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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.
- 1942–1945
- Republican
- 3, including Joe, and 2 stepchildren
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).
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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.
25 de feb. de 1974 · GUERNEVILLE, Calif., Feb. 24 (UPI)—An autopsy showed today that William F. Knowland, former Republican leader in the United States Senate, killed himself yesterday with a single .32‐caliber...
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.
KNOWLAND, WILLIAM FIFE, (Son of Joseph Russell Knowland), a Senator from California; born in Alameda, Alameda County, Calif., June 26, 1908; attended the public schools and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1929; engaged in the newspaper publishing business in Oakland, Calif., in 1933; member, California State assembly 1...
Overview. William Fife Knowland. (b. 1908) Quick Reference. (b. Alameda, California, 26 June 1908; d. Guerneville, California, 23 Feb. 1974) US; US Senator 1945–58 Knowland, whose father was a Congressman and part owner of the Oakland Tribune, grew up in California and in Washington, DC. He worked for the Tribune after graduating from Berkeley.