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William Boyd Allison (March 2, 1829 – August 4, 1908) was an American politician. An early leader of the Iowa Republican Party, he represented northeastern Iowa in the United States House of Representatives before representing his state in the United States Senate.
William B. Allison (born March 2, 1829, Ashland, Ohio, U.S.—died Aug. 4, 1908, Dubuque, Iowa) was a U.S. representative (1863–71) and senator (1873–1908) from Iowa, cosponsor of the Bland-Allison Act of 1878, which expanded U.S. Treasury purchase of silver bullion and restored the silver dollar as legal tender.
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William Boyd Allison: A Featured Biography. Said to be so cautious as a politician "that he could walk on eggs from Des Moines to Washington without breaking one of them," William Boyd Allison (1829-1908) of Iowa served 35 years in the Senate and chaired the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee for 25 of those years, longer than any other ...
William Boyd Allison (2 de marzo de 1829 - 4 de agosto de 1908) fue un político estadounidense. Uno de los primeros líderes del Partido Republicano de Iowa , representó al noreste de Iowa en la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos antes de representar a su estado en el Senado de los Estados Unidos .
William Boyd Allison (March 2, 1829 – August 4, 1908) was an American politician. An early leader of the Iowa Republican Party, he represented northeastern Iowa in the United States House of Representatives before representing his state in the United States Senate.
Allison, William B. Although he was born in Ashland County, Ohio, William Boyd Allison served Iowa as a U.S. representative and senator for 43 years. After helping to found the Ohio Republican Party, but losing a bid for prosecuting attorney for Ashland County, Allison moved to Iowa in 1857.
William B. Allison (1825-1908) represented Iowa in Congress longer than any other Iowan—43 years. Allison wasn't always a Hawkeye. He was born a Buckeye, growing up on a farm in what is now Ashland County, Ohio. Church and school were probably Allison's two most important childhood interests.
