The Stevenson family is an American family of politicians from Illinois in the Democratic Party, at least four named Adlai E. Stevenson.
Members Adlai Ewing Stevenson I (October 23, 1835 – June 14, 1914) 23rd Vice President of the United States, 1893–1897 United States Representative from Illinois, 1875–1877, 1879–1881 Lewis Stevenson (August 15, 1868 – April 5, 1929) 23rd Illinois Secretary of State, 1914–1917 Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) 5th United States Ambassador to the United Nations, 1961–1965 Democratic Party presidential nominee, 1952 and 1956 31st Governor of Illinois, 1949–1953 McLean Stevenson (November 14, 1927 – February 15, 1996) Actor; played Lieutenant Colonel Henry Braymore Blake in M*A*S*H, 1972-1975 Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (October 10, 1930 – September 6, 2021) United States Senator from Illinois, 1970–1981 63rd Treasurer of Illinois, 1967–1970 Edward T. Foote II (December 15, 1937 – February 15, 2016) 4th President of the University of Miami, 1981–2001
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