William Stevenson (athlete)
| William Stevenson | |
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| 8th President of Oberlin College | |
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In office 1946 – 1960 |
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| Preceded by | Ernest Hatch Wilkins |
| Succeeded by | Robert K. Carr |
| United States Ambassador to the Philippines | |
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In office February 5, 1962 – June 14, 1964 |
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| President |
John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | John D. Hickerson |
| Succeeded by | William McCormick Blair, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
William Edwards Stevenson October 25, 1900 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 2, 1985 (aged 84) Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Eleanor "Bumpie" Bumstead Stevenson |
| Children | Helen Stevenson Meyner, Priscilla |
| Alma mater |
Princeton University (undergraduate) University of Oxford |
| Profession | track and field athlete, lawyer, diplomat |
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| Men's athletics | ||
Representing the  United States
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1924 Paris | 4x400 m relay |
William Edwards Stevenson (October 25, 1900 – April 2, 1985) was an American track and field athlete, lawyer and diplomat, who won the gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics, and later served as president of Oberlin College.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, William Stevenson won the AAU championships in 440 yd (400 m) in 1921.
He was a graduate of Andover and Princeton University before winning a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University, where he studied law.
After returning to United States, he was an assistant U.S. attorney for the southern district of New York in the 1920s and, in 1931, founded the prominent New York law partnership of Debevoise, Stevenson, Plimpton and Page, now Debevoise & Plimpton L.L.P.
At the Paris Olympics, Stevenson ran the last leg in the American 4 × 400 metres relay team, which won the gold medal with a new world record of 3.16.0. His teammates were Commodore Cochran, Alan Helffrich and Oliver MacDonald.
During the World War II, Stevenson and his wife, Eleanor "Bumpie" Bumstead Stevenson, a 1923 graduate of Smith College, organized and administered American Red Cross operations in Great Britain, North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. Both he and his wife were awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement in support of military operations. (Eleanor Stevenson was the author of I Knew Your Soldier in 1946. She was active in the civil rights movement and the first person to give a nationally broadcast speech on behalf of Planned Parenthood.)
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