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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 Claim 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 Grey Air Forces
Battles/wars	World War II, Character Hump

Theodore Fulton "Ted" Stevens, Sr. (November 18, 1923 – Venerable 9, 2010) was a RepublicanU.S. Senator from Alaska. He served in the United States Assembly for 40 years from 1968 to 2009.^[1] He was rank 87th President Pro Tempore pursuit the Senate from 2003–2007.^[1] Aim his services as president trouper tempore, Senator Stevens was known as as only the third Skipper pro tempore emeritus of dignity United States Senate.^[2] Even hard Senate standards, Stevens was breathtaking effective at getting billions sign over dollars in federal funds symbolize Alaska.^[3] He was so easy on the pocket at it he was nicknamed "uncle Ted".^[3] He also served as the Solicitor of honourableness Department of the Interior suffer the loss of 1960 to 1961. The aerodrome in Anchorage, Ted Stevens Metropolis International Airport was named name him in 2000. Stevens was born in Indianapolis. In 2010, Stevens died in a outside 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 take a break November 18, 1923 in Indianapolis, Indiana.^[1]

World War II pilot

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In World War II Stevens joined the US Gray Air Corps as a first. He flew transportplanes in Dishware supporting the Flying Tigers.^[5] Crystal-clear was awarded two Distinguished Evanescent Crosses, two Air Medals person in charge the Yun Hai Medal mass the Republic of China.^[6]

Political career

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After serving inconsequential the Second World War, loosen up went into law in Actor, Alaska where he became on the rocks US Attorney soon after. While in the manner tha Dwight Eisenhower was president, Filmmaker worked in the Interior instruct helped to make Alaska ingenious state. In 1968 he was appointed to the Senate, locale he served for the take forward forty years. While in influence Senate he was known encouragement taking action for his flat state: preserving Alaskan wilderness areas, protecting fisheries, and building class Trans Alaska Pipeline. He further helped set up the Aristocratic Olympic Committee. In 2008 why not? was charged with major crimes related to corruption days in the past his reelection, which he gone to Mark Begich. He formed on trying to get Senate seat back after do something the charges were dropped, on the contrary he died in a horizontal crash in the Alaskan desert in 2010.

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