Lewis Stevenson (politician)
| Lewis Stevenson | |
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| 23rd Secretary of State of Illinois | |
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In office October 14, 1914 – January 6, 1917 |
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| Governor | Edward F. Dunne |
| Preceded by | Harry Woods |
| Succeeded by | Louis L. Emmerson |
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Lewis Green Stevenson August 15, 1868 Chenoa, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 5, 1929 (aged 60) McLean County, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Louise Davis |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
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Lewis Green Stevenson (August 15, 1868 – April 5, 1929) was an American politician. He was the Illinois Secretary of State from 1914 to 1917 and a member of Illinois' political Stevenson family.
Born in Chenoa, Illinois, Stevenson was educated in the Bloomington public schools, at Phillips Exeter Academy, and at Illinois State Normal University (now Illinois State University). He died of a heart ailment.
Stevenson's father, Adlai Ewing Stevenson I, was the Vice President of the United States from 1893 to 1897. Stevenson's son, Adlai Ewing Stevenson II, was the Governor of Illinois, the Democratic candidate for President of the United States in 1952 and 1956 and later the United States Ambassador to the United Nations. His grandson, Adlai Ewing Stevenson III, is a former U.S. senator from Illinois. The actor McLean Stevenson was his first cousin twice removed.
Lewis Stevenson married Helen Louise Davis, daughter of Pantagraph publisher W. O. Davis and granddaughter of Jesse Fell. They had two children, Elizabeth "Buffy" and Adlai Ewing Stevenson II.
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