Stevenson family

Stevenson
Stevenson
Political family
Current region	Illinois
Place of origin	Illinois
Titles	List Vice President of the United States ; Governor of Illinois ; United States Senator ; United States Ambassador to the United Nations ; Secretary of State of Illinois ; Member of the U.S. House of Representatives ; First Assistant United States Postmaster General ; State's Attorney of Woodford County, Illinois ; Second Lady of the United States ; President General of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution ; First Lady of Illinois ; Member of the Illinois House of Representatives ; Treasurer of Illinois ;
Members	Adlai Stevenson I ; Lewis Stevenson ; Adlai Stevenson II ; Adlai Stevenson III

Last updated September 10, 2025

The Stevenson family is an American family of politicians from Illinois in the Democratic Party, many named Adlai E. Stevenson.^[1]

John Turner Stevenson

Eliza Ewing Stevenson

Letitia Stevenson

Adlai Stevenson I

William Washington Stevenson

Mary Stevenson

Julia Stevenson Hardin

Letitia Ewing Stevenson

Lewis Stevenson

Helen Louise Davis

Charles T. Stevenson

Ellen Stevenson

Adlai Stevenson II

Elizabeth "Buffy" Stevenson

Edgar McLean Stevenson, Sr.

Nancy Anderson

Adlai Stevenson III

Borden Stevenson

John Fell Stevenson

Edgar McLean Stevenson, Jr.

Adlai Stevenson IV

Adlai Stevenson V

Members

Adlai Ewing Stevenson I (October 23, 1835 – June 14, 1914)
- 23rd Vice President of the United States, 1893–1897
- United States Representative from Illinois, 1875–1877, 1879–1881
Lewis Stevenson (August 15, 1868 – April 5, 1929)
- 23rd Illinois Secretary of State, 1914–1917
Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965)^[2]
- 5th United States Ambassador to the United Nations, 1961–1965
- Democratic Party presidential nominee, 1952 and 1956
- 31st Governor of Illinois, 1949–1953
McLean Stevenson (November 14, 1927 – February 15, 1996)
- Actor; played Lieutenant Colonel Henry Braymore Blake in M*A*S*H , 1972-1975
Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (October 10, 1930 – September 6, 2021)
- United States Senator from Illinois, 1970–1981
- 63rd Treasurer of Illinois, 1967–1970

References

↑ "Booknotes interview with Jean Baker on The Stevensons: A Biography of an American Family". www.c-span.org. 7 Apr 1996.
↑ "Stevenson, Adlai E II Newspaper Clippings". McLean County Museum of History.

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[1] "Booknotes interview with Jean Baker on The Stevensons: A Biography of an American Family". www.c-span.org. 7 Apr 1996.

[2] "Stevenson, Adlai E II Newspaper Clippings". McLean County Museum of History.

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