Adlai Stevenson

:This page is about the Governor of Illinois and unsuccessful Presidential contender from the 1950s; for Grover Cleveland's Vice-President, see Adlai E. Stevenson; for the U.S. Senator from Illinois during the 1970s, see Adlai Stevenson III.

Childhood and education

Stevenson was born in Los Angeles into a political family; his grandfather Adlai E. Stevenson I had been Vice President of the United States. He was raised in Bloomington, Illinois, and educated at The Choate School and at Princeton and Northwestern University. He received his B.A. from Princeton in 1922 and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree at Northwestern in 1926. When Stevenson was a child, there was a tragic incident that haunted him for the rest of his life. While showing off with his brother's hunting rifle, he accidentally shot and killed a young playmate named Ruth Merwin. Stevenson rarely discussed the incident but many have theorized that his dedication to causes may have been due to the terrible burden of guilt he carried.

Related Topics:
Los Angeles - Adlai E. Stevenson I - Vice President of the United States - Bloomington - Illinois - The Choate School - Princeton - Northwestern University - B.A. - Juris Doctor - J.D.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~