Former Illinois Senator Adlai Stevenson III (D) has died at the age of 90.
Stevenson’s son, Adlai Stevenson IV, confirmed to the Chicago Sun-Times that his father died Monday in Chicago, adding that he had dementia.
“It faded,” young Stevenson told the newspaper.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) praised Stevenson’s “passion for democracy” in a statement following the news of his death while offering condolences to Stevenson’s “loved ones” on behalf of Lincoln Land “.
“Whether in elected office, marines or in nonprofits, Adlai Stevenson III lived every day of her 90s as an example of public service. Her commitment to global exchange is so evident here in Illinois as abroad, ”Pritzker said. dit.
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin
Dick Durbin Labor Day: No Justice for Complainants Overnight Health Care: White House Proposes B Strategy for Pandemic Preparedness (D), the No. 2 Senate Democrat, recalled Stevenson as his “friend and partner in countless causes over the years.”
“Like his father before him, Adlai was at home in the brain world of politics,” Durbin said. “His most effective ally in retail politics was his beloved wife, Nancy. The two were inseparable and one of the best teams in Illinois Democratic politics. Loretta and I send our love and sympathy to Nancy and family “.
Stevenson was the descendant of an Illinois Democratic family of politicians, who shared his name with his father and great-grandfather, who was the 23rd U.S. vice president.
His father, Adlai Stevenson II, served as governor of Illinois for a term, as well as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. He was also the Democratic candidate for president of the United States twice, in 1952 and 1956.
Third Adlai Stevenson was elected to the United States Senate during a special election in 1970 to replace Senator Everett M. Dirksen (R), who had died in office. He served in the Senate for ten years before deciding not to run for another term in 1981.
After his Senate career, Stevenson ran for governor of Illinois unsuccessfully twice in 1982 and 1986. After his second failed government, Stevenson retired from politics.
According to the Sun-Times, Stevenson had continued to organize presentations and speakers at the Adlai Stevenson Center for Democracy in Libertyville, Illinois, before his health declined. He also worked on his family’s farm in Hanover, Island.