biography
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| (1884–1967)
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| biography:
| US senator, born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, USA. A lawyer, he was elected to the US Senate (Republican, Wisconsin, 1939–63), where he rose to be chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Judiciary Committee. He was a sponsor of the GI Bill. Originally an isolationist, he embraced internationalist policies after World War 2, supporting foreign aid, the United Nations, and disarmament. |
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