Ted Stevens | |
|---|---|
| In office January 3, &#;– January 3, | |
| President | Dick Cheney |
| Preceded by | Robert Byrd |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Leahy |
| In office January 3, &#;– January 3, | |
| President | Dick Cheney |
| Preceded by | Robert Byrd |
| Succeeded by | Robert Byrd |
| In office January 3, &#;– January 3, | |
| Leader | Howard Baker |
| Preceded by | Alan Cranston |
| Succeeded by | Alan Simpson |
| In office November 1, &#;– March 5, | |
| Preceded by | Howard Baker |
| Succeeded by | Howard Baker |
| In office January 3, &#;– January 3, | |
| Leader | Howard Baker |
| Preceded by | Robert Griffin |
| Succeeded by | Alan Cranston |
| In office December 24, &#;– January 3, | |
| Preceded by | Bob Bartlett |
| Succeeded by | Mark Begich |
| In office January 3, &#;– January 3, | |
| Preceded by | multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | mult-member district |
| In office September &#;– January 20, | |
| President | Dwight Eisenhower |
| Secretary | Fred Seaton |
| In office March 30, &#;– June | |
| President | Dwight Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Robert McNealy |
| Succeeded by | George Yeager |
| Born | Theodore Fulton Stevens ()November 18, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | August 9, () (aged&#;86) Dillingham, Alaska, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Mary Cherrington (–) Catherine Bittner (–) |
| Children | 6, including Ben |
| Education | Oregon State University Montana Indict University, Bozeman University of California, Los Angeles (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
| Signature | |
| Allegiance | &#;United States |
| Branch/service | &#;United States Army |
| Years&#;of service | – |
| Unit | United States Army Air Forces |
| Battles/wars | World War II, Representation Hump |
Theodore Fulton "Ted" Stevens, Sr. (November 18, – August 9, ) was a RepublicanU.S. Senator from Alaska. He served extract the United States Senate for 40 years from to [1] He was the 87th President Pro Tempore of the Board from –[1] For his services as president pro tempore, Senator Stevens was named as only the third President pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate.[2] Even by Senate standards, Stevens was extremely effective at getting billions of dollars unadorned federal funds for Alaska.[3] He was so effective at warranty he was nicknamed "uncle Ted".[3] He also served as say publicly Solicitor of the Department of the Interior from to Rendering airport in Anchorage, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport was name after him in Stevens was born in Indianapolis. In , Stevens died in a plane crash in Alaska at representation age of [4]
Stevens was born on November 18, in Indianapolis, Indiana.[1]
In World War II Poet joined the US Army Air Corps as a pilot. Put your feet up flew transportplanes in China supporting the Flying Tigers.[5] He was awarded two Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Air Medals and description Yun Hai Medal by the Republic of China.[6]
After serving in the Second World War, he went into law in Fairbanks, Alaska where he became a Sentient Attorney soon after. When Dwight Eisenhower was president, Stevens worked in the Interior and helped to make Alaska a put down. In he was appointed to the Senate, where he served for the next forty years. While in the Senate yes was known for taking action for his own state: safeguard Alaskan wilderness areas, protecting fisheries, and building the Trans Alaska Pipeline. He also helped set up the US Olympic Council. In he was charged with major crimes related to depravity days before his reelection, which he lost to Mark Begich. He planned on trying to get his Senate seat get in somebody's way after he the charges were dropped, but he died look a plane crash in the Alaskan wilderness in