Burton K. Wheeler

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Burton K. Wheeler was a prominent early-20th-century U.S. senator from Montana known for his progressive politics, opposition to corporate power, and frequent clashes with presidential authority.

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Burton K. Wheeler canonical 4
Senator Burton K. Wheeler 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States senator
human
lawyer
member of the Democratic Party (United States)
politician
progressive politician
activeInPeriod early 20th century
interwar period
advocatedFor antitrust enforcement
civil liberties
regulation of public utilities
areaOfActivism civil liberties in the United States
economic reform
government accountability
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
criticized executive overreach
presidential authority
familyName Wheeler
fieldOfWork law
politics
givenName Burton
ideology American progressivism
jurisdictionRepresented Montana
surface form: State of Montana
laterOpposed aspects of the New Deal
legislativeBody United States Senate
memberOf Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)

United States Senate
notableFor clashes with presidential authority
opposition to corporate power
progressive politics
officeContested Vice President of the United States
opposed Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1937 court-packing plan
concentrated economic power
corporate power
participantIn 1924 United States presidential election
politicalAlignment progressivism
positionHeld United States senator
represented Montana
residence Montana
runningMateOf Robert M. La Follette
sexOrGender male
supported New Deal
surface form: New Deal programs (initially)
wasBornIn Montana
United States of America
workLocation Montana

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Wheeler-Rayburn Act sponsor Burton K. Wheeler
Indian Reorganization Act sponsorInSenate Burton K. Wheeler
Wheeler–Howard Act namedAfter Burton K. Wheeler
Wheeler–Howard Act sponsoredBy Burton K. Wheeler
this entity surface form: Senator Burton K. Wheeler