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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 420 

Relating to the death of the Honorable Adlai Ewing Stevenson III, former 

Senator for the State of Illinois. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 18, 2021 

Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. DUCKWORTH) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Relating to the death of the Honorable Adlai Ewing 

Stevenson III, former Senator for the State of Illinois. 

Whereas Adlai Stevenson III was born on October 10, 1930, 

in Chicago, Illinois, and attended Milton Academy in 

Massachusetts; 

Whereas, in 1952, Adlai Stevenson III was commissioned as 

a lieutenant in the Marine Corps, served in Korea, and 

was discharged from active duty in 1954; 

Whereas Adlai Stevenson III continued to serve in the Marine 

Reserves until 1961 and was discharged as a captain; 

Whereas, in 1953, Adlai Stevenson III married Nancy Anderson and they raised 4 children together: Adlai IV, Lucy, 

Katherine, and Warwick; 


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Whereas Adlai Stevenson III was the proud grandfather of 9 

grandchildren; 

Whereas, in 1965, Adlai Stevenson III began his several decades in public service as a tireless advocate for the people 

of Illinois, including serving as— 

(1) a Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1965 to 1967; 

(2) Illinois State Treasurer from 1967 to 1970; and 

(3) a Senator from Illinois from 1970 to 1981; 

Whereas Adlai Stevenson III, as Senator, served on— 

(1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation; 

(2) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 

Affairs; and 

(3) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 

Whereas Adlai Stevenson III was chairman of — 

(1) the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and 

Space; 

(2) the Subcommittee on Oil and Gas Production; 

(3) the Subcommittee on International Finance; 

(4) the Subcommittee on the Collection and Production of Intelligence; and 

(5) a Special Committee, leading to the first major 

reorganization of the Senate; 

Whereas Adlai Stevenson III was the first chairman of the 

Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate; 

Whereas Adlai Stevenson III— 

(1) introduced 84 bills in 2 years as a Member of 

the Illinois House of Representatives, including measures 


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to control lobbying and conflicts of interest in government, a graduated State income tax, and credit reforms; 

(2) as Illinois State Treasurer— 

(A) eliminated staff patronage; 

(B) withdrew State funds from banks that 

practiced racial or religious discrimination; and 

(C) put money in Black-owned banks to finance 

small business, low-income housing, and urban development; 

(3) as Senator, co-authored energy legislation, including the establishment of the Department of Energy, 

fuel efficiency standards, emergency natural gas pricing, 

and projects for the development of alternative energy 

sources; and 

(4) conducted the first in-depth congressional studies of terrorism and introduced the Comprehensive AntiTerrorism Act of 1979; 

Whereas the family of Adlai Stevenson III is one that is devoted to public service, including— 

(1) his great-great grandfather Jesse W. Fell helped 

convince Abraham Lincoln to run for president; 

(2) his great-grandfather Adlai Stevenson I was a 

Member of the House of Representatives from 1875 to 

1877 and 1879 to 1881 and was President Grover Cleveland’s Vice President in his second term from 1893 to 

1897; 

(3) his grandfather Lewis Stevenson was the 23rd 

Secretary of State of Illinois from 1914 to 1917; and 

(4) his father Adlai Stevenson II was the 31st Governor of Illinois, 2-time Democratic Party presidential 

nominee, and the 5th Ambassador to the United Nations; 


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Whereas Adlai Stevenson III was a 2-time nominee for Governor of Illinois; 

Whereas, following his retirement from the Senate, Adlai Stevenson III returned to private practice in Illinois and was 

Chairman of the SC&M Investment Management Company and the Adlai Stevenson Center on Democracy; 

Whereas, throughout his career, Adlai Stevenson III focused 

on international issues, especially in finance and East 

Asia as he held many positions in non-profits in this 

area; 

Whereas Adlai Stevenson III was co-chairman of the HuaMei 

Capital Company, the first Chinese-American investment 

bank; and 

Whereas Adlai Stevenson III will be remembered as an honorable and honest public servant, with an intellect that 

made his family’s legacy proud and placed an emphasis 

on policies for the future: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) has heard with profound sorrow and deep 

3 regret the announcement of the death of the Honor4 able Adlai Stevenson III, former Senator for the 

5 State of Illinois; 

6 (2) extends heartfelt condolences to his wonder7 ful spouse, Nancy, and the entire family of the Hon8 orable Adlai Stevenson III and all those who knew 

9 and loved him; 

10 (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of 

11 the Senate— 


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1 (A) communicate this resolution to the 

2 House of Representatives; and 

3 (B) transmit an enrolled copy of this reso4 lution to the family of the Honorable Adlai Ste5 venson III; and 

6 (4) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand 

7 adjourned as a further mark of respect to the mem8 ory of the Honorable Adlai Stevenson III. 

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