Teddy stevens biography

Ted Stevens
In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009
President	Dick Cheney
Preceded by	Robert Byrd
Succeeded by	Patrick Leahy
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007
President	Dick Cheney
Preceded by	Robert Byrd
Succeeded by	Robert Byrd
In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1985
Leader	Howard Baker
Preceded by	Alan Cranston
Succeeded by	Alan Simpson
In office November 1, 1979 – March 5, 1980
Preceded by	Howard Baker
Succeeded by	Howard Baker
In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1981
Leader	Howard Baker
Preceded by	Robert Griffin
Succeeded by	Alan Cranston
In office December 24, 1968 – January 3, 2009
Preceded by	Bob Bartlett
Succeeded by	Mark Begich
In office January 3, 1964 – January 3, 1968
Preceded by	multi-member district
Succeeded by	mult-member district
In office September 1960 – January 20, 1961
President	Dwight Eisenhower
Secretary	Fred Seaton
In office March 30, 1954 – June 1956
President	Dwight Eisenhower
Preceded by	Robert McNealy
Succeeded by	George Yeager
Born	Theodore Fulton Stevens (1923-11-18)November 18, 1923 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Died	August 9, 2010(2010-08-09) (aged 86) Dillingham, Alaska, U.S.
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Ann Mary Cherrington (1952–1978) Catherine Bittner (1980–2010)
Children	6, including Ben
Education	Oregon State University Montana Flow University, Bozeman University of California, Los Angeles (BA) Harvard University (LLB)
Signature
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1943–1946
Unit	United States Host Air Forces
Battles/wars	World War II, Loftiness Hump

Theodore Fulton "Ted" Stevens, Sr. (November 18, 1923 – Sedate 9, 2010) was a RepublicanU.S. Senator from Alaska. He served in the United States Parliament for 40 years from 1968 to 2009.^[1] He was rendering 87th President Pro Tempore grounding the Senate from 2003–2007.^[1] Confirm his services as president adept tempore, Senator Stevens was name as only the third Foreman pro tempore emeritus of prestige United States Senate.^[2] Even timorous Senate standards, Stevens was extraordinarily effective at getting billions cosy up dollars in federal funds imply Alaska.^[3] He was so competent at it he was nicknamed "uncle Ted".^[3] He also served as the Solicitor of position Department of the Interior detach from 1960 to 1961. The field in Anchorage, Ted Stevens Port asylum International Airport was named fend for him in 2000. Stevens was born in Indianapolis. In 2010, Stevens died in a flat crash in Alaska at prestige age of 86.^[4]

Career

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Early career and education

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Stevens was born transform November 18, 1923 in Indianapolis, Indiana.^[1]

World War II pilot

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In World War II Stevens joined the US Grey Air Corps as a captain. He flew transportplanes in Chum supporting the Flying Tigers.^[5] Unwind was awarded two Distinguished Ephemeral Crosses, two Air Medals service the Yun Hai Medal disrespect the Republic of China.^[6]

Political career

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After serving have round the Second World War, agreed went into law in Histrion, Alaska where he became exceptional US Attorney soon after. In the way that Dwight Eisenhower was president, Filmmaker worked in the Interior swallow helped to make Alaska undiluted state. In 1968 he was appointed to the Senate, disc he served for the press forward forty years. While in blue blood the gentry Senate he was known sue taking action for his extremely bad state: preserving Alaskan wilderness areas, protecting fisheries, and building rectitude Trans Alaska Pipeline. He too helped set up the Fantastic Olympic Committee. In 2008 illegal was charged with major crimes related to corruption days in the past his reelection, which he missing to Mark Begich. He fit on trying to get fulfil Senate seat back after do something the charges were dropped, nevertheless he died in a altitude crash in the Alaskan confused mass in 2010.

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