William B. Allison
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William B. Allison was a long-serving 19th-century American Republican politician from Iowa who became a powerful U.S. senator and influential figure in national fiscal and legislative policy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William B. Allison canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States senator
ⓘ
human ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| areaOfWork |
fiscal policy
ⓘ
legislative policy ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Linwood Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1829-03-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1908-08-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Allegheny College
ⓘ
Western Reserve College ⓘ |
| electoralDistrict | Iowa ⓘ |
| era | Gilded Age ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Allison ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| knownFor | compromise-oriented legislative style ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Senate Committee on Appropriations
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate Committee on Finance ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
|
| militaryConflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
United States Senate Republican Conference
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party leadership in the Senate
influence on national fiscal policy ⓘ long tenure in the U.S. Senate ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bland–Allison Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Allison Amendment to the Bland–Allison Act
role in framing federal appropriations policy ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn | American Civil War ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Perry, Ohio ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Dubuque
ⓘ
surface form:
Dubuque, Iowa
|
| politicalAlignment | conservative Republican ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee
ⓘ
U.S. Representative ⓘ
surface form:
United States representative
United States senator ⓘ member of the Iowa House of Representatives ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn |
Dubuque
ⓘ
surface form:
Dubuque, Iowa
|
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| representedIn |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| residence |
Dubuque
ⓘ
surface form:
Dubuque, Iowa
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Iowa ⓘ |
| wasCandidateFor | Republican presidential nomination ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Dubuque
ⓘ
surface form:
Dubuque, Iowa
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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