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Ste·ven·son ˈstē-vən-sən

Ad*lai ˈad-lē

-(ˌ)lā

Ewing 1835–1914 American politician; vice president of U.S. (1893–97)

Stevenson

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Adlai Ewing 1900–1965 grandson of Adlai Stevenson American politician

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Robert Louis Balfour 1850–1894 Scottish author

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