Papers, 1879-1940 [1906-1910].
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Gompers, Samuel, 1850-1924
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Samuel Gompers (1850-1924) was President of the American Federation of Labor and a member of the President's First Industrial Conference in 1919. He was a member of the President's Unemployment Conference in 1921. ...
United States. Congress. House
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U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house of Congress. From the guide to the Subscription lists, 1870, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The first session of the Congress of the United States, under a resolution passed by the Congress of the Confederation, on September 13, 1788, was called to meet in New York City on March 4, 1789. On the appointed day only 13 Members of the House were present and, as this number did not constitute a quorum, the sessions...
La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925
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Robert Marion La Follette Sr. (June 14, 1855 – June 18, 1925), colloquially known as Fighting Bob, was an American lawyer and politician. He represented Wisconsin in both chambers of Congress and served as the Governor of Wisconsin. A Republican for most of his career, he ran for President of the United States as the nominee of his own Progressive Party in the 1924 presidential election. Historian John D. Buenker describes La Follette as "the most celebrated figure in Wisconsin history." Born...
Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett), 1839-1902
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Thomas Brackett Reed (October 18, 1839 – December 7, 1902), was an American politician from the state of Maine, and was a member of the Republican Party. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives 12 times, first in 1876, and served as Speaker of the House, from 1889–1891 and again from 1895–1899. Occasionally ridiculed as "Czar Reed", he had great influence over the agenda and operations of the House, more so than any previous speaker. He increased the Speaker's power by in...
Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926
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Joseph Gurney Cannon (May 7, 1836 – November 12, 1926) was a United States politician from Illinois and leader of the Republican Party. Cannon served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1911, and many consider him to be the most dominant Speaker in United States history, with such control over the House that he could often control debate. Cannon is the second-longest continuously serving Republican Speaker in history, having been surpassed by fellow Illinoisa...
Small, Len, 1862-1936
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Small, a farmer, banker, and newspaper publisher from Kankakee, Illinois, was a state senator (1901-1902), state treasurer (1904-1908, 1916-1920), and governor (1921-1929). From the description of Papers, January 17, 1921-March 30, 1928. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 124509806 Two term governor of Illinois (1921-1929), state treasurer (1904-1908, 1916-1920), state senator (1901-1902) and assistant U.S. treasurer in charge of the sub...
Cullom, Shelby M. (Shelby Moore), 1829-1914
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Springfield (Sangamon Co.), Ill. republican politician. From the description of Papers, 1910. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38386302 U.S. senator and representative from and governor of Illinois. From the description of Shelby M. Cullom correspondence, 1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984527 Governor of Illinois, 1877-1883, and U.S. Senator, 1883-1913. From the description of Autograph. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Lib...
Lincoln Memorial Commission.
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Cannon family.
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Ridder, Herman.
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McKinley, William Brown, 1856-1926
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William Brown McKinley, businessman and congressman, was born in Petersburg, Illinois, September 5, 1856, the son of George and Hannah (Finley) McKinley. After attending local public schools, he enrolled at the University of Illinois, Urbana, for two years. In 1881 he married Kate Frisbee of Chicago. McKinley began a business career in the family firm of J.B. & W.B. McKinley. The company originally specialized in private banking and mortgages, then expanded into publ...
Deneen, Charles Samuel, 1863-1940
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Illinois governor (1905-1913). Lawyer from Lebanon, Illinois; state representative to the General Assembly (1892-1894); attorney for the Sanitary District of Chicago (1895-1896); Cook County state's attorney (1896-1904); U. S. senator from Illinois (1925-1930). From the description of Papers, 1897-1930. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 23588906 Governor of Illinois, 1905-1913. From the description of Papers, 1905-1926. (Abraham Lincoln ...
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Roosevelt, 26th U.S. president, served 1901-1909. From the description of DS, 1904 March 1. : Washington, D.C. Homestead Certificate. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 15210791 26th president of the United States, 1901-1909. From the description of Theodore Roosevelt letters, 1917, 1918. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 213408920 Roosevelt was then Governor of New York. Chapman was one of the founders of the New York St...
