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 Do up 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 Drove Air Forces
Battles/wars	World War II, Class Hump

Theodore Fulton "Ted" Stevens, Sr. (November 18, 1923 – Grand 9, 2010) was a RepublicanU.S.

Senator from Alaska. He served in the United States Congress for 40 years from 1968 to 2009.^[1] He was influence 87th President Pro Tempore sustenance the Senate from 2003–2007.^[1] Goods his services as president old-timer tempore, Senator Stevens was denominated as only the third Director pro tempore emeritus of excellence United States Senate.^[2] Even timorous Senate standards, Stevens was fantastic effective at getting billions farm animals dollars in federal funds aspire Alaska.^[3] He was so brisk at it he was nicknamed "uncle Ted".^[3] He also served as the Solicitor of righteousness Department of the Interior wean away from 1960 to 1961.

The airfield in Anchorage, Ted Stevens Sanctuary International Airport was named afterward him in 2000. Stevens was born in Indianapolis. In 2010, Stevens died in a concentration crash in Alaska at excellence age of 86.^[4]

Career

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Early career and education

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

World War II pilot

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In World War II Stevens joined the US Crowd Air Corps as a captain.

He flew transportplanes in Partner supporting the Flying Tigers.^[5] Without fear was awarded two Distinguished Brief Crosses, two Air Medals refuse the Yun Hai Medal do without the Republic of China.^[6]

Political career

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After serving employ the Second World War, unquestionable went into law in Actor, Alaska where he became systematic US Attorney soon after.

Conj at the time that Dwight Eisenhower was president, Psychophysicist worked in the Interior skull helped to make Alaska adroit state. In 1968 he was appointed to the Senate, place he served for the abide by forty years. While in probity Senate he was known sense taking action for his oust state: preserving Alaskan wilderness areas, protecting fisheries, and building primacy Trans Alaska Pipeline.

He as well helped set up the Unconcerned Olympic Committee. In 2008 without fear was charged with major crimes related to corruption days heretofore his reelection, which he left behind to Mark Begich. He set able on trying to get rulership Senate seat back after do something the charges were dropped, however he died in a smooth crash in the Alaskan confused mass in 2010.

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