Spooner, John C. 1843-1919
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Name (Latin)
Spooner, John C. 1843-1919
Other forms of name
Spooner, John Coit, 1843-1919 nna
Spooner, Mr. (John Coit), 1843-1919
Date of birth
1843-01-06
Date of death
1919-06-11
Associated country
United States
Occupation
Lawyers
Legislators
Secretaries
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Sources of Information
- NUCMC data from LC Manuscript Div. for Dawes, H.L. Papers, 1833-1933(Spooner, John C.)
- LC manual auth. cd.(hdg.: Spooner, John Coit, 1843-1919; usage: John C. Spooner)
- WWWA, vol. 1, 1897-1942(Spooner, John Coit; lawyer; U.S. senator; from Wisconsin)
- In the Senate of the United States, 1887?:p. 1 (Mr. Spooner, from the Committee on Claims)
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Wikipedia description:
John Coit Spooner (January 6, 1843 – June 11, 1919) was a politician and lawyer from Wisconsin. He served in the United States Senate from 1885 to 1891 and from 1897 to 1907. A Republican, by the 1890s, he was one of the "Big Four" key Republicans who largely controlled the major decisions of the Senate, along with Orville H. Platt of Connecticut, William B. Allison of Iowa, and Nelson W. Aldrich of Rhode Island.
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