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which oversaw bank regulation and monetary policy. In the early 1890s, Aldrich was considering leaving the Senate, however, a businessman from Rhode Island, Marsden J. Perry, convinced him to stay by making Aldrich a partner in a plan to consolidate and electrify the state's trolley systems. Aldrich
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In 1878 the Republican bosses of Rhode Island endorsed him for the U.S. House of Representatives; he won and served one term, 1879 to 1881. In 1881 he was elected to the U.S. Senate by the Rhode Island legislature. He served in the Senate for 30 years from 1881 to 1911. He was the longest-serving
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Aldrich began to debate at the local public lecture hall on various political issues of the era. In 1872, after the loss of a child and in the midst of health issues, Aldrich took a five-month tour of Europe and renewed his life's ambition. Aldrich became involved with politics and with the help of
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The compromise passed unanimously in the Senate and by a vote of 318 to 14 in the House. The corporate excise tax would be levied, and the income-tax constitutional amendment would be sent out to the states for ratification—which Taft and Aldrich thought was impossible.
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His long tenure in the Senate was assisted by Rhode Island's restriction of the office to property owners and native-born citizens willing to pay a poll tax, and later, by a legislature that gerrymandered in favor of small Republican towns. Aldrich occupied himself with
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and scientific expertise, he led a team of experts to study the European national banks. After his trip, he came to believe that Britain, Germany and France had much superior central banking systems. He worked with several key bankers and economists, including
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Rosmond, James Anthony. "Nelson Aldrich, Theodore Roosevelt and the Tariff: A Study to 1905." (PhD dissertation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 1974. 7426929).
726:" a decade earlier. Aldrich was quite candid about his scheme to block the House bill that had been passed, declaring to the Senate: "I shall vote for the corporation tax as a means to defeat the income tax." 2958: 398:. Because of his impact on national politics and central position on the pivotal Senate Finance Committee, he was referred to by the press and public alike as the "general manager of the Nation", dominating 625:
issues when arriving in the Senate, and supported the tariff as vital to business owners and ordinary citizens alike. Alrich actively sought out the opinion of business leaders and became friendly with the
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was a four-term Governor of New York who campaigned for the Republican presidential nomination in 1960, 1964, and 1968, and was named Vice President of the United States under President
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of 1909, Aldrich removed restrictive import duties on fine art, which enabled Americans to bring in very expensive European artworks that became the foundation of many leading museums.
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Aldrich Hall at Harvard Business School in Boston, MA was made possible through a gift from John D. Rockefeller and is named in honor of his father-in-law, Nelson W. Aldrich.
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Aldrich opposed entry into the Spanish–American War, but supported McKinley when it began. He played a central role in winning two-thirds Senate approval of the
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soon became a millionaire. Aldrich was opposed to backing currency with silver and was involved with convincing McKinley to run on a gold platform in 1896.
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On October 9, 1866, he married Abigail Pearce Truman "Abby" Chapman, a wealthy woman with impressive ancestry. They had a total of eleven children.
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from 1881 to 1911. By the 1890s, he was one of the "Big Four" key Republicans who largely controlled the major decisions of the Senate, along with
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Sternstein, Jerome L. "King Leopold II, Senator Nelson W. Aldrich, and the Strange Beginnings of American Economic Penetration of the Congo,"
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Jerome L. Sternstein, "King Leopold II, Senator Nelson W. Aldrich, and the Strange Beginnings of American Economic Penetration of the Congo,"
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Aldrich's first job was clerking for the largest wholesale grocer in the state, where he worked his way up to become a partner in the firm.
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of 1901, which defined the American role in Cuba. He supported the Panama Canal, but was critical of Roosevelt's general Caribbean policy.
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Aldrich was born at Burgess Farm in Foster, Rhode Island, into a middle-class family purportedly descended from noted English immigrants
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In 1906 Aldrich and other American financiers invested heavily in mines and rubber in the Belgian Congo. They supported Belgium's King
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In his subsequent career in the senate he was prominent in the discussion of the great financial questions that arose in Congress.
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By the 1890s, he was one of the "Big Four" key Republicans who largely controlled the major decisions of the Senate, along with
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would eventually become the chairman and would become a leading banker. American film director, writer, and producer
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Weisman, Steven R. The Great Tax Wars: Lincoln to Wilson-The Fierce Battles over Money That Transformed the Nation
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Sternstein, Jerome L. "Corruption in the Gilded Age Senate: Nelson W. Aldrich and the Sugar Trust,"
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Aldrich Residence Hall at The University of Rhode Island in Kingston, R.I. is named in his honor.
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before winning election to the Senate. In the Senate, he helped to create an extensive system of
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Reformers hated and feared Senator Aldrich for killing reforms disliked by big business. 1906
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Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Rhode Island
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By 1877, Nelson had a major effect on state politics, even before his election to the
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local business people in Providence, Aldrich also became a director of a small bank.
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American factories and farms from foreign competition, and he was a cosponsor of the
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that ended the war, and included annexation of the Philippines. He helped frame the
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In 1906 Aldrich sold his interest in the Rhode Island street railway system to the
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Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14000 Famous Persons by Scott Wilson
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patterned after Aldrich's vision, creating the modern Federal Reserve System.
