Adlai Stevenson I

@23rd Vice President of the United States, Life Achievements and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Adlai Stevenson I was the 23rd Vice President of the United States Kentucky Democrats American Leaders Political Leaders Libra Celebrities Born in Christian County, Kentucky, Adlai Ewing Stevenson I was twice elected into the United States House of Representatives and eventually became the 23rd Vice President of the United States. This rigid and ambitious Congressman from Illinois also served as the Assistant Postmaster General of the United States. He was infamous for firing more than 40,000 republican candidates and replacing them with democratic candidates. This earned him quite a bit of animosity from the Republican-controlled Congress but he became very popular with the Democratic leaders. He was a supporter of the free-silver lobby over the gold-standard. He was much respected for his dignified demeanour and his non-partisan manner of doing things. A lawyer by profession, Adlai Stevenson I became acquainted with prominent attorneys like Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln, at the young age of 23, when he started off his law practice. He was also named associate justice of the Supreme Court for Columbia district. He was in favour of low tariffs and a soft-money policy. He also unsuccessfully fought for Governor of Illinois.

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Birthday: October 23, 1835 Died on: June 14, 1914 Nationality: American Famous: 23rd Vice President of the United States, Democrats, Leaders, Political Leaders Ideologies: Democrats City/State: Kentucky Spouses: Letitia Stevenson Information Detail Birthday October 23, 1835 Died on June 14, 1914 Nationality American Famous 23rd Vice President of the United States, Democrats, Leaders, Political Leaders Ideologies Democrats City/State Kentucky Spouses Letitia Stevenson Known as Adlai Ewing Stevenson I Childrens Lewis G. Stevenson Universities Centre College Illinois Wesleyan University Birth Place Christian County Political Ideology Democratic Religion Presbyterian Gender Male Father John Turner Stevenson Mother Eliza Ewing Stevenson Sun Sign Libra Born in Christian County Famous as 23rd Vice President of the United States Died at Age 78

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In 1866, he married his long time love interest, Letitia Green Stevenson. The couple had four children. Unsplash Personal Life

He was a compulsive cigar smoker and as a result was diagnosed with mouth cancer. In 1893, he had to undergo surgery for the same. Unsplash Personal Life

He died at the age of 78. He was laid to rest at the Evergreen Cemetery in Bloomington, Illinois. Unsplash Personal Life

Adlai Stevenson I was born in Christian County, Kentucky, where his family owned a farm. His parents were John Turner Stevenson and Eliza Ewing Stevenson. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He attended the Blue Water School in Kentucky. In 1852, his family’s tobacco crops were destroyed by frost; as a result they relocated to Bloomington, Illinois. In Illinois, his father owned a sawmill. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He went to the Illinois Wesleyan University, located in Bloomington and later graduated from Centre College, Danville, Kentucky. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1858, he was admitted to the bar and began his practice in Metamora, in Woodford County, Illinois. At 23, this young lawyer became acquainted with prominent attorneys like Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

During the Civil war, he held his first public office as an aide in a court of equity, also known as master in chancery. In 1864, he was elected district attorney and also a presidential elector. Unsplash Career

In 1868, after his tenure as a district attorney came to an end, he began to practice law with a cousin, named, James S. Ewing. He relocated to Bloomington with his wife, Letitia, that year. Unsplash Career

In 1874, he was elected to the Forty-fourth Congress as a Democrat. He began to serve in this position from the following year, serving in the House of Representatives for the next two years. Unsplash Career

In 1876, he stood for re-election but suffered a narrow defeat from Rutherford B. Hayes, who was the leader of the Republican presidential ticket. Unsplash Career

In 1878, he contested on the Democratic and Greenback tickets and became victorious. In the next two presidential election years, he lost narrowly, in his final race to the Congress. Unsplash Career

He served as the 23rd Vice President of United States. He was the first ex-Vice President ever to win re-nomination for the post with a different Presidential candidate. Unsplash Trivia

Information	Detail
Birthday	October 23, 1835
Died on	June 14, 1914
Nationality	American
Famous	23rd Vice President of the United States, Democrats, Leaders, Political Leaders
Ideologies	Democrats
City/State	Kentucky
Spouses	Letitia Stevenson
Known as	Adlai Ewing Stevenson I
Childrens	Lewis G. Stevenson
Universities	Centre College Illinois Wesleyan University
Birth Place	Christian County
Political Ideology	Democratic
Religion	Presbyterian
Gender	Male
Father	John Turner Stevenson
Mother	Eliza Ewing Stevenson
Sun Sign	Libra
Born in	Christian County
Famous as	23rd Vice President of the United States
Died at Age	78

Adlai Stevenson I

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Oct 23, 1835

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