Adlai Ewing Stevenson II was an American politician and diplomat who was twice the Democratic nominee for President of the United States. He was the grandson of Adlai Stevenson I,the 23rd vice president of the United States.
Adlai Ewing Stevenson was an American politician who served as the 23rd vice president of the United States from 1893 to 1897. He had served as a U.S. Representative from Illinois in the late 1870s and early 1880s. After his appointment as assistant postmaster general of the United States during Grover Cleveland's first administration (1885–1889),he fired many Republican postal workers and replaced them with Southern Democrats. This earned him the enmity of the Republican-controlled Congress,but made him a favorite as Grover Cleveland's running mate in 1892,and he was elected vice president of the United States.
James Robert Thompson Jr.,also known as Big Jim Thompson,was an American attorney and politician who served as the 37th and longest-serving governor of the US state of Illinois,serving from 1977 to 1991. A moderate Republican who sometimes took more liberal stances on issues,Thompson was elected to four consecutive terms and held the office for 14 years. Many years after leaving public office,he served as a member of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
Daniel J. Walker was an American lawyer,businessman and politician from Illinois. A member of the Democratic party,he served as the 36th governor of Illinois,from 1973 until 1977. Born in Washington,D.C.,Walker was raised in San Diego,before serving in the Navy as an enlisted man and officer during World War II and the Korean War. He moved to Illinois between the wars to attend Northwestern University School of Law,entering politics in the state during the 1960s.
William Grant Stratton,was the 32nd governor of Illinois from 1953 to 1961 and succeeded Adlai Stevenson II in that office.
Adlai Ewing Stevenson III was an American attorney and politician of the Democratic Party who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1970 until 1981. A member of the prominent Stevenson family,he also served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives and Illinois Treasurer. He unsuccessfully ran for governor of Illinois in 1982 and 1986. He had been awarded Japan’s Order of the Sacred Treasure with gold and silver stars and was an honorary Professor of Renmin University,China.
Daniel James Moody Jr.,was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. Originally from Taylor,Texas,he served as the 30th governor of Texas between 1927 and 1931. At the age of 33,he was elected and took office as the youngest governor in Texas history. After his two terms as governor,he returned to private law practice and continued to prosecute and represent various functions of the US government in his later life.
Charles Samuel Deneen was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Illinois,from 1905 to 1913. He was the first Illinois governor to serve two consecutive terms totalling eight years. He was governor during the infamous Springfield race riot of 1908,which he helped put down. He later served as a U.S. Senator from Illinois,from 1925 to 1931. Deneen had previously served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1892 to 1894. As an attorney,he had been the lead prosecutor in Chicago's infamous Adolph Luetgert murder trial.
Lennington "Len" Small was an American politician who served as the 26th Governor of Illinois from 1921 to 1929. He previously was a member of the Illinois state senate from the 16th District from 1901 to 1903 and was Illinois state treasurer,from 1905 to 1907,and from 1917 to 1919. He is known for accusations of embezzlement brought against him.
Michael J. Howlett Sr. was an American politician who served as the 24th Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts and 33rd Illinois Secretary of State. He was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Illinois in the 1976 Illinois gubernatorial election.
The history of Illinois may be defined by several broad historical periods,namely,the pre-Columbian period,the era of European exploration and colonization,its development as part of the American frontier,its early statehood period,growth in the 19th and 20th centuries,and contemporary Illinois of today.
Wilber Marion Brucker was an American Republican politician. Born in Saginaw,Michigan,he served as the 32nd Governor of Michigan from 1931 to 1933 and as the United States Secretary of the Army between July 21,1955 and January 19,1961.
George Edward Sangmeister was an American politician and United States Representative from Illinois. He originally represented Illinois' 4th congressional district,before it was renumbered as the 11th district.
Jethro Ayers Hatch was an American physician and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1895 to 1897.
Jacob M. Arvey was an influential Chicago political leader from the Depression era until the mid-1950s. He may be best known for his efforts to end corruption in the Chicago Democratic organization,and for promoting the candidacies of liberal Democratic politicians such as Adlai Stevenson and Senator Paul Douglas of Illinois. He was known as "Jake" and "Jack" at different times in his career.
Stephen A. Mitchell was an American attorney and Democratic Party official. He served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1952 to 1956,and was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor of Illinois in 1960.
The Chicago mayoral election of 1939 was first the primary on February 28,1939,which was followed by the general on April 5,1939. The election saw incumbent Edward J. Kelly being reelected to a third term,defeating Dwight H. Green by a double-digit margin.
The 1948 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 2,1948. Incumbent Governor Dwight H. Green,a Republican seeking a third term,lost reelection to Democratic nominee Adlai Stevenson II.
Jack O'Malley was an American politician who served as Cook County State's Attorney from 1990 through 1996 and as a judge on the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court from 2000 through 2010.
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