biography
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| lived:
| (1860–1921)
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| biography:
| US senator, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. After graduating from Harvard (1881), he published a scholarly text, The City Government of Philadelphia (1887). He then turned to politics, and, although a member of a prosperous upper-class Philadelphia family, he proved to be as tough as any boss, running the Pennsylvania Republican machine from 1904 until his death. As a member of the US Senate (Republican, Pennsylvania, 1897–1921), he was ineffective as a Speaker, but was good at conferences and committee work. A conservative, he favoured high tariffs and opposed women's suffrage and progressive policies in general. |
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