Adlai Stevenson

Candidate Biography:

Adlai Ewing Stevenson II
Born: February 5, 1900 in Los Angeles, CA
Married: Ellen Borden (m. 1928, div. 1949)
Children: Three sons
Military Service: USN
Died: July 14, 1965 in London, England

1940-1944: Special Assistant, US Secretary of the Navy
1949-1953: Governor of Illinois
1960: Primary Candidate for President [Lost]
1961-1965: US Ambassador to the United Nations

• The term "egghead", used to describe an intellectual person, was first used to described in 1952.
• PLACENAME: Adlai E. Stevenson College is part of UC Santa Cruz.
• PLACENAME: Adlai E. Stevenson Hall, is located at Sonoma State University.

Source: The Centennial of The University of California, 1868-1968