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== Personal life ==
 
== Personal life ==
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Stevens was from a wealthy family that once owned an insurance business and the hotel that is now the Chicago Hilton. In his youth, the business endured some financial difficulties that left an impression on the young lawyer.<ref>Jeffrey Toobin, ''The Nine.''</ref> Stevens graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the [[University of Chicago]] in 1941. He had a son and three daughters by his first wife, whom he [[divorced]] a few years after joining the Supreme Court and then remarried a year later.
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Stevens was from a wealthy family that once owned an insurance business and the hotel that is now the Chicago Hilton. In his youth, the business endured some financial difficulties that left an impression on the young lawyer.<ref>Jeffrey Toobin, ''The Nine.''</ref> Stevens graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the [[University of Chicago]] in 1941. He had a son and three daughters by his first wife, whom he [[divorced]] a few years after joining the Supreme Court and then Stevens remarried soon thereafter.
    
He served in the [[U.S.]] [[Navy]] during [[World War II]] (1942–45), having served the [[Navy]] as part of a code-breaking team, for which he earned the Bronze Star.
 
He served in the [[U.S.]] [[Navy]] during [[World War II]] (1942–45), having served the [[Navy]] as part of a code-breaking team, for which he earned the Bronze Star.
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