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William Fife Knowland (June 26, 1908 – February 23, 1974) was an American politician and newspaper publisher. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator from California from 1945 to 1959.
19 de abr. de 2024 · William Fife Knowland (born June 26, 1908, Alameda, Calif., U.S.—died Feb. 23, 1974, Monte Rio, Calif.) was a U.S. politician, leader of Senate Republicans in the early 1950s, and best-known for his ardent support of Nationalist China (Taiwan).
Senator William F. Knowland, the former majority leader and editor of the Oakland Tribune, died in 1974. Since that cold February day, we envisioned writing a biography of a man who was so influential in our professional lives and in the lives of so many Americans.
Born in 1908 in Alameda, California, Bill Knowland grew up in a household devoted to two entities: the Republican party and the Oakland Tribune, the newspaper owned and operated by his family. As a young child, he witnessed the workings of Congress firsthand. From 1903 to 1914, his father, Joseph R. Knowland, served in the House of Representatives.
A fierce anti-communist, Knowland strongly supported Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist China. But his most notable accomplishment came with floor management of the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Knowland did not seek a third Senate term in 1958, choosing instead to run for governor.
IT WAS with a deep sense of personal loss that I learned of the tragic death of former Senator William F. Knowland. Bill Knowland was a man of boundless energy and integrity, and I consider it an honor to have served with him in the United States Senate.
Bio: (1908-1974) Member of California State Assembly, 1933-35; California State Senate, 1935-39; Republican National Committee from California, 1938-42; U.S. Senator from California, 1945-59; Republican candidate for governor in California, 1958. Relation: LBJ Connection: U.S. Senator, California, 1945-1959. Identifier: knowlandw. More. Less.
