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American politician

AmericanBorn Letitia GREEN

Second Lady of the United States

Born on January 8, 1843 in Kentucky, USA , United States

Died on December 25, 1913 in Bloomington, Illinois, USA

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Letitia Stevenson was the daughter of Presbyterian Reverend Lewis W. Green (1806-1863) who was the head of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky.



They married in 1866 after a nine-year courtship. Her parents did not approve the marriage but by then her father had died and her mother had moved away. They had three daughters and one son, Lewis G. Stevenson who became the Illinois secretary of state and father of Illinois Governor and 1952 and 1956 Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson. Their great-grandson, Adlai Ewing Stevenson III, was a U.S. senator from Illinois from 1970 to 1981 and an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Illinois in 1982 and 1986.

...   Letitia Stevenson was the daughter of Presbyterian Reverend Lewis W. Green (1806-1863) who was the head of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky.



They married in 1866 after a nine-year courtship. Her parents did not approve the marriage but by then her father had died and her mother had moved away. They had three daughters and one son, Lewis G. Stevenson who became the Illinois secretary of state and father of Illinois Governor and 1952 and 1956 Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson. Their great-grandson, Adlai Ewing Stevenson III, was a U.S. senator from Illinois from 1970 to 1981 and an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Illinois in 1982 and 1986.



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