Adlai Stevenson II

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diplomat human politician

Adlai Stevenson II was an American politician and diplomat who served as governor of Illinois and twice ran as the Democratic nominee for U.S. president in the 1950s.

Aliases (2)

Adlai E. Stevenson II ×1
Adlai Ewing Stevenson II ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	diplomat → human → politician →
burialPlace	Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois, United States →
candidateInElection	1952 United States presidential election → 1956 United States presidential election →
causeOfDeath	heart attack →
child	Adlai Stevenson III →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1900-02-05 →
dateOfDeath	1965-07-14 →
educatedAt	Northwestern University School of Law → Princeton University →
endTime	Governor of Illinois: 1953 → U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations: 1965 →
familyName	Stevenson →
father	Lewis G. Stevenson →
fieldOfStudy	law →
fullName	Adlai Ewing Stevenson II →
gender	male →
givenName	Adlai →
grandfather	Adlai Stevenson I →
knownFor	Democratic presidential nominee in 1952 and 1956 → leading liberal voice in the Democratic Party in the 1950s →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Democratic Party (United States) →
militaryService	none →
mother	Helen Davis Stevenson NERFINISHED →
nativeLanguage	English →
nominatedBy	Democratic Party (United States) →
notableWork	UN Security Council speech during Cuban Missile Crisis →
occupation	diplomat → lawyer → politician →
placeOfBirth	Los Angeles, California, United States →
placeOfDeath	London, England, United Kingdom →
positionHeld	Chairman of the United States Delegation to the United Nations → Counsel to the Agricultural Adjustment Administration → Governor of Illinois → Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy → United States Ambassador to the United Nations →
ranForOffice	President of the United States →
religion	Presbyterianism →
residence	Bloomington, Illinois, United States →
spouse	Ellen Borden Stevenson NERFINISHED →
startTime	Governor of Illinois: 1949 → U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations: 1961 →
unsuccessfulCandidateForOffice	President of the United States →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Adlai Stevenson III →	family
Adlai Stevenson II ("Adlai Ewing Stevenson II") →	fullName
Adlai E. Stevenson I ("Adlai E. Stevenson II") →	grandfatherOf
Choate Rosemary Hall →	notableAlumnus
United States Ambassador to the United Nations (Cabinet-level) →	officeHeldBy
Adlai Stevenson III →	relative