-1970), was elected to
the U.S. Senate in a special election on November 3, 1970 to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Senator Everett McKinley. Stevenson, who began his term on November 17, was
reelected in his own right in 1974, serving until 1981. In 1982 and 1986, he made
unsuccessful bids for the state's governor's office. Paper clip rust stain at upper left margin, else
fine condition.
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