Adlai Stevenson II

Stevenson in 1961, Warren K. Leffler, PD-USNWR

Birth Name: Adlai Ewing Stevenson II

Date of Birth: February 5, 1900

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Date of Death: July 14, 1965

Place of Death: London, England, U.K.

Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Welsh, small amount of French/French Huguenot, distant German and Swiss-French

Adlai Stevenson II was an American politician, diplomat, and statesman. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Governor of Illinois, from January 10, 1949 to January 12, 1953, and the 5th U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, from January 1961 to July 14, 1965, his death.

He was the Democratic Party’s nominee for President of the United States in 1952 and 1956. He was also, to one degree or another, a candidate for the Democratic Party’s 1940, 1944, 1948, 1960, and 1964 presidential nominations.

Adlai was the son of Helen Elizabeth/Louise (Davis) and Lewis Stevenson (Lewis Green Stevenson), who was Secretary of State of Illinois, from 1914 to 1917. Adlai’s paternal grandfather, Adlai Stevenson I, was also a politician, who was Vice President of the United States, from March 4, 1893 to March 4, 1897; he was also again the Democratic Party’s nominee for Vice President in 1900. Adlai had three children with his former wife Ellen Borden. Their son Adlai Stevenson III was a U.S. Senator from Illinois, from 1970 to 1981.

Adlai was a second cousin, once removed, of actor and comedian McLean Stevenson.

Adlai’s paternal grandfather was Adlai Ewing Stevenson (the son of John Turner Stevenson and Elizabeth/Eliza Ann Ewing). Adlai’s grandfather Adlai was born in Kentucky. John was the son of James Bell Stevenson, who was born in North Carolina, to parents from Antrim, Ireland, and also had roots in Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland; and of Nancy Young Brevard, whose maternal grandfather was Scottish. Adlai’s great-grandmother Eliza was the daughter of Adlai Osborne Ewing, who had at least three grandparents born in Ireland, in Donegal, Derry, and Armagh, respectively; and of Sophia/Sophie Goodrich/Gillespie Wallis/Wallace.

Adlai’s paternal grandmother was Letitia Stevenson (born Letitia Barbour Green, the daughter of The Rev. Lewis Warner Green and Mary Ann Peachy/Peachie Fry/Frye). Letitia was born in Pennsylvania, to parents from Kentucky. Lewis was a Presbyterian minister and educator, and the ninth president of Hampden–Sydney College. Lewis was the son of Willis Marshall Green, whose paternal grandparents were from England and Scotland, respectively; and of Sarah Reed, whose father was born in Londonderry, Ireland. Mary Ann was the daughter of Thomas Walker Fry and Elizabeth Julia “Betsy” Smith, whose paternal grandparents were English.

Adlai’s maternal grandfather was William Osborne Davis (the son of Hibbard Davis and Elizabeth Osborn/Osborne). William was born in Pennsylvania. Hibbard was the son of Aaron Davis and Deborah Hibberd. Elizabeth was the daughter of William Osborne, whose grandfathers were English; and of Mary Davis.

Adlai’s maternal grandmother was Eliza Brown Fell (the daughter of Jesse Weldon Fell and Hester Vernon Brown). Eliza was born in Illinois. Jesse was an Illinois businessperson and close friend of Abraham Lincoln; he was the son of Jesse Fell and Rebecca Roman. Hester was the daughter of William Brown and Rachel Milner.

Adlai was a fourth cousin, once removed, of politician Richard Russell, Jr., who was Governor of Georgia, from 1931 to 1933, and President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate, from 1969 to 1971. Adlai’s paternal great-great-great-great-grandparents, Jean Brevard and Jane McWhorter, were also Richard’s maternal great-great-great-grandparents.

Sources: Genealogies of Adlai Stevenson II – http://www.findagrave.com
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