Oscar Underwood
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Oscar Underwood was an influential early 20th-century American Democratic politician and longtime Alabama congressman who played a key role in national tariff reform and party leadership.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oscar Underwood canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States senator
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| candidateIn | 1924 Democratic Party presidential primaries ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1862-05-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1929-01-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Virginia
NERFINISHED
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University of Virginia School of Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime |
service in U.S. House of Representatives ended in 1915
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service in U.S. Senate ended in 1927 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Underwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
legislative leadership
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tariff reform ⓘ tax policy ⓘ |
| givenName | Oscar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | Honorable ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early 20th-century congressional leadership
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leading Democratic tariff reform efforts ⓘ opposition to the Ku Klux Klan within the Democratic Party ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork | Underwood Tariff Act of 1913 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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legislator ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Congress in the Progressive Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Louisville, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Fairfax County, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee
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House Majority Leader NERFINISHED ⓘ House Minority Leader NERFINISHED ⓘ Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama ⓘ United States Senator from Alabama ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| represented | Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Birmingham, Alabama, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Eugenia Massie Underwood
NERFINISHED
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Mildred Underwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime |
service in U.S. House of Representatives began in 1895
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service in U.S. Senate began in 1915 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
NERFINISHED
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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