William Edgar Borah
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William Edgar Borah was a prominent early 20th-century American politician and long-serving U.S. Senator from Idaho, known for his isolationist foreign policy views and influential role in national politics.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Edgar Borah canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States senator
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1865-06-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Jasper County, Illinois
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United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Boise, Idaho
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Morris Hill Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| candidateIn | 1936 Republican Party presidential primaries ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cerebral hemorrhage ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1940-01-19 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBySource | United States Congressional Biographical Directory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Kansas (attended, did not graduate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedIn | 1906 United States Senate election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1940 (service in U.S. Senate) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Borah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| ideology |
isolationism
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progressivism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of non-interventionist foreign policy
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leadership among Senate progressives ⓘ opposition to United States membership in the League of Nations ⓘ opposition to the Treaty of Versailles ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Republican Party ⓘ |
| middleName | Edgar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| nickname | The Lion of Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | influence on 1920s and 1930s U.S. foreign policy debates ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
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United States senator ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | Boise, Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reElectedIn |
1912 United States Senate election
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1918 United States Senate election ⓘ 1924 United States Senate election NERFINISHED ⓘ 1930 United States Senate election NERFINISHED ⓘ 1936 United States Senate election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| represented | Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Boise, Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary McConnell Borah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1907 (service in U.S. Senate) ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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