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.

Law and governorship

After university he practiced law in Chicago, Illinois. He moved into federal government in 1931, working with New Deal initiatives. During the war he worked in Washington as assistant to the Secretary of the Navy. Post-war he was a delegate to the United Nations in 1946 and 1947. Stevenson, who had toyed with the idea of entering politics for several years, entered the Illinois gubernatorial race and defeated incumbent Dwight H. Green in a landslide. Principal among his achievements as Illinois governor were reorganizing the state police, cracking down on illegal gambling, and improving the state highways. In 1949 Stevenson appeared as a character witness in the first trial of Alger Hiss.

Related Topics:
Chicago, Illinois - New Deal - Washington - United Nations - 1946 - 1947 - Dwight H. Green - Alger Hiss

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