The 1956 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors, to the E
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Adlai Ewing Stevenson II was an American politician and diplomat who was the United States ambassador to the United Nations from 1961 until his death in 1965. He served as the 31st governor of Illinoi
1956 United States presidential election in Missouri
…presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Democrat Adlai Stevenson II narrowly won the state of Missouri over the Republican incumbent, Dwight D. Eisenhower, thanks in large part to a 72,000-vote margin in St. Louis. This…
Official portrait, 1961
Stevenson's childhood home in Bloomington, Illinois
Stevenson in the Princeton University yearbook, 1922
Stevenson's home in Libertyville, Illinois (now Mettawa, Illinois)