Joseph B. Foraker

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Joseph B. Foraker was an American Republican politician from Ohio who served as governor and U.S. senator and was influential in shaping U.S. policy toward its new territories after the Spanish–American War.

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instanceOf American politician
United States senator
governor
human
authorOf Foraker Act NERFINISHED
birthName Joseph Benson Foraker NERFINISHED
buriedIn Spring Grove Cemetery NERFINISHED
conflict American Civil War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1846-07-05
dateOfDeath 1917-05-10
educatedAt Cornell University
Ohio Wesleyan University NERFINISHED
electedIn 1885 Ohio gubernatorial election NERFINISHED
1887 Ohio gubernatorial election NERFINISHED
1896 United States Senate election in Ohio NERFINISHED
1902 United States Senate election in Ohio NERFINISHED
endTime 1890-01-13
familyName Foraker NERFINISHED
givenName Joseph NERFINISHED
influenced United States policy toward Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
United States policy toward new territories after the Spanish–American War
legislativeContribution drafted the Foraker Act establishing civil government in Puerto Rico
memberOf United States Senate Committee on Territories NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Union Army NERFINISHED
militaryRank captain
name Joseph B. Foraker NERFINISHED
notableFor involvement in the Brownsville Affair controversy
notableWork Foraker Act NERFINISHED
numberOfChildren 5
occupation lawyer
politician
officeContested Governor of Ohio
opposed some policies of President Theodore Roosevelt
participatedIn debates over U.S. colonial policy after the Spanish–American War
placeOfBirth Highland County, Ohio NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Cincinnati, Ohio NERFINISHED
politicalParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
positionHeld Governor of Ohio
United States senator NERFINISHED
judge of the Cincinnati Superior Court
member of the Ohio Senate
religion Methodism NERFINISHED
spouse Julia Bundy Foraker NERFINISHED
startTime 1886-01-11
stateRepresentedInSenate Ohio NERFINISHED
termEndAsUSSenator 1909-03-03
termStartAsUSSenator 1897-03-04

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Foraker Act namedAfter Joseph B. Foraker
Mount Foraker namedAfter Joseph B. Foraker