Nelson W. Aldrich
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Nelson W. Aldrich was an influential early 20th-century U.S. Senator from Rhode Island known for his central role in shaping American financial and monetary policy, including groundwork for the Federal Reserve System.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nelson W. Aldrich canonical | 15 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States senator
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human ⓘ member of the Republican Party (United States) ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Swan Point Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart disease ⓘ |
| chairpersonOf |
United States Senate Committee on Finance
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surface form:
Senate Finance Committee
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| child | Abby Aldrich Rockefeller ⓘ |
| committeeMembership | National Monetary Commission ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1841-11-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1915-04-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | East Greenwich Academy ⓘ |
| endTime |
service in U.S. House of Representatives ended in 1881
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service in U.S. Senate ended in 1911 ⓘ |
| familyName | Aldrich ⓘ |
| givenName | Nelson ⓘ |
| heritage |
New England Yankee
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surface form:
Yankee
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| ideology | pro-business conservatism ⓘ |
| influenced | creation of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influential role in early 20th-century American financial policy
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laying groundwork for the Federal Reserve System ⓘ leadership on tariff legislation ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
United States House of Representatives ⓘ United States Senate ⓘ |
| nickname | General Manager of the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aldrich Plan
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Aldrich–Vreeland Act ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
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wholesale grocer ⓘ |
| officeContested | United States Senate from Rhode Island ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Foster, Rhode Island
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surface form:
Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| politicalAlignment |
Old Right (United States)
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surface form:
Old Guard Republican
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| positionHeld |
Member of the United States House of Representatives
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United States Senator ⓘ |
| relative |
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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surface form:
John D. Rockefeller Jr. (son-in-law)
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| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| represented | Rhode Island ⓘ |
| residence | Providence, Rhode Island, United States ⓘ |
| role | chair of the National Monetary Commission ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Abby Pearce Truman Chapman ⓘ |
| startTime |
service in U.S. House of Representatives began in 1879
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service in U.S. Senate began in 1881 ⓘ |
| stateRepresentedInSenate | Rhode Island ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Swan Point Cemetery