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The Great Debate on Banking Reform: Nelson Aldrich and the Origins of the Fed
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in 1910 to finalize the details of the federal reserve banking plan. In 1913
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Rhode Island's 1st district
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Sternstein, Jerome L. "Aldrich, Nelson Wilmarth." in John A. Garraty, ed.
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on 110 Benevolent Street in Providence serves as the headquarters for the
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For the architect Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (1911–1986), his grandson, see
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was a philanthropist who married American financer and philanthropist
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Select Committee on Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia
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The Most Exclusive Club: A History of the Modern United States Senate
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The Most Exclusive Club: A History of the Modern United States Senate
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United States Senator from Rhode Island before the 36-year tenure of
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of Wisconsin. Aldrich's main power base was his chairmanship of the
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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WILL LISSNER, "Winthrop Aldrich Dead; Banker and Diplomat, 88",
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America's Bank: The Epic Struggle to Create the Federal Reserve
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He died on April 16, 1915, in New York City, and was buried in
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Paolo E. Coletta, "Bryan, McKinley, and the Treaty of Paris,"
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on May 26, 1862. Aldrich's company served for three months at
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and is owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rhode Island.
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United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
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Republican Party United States senators from Rhode Island
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and was Treasurer of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island.
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constitutional amendment to establish an income tax
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Rockefeller Archive Center. Archived from 1442:. Rockefeller Archive Center. Archived from 1440:"Abby Greene Aldrich Rockefeller, 1874–1948" 1305: 1303: 1301: 696:The panic of 1907 led to the passage of the 2538: 2524: 2257: 2243: 1936: 1922: 1384: 1353: 1341: 1309: 800:design a plan for an American central bank 53: 2548:United States Senate Committee on Finance 1298: 659:New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad 591: 406:in the first decade of the 20th century. 116:U.S. House of Representatives 1945:United States senators from Rhode Island 1837:U.S. senator (Class 1) from Rhode Island 1678:, February 1904, 337–353, by a muckraker 910: 844: 732: 680: 553: 545: 139:March 4, 1879 – October 4, 1881 1841:October 5, 1881 – March 3, 1911 1593: 1359: 1347: 1228: 1226: 1224: 1210: 1208: 883:by the Congress in 1974. Aldrich's son 741:Aldrich also served as chairman of the 14: 2921: 1604:The Biographical Dictionary of America 1518:"ALDRICH, Richard Steere, (1884–1941)" 802:in 1911. This work included a trip to 764: 506:. His descendants, including namesake 427:United States House of Representatives 425:. He then served a single term in the 2519: 2238: 1917: 1733:, Ohio State University Press, 2005. 1466:"Abby John D. Rockefeller, 1874–1960" 1072:Transportation Routes to the Seaboard 751:Transportation Routes to the Seaboard 602:Rhode Island House of Representatives 538:, a boarding school in Rhode Island. 423:Rhode Island House of Representatives 170:Rhode Island House of Representatives 1542:National Courier, Volume 7, Issue 35 1538: 1221: 1205: 840: 1747:Works by or about Nelson W. Aldrich 983:Congressional committee assignments 941: 676: 634:, a Sugar Trust member, requested. 24: 2949:American people of English descent 1705:6 (Spring 1978): pp. 13–37. 1696:Encyclopedia of American Biography 1612: 817: 558:The signature of Nelson W. Aldrich 25: 3015: 2939:19th-century American legislators 1760:"Nelson W. 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Aldrich also sponsored the 260:Abigail Pearce Truman Chapman 32:Campbell, Aldrich & Nulty 2964:National Monetary Commission 906: 743:Senate Republican Conference 702:National Monetary Commission 458:National Monetary Commission 7: 1427:African Historical Studies, 1283:U.S. Congressional bioguide 1258:John Steere Family Branches 986: 915:Portrait of Senator Aldrich 532:East Killingly, Connecticut 460:to study the causes of the 10: 3020: 1713:African Historical Studies 1688:1930. 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Aldrich House 496:John D. Rockefeller Jr. 382:, where he represented 366:Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich 200:Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich 1862:George Peabody Wetmore 1650:Phillips, David Graham 1619:Aldrich, Nelson W. Jr. 1545:. T. Lowe. p. 13. 1176:Industrial Expositions 916: 856: 738: 690: 598:United States Congress 592:Early political career 559: 551: 536:East Greenwich Academy 476:, which allowed for a 470:Federal Reserve System 279:East Greenwich Academy 971:Warwick, Rhode Island 932:Warwick, Rhode Island 914: 848: 736: 684: 663:Charles Sanger Mellen 557: 549: 508:Nelson A. Rockefeller 324:Years of service 67:United States Senator 36:Nelson W. Aldrich Jr. 1850:William P. 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Nelson Aldrich
Campbell, Aldrich & Nulty
Nelson W. Aldrich Jr.

United States Senator
Rhode Island
Ambrose Burnside
Henry F. Lippitt
U.S. House of Representatives
Rhode Island
1st
Benjamin T. Eames
Henry J. Spooner
Rhode Island House of Representatives
Foster, Rhode Island
New York City
Swan Point Cemetery
Republican
Alma mater
East Greenwich Academy
Union
United States Army
Union Army
10th Rhode Island Infantry
American Civil War
ˈɑldɹɪt͡ʃ
Republican Party
United States Senate
Rhode Island
Orville H. Platt

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