biography
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| (1854–1916)
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| biography:
| US senator and governor, born in Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA. A lawyer in Helena, AR, he was active in state politics, serving as Democratic governor (1895–7). Going to the US Senate mid-term (1904–16), he supported Philippine independence, regulation of the railroads, and workmen's compensation insurance. In 1913–16 he was temporary president of the Senate. |
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