Adlai Ewing Stevenson I (October 23, 1835-- June 14, 1914) acted as the 23rd Vice President of the United States (1893-- 1897). Recently, he worked as a Congressman from Illinois in the late 1870s and also early 1880s. After his subsequent consultation as Assistant Postmaster General of the United States throughout Grover Cleveland's initial administration (1885-- 1889), he fired several Republican postal workers and changed them with Southern Democrats. This earned him the enmity of the Republican-controlled Congress, however made him a favored as Grover Cleveland's running friend in 1892, and he duly came to be 23rd Vice President of the United States.

In office, he supported the free-silver lobby versus the gold-standard guys like Cleveland, yet was praised for judgment in a sensible, non-partisan manner.

In 1900, he ran for Vice President with William Jennings Bryan. Stevenson was the grandfather of Adlai Stevenson II, a Governor of Illinois and the unsuccessful Democratic governmental prospect in both 1952 as well as 1956.

Ancestry

Adlai Ewing Stevenson was birthed in Christian County, Kentucky, on October 23, 1835, to John Turner and also Eliza Ewing Stevenson, Wesleyans of Scots-Irish descent.

Early life

Stevenson was born on the household farm in Christian County. Stevenson participated in Illinois Wesleyan University at Bloomington and ultimately graduated from Centre College, in Danville, Kentucky; at the latter he was a part of Phi Delta Theta. His papa's death triggered Stevenson to return from Kentucky to Illinois to run the sawmill.

Vice President, 1893-- 1897.

Cleveland was renominated for President on the very first ballot at the 1892 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. At the time, the vice presidency was taken into consideration a "final resting place for has-beens and also never-wases." Stevenson's siblings and also cozs advocated for his nomination for the location. Mayor of Chicago Carter Harrison threw his support behind Stevenson as a native kid, believing that he could possibly affect the state to vote Democrat. Stevenson was nominated on the first tally.

Adlai Ewing Stevenson I (October 23, 1835-- June 14, 1914) offered as the 23rd Vice President of the United States (1893-- 1897). Stevenson was the grandfather of Adlai Stevenson II, a Governor of Illinois as well as the unsuccessful Democratic presidential prospect in both 1952 and also 1956.

Stevenson went to Illinois Wesleyan University at Bloomington and inevitably graduated from Centre College, in Danville, Kentucky; at the latter he was a component of Phi Delta Theta. His papa's fatality motivated Stevenson to return from Kentucky to Illinois to run the sawmill.

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Cleveland was renominated for President on the first ballot at the 1892 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. At the time, the vice presidency was considered a "final resting place for has-beens and never-wases." Nonetheless, Stevenson's brothers and cousins advocated for his nomination for the position. Likewise, Mayor of Chicago Carter Harrison threw his support behind Stevenson as a native son, believing that he could influence the state to vote Democrat. Stevenson was nominated on the first ballot

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