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Nelson W. Aldrich

1841 - 1915

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Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (/ˈɑldɹɪt͡ʃ/; November 6, 1841 – April 16, 1915) was a prominent American politician and a leader of the Republican Party in the United States Senate, where he represented Rhode Island 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 Orville H. Platt, William B. Allison, and John Coit Spooner. 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 tariff and monetary policy in the first decade of the 20th century. Born at Burgess Farm in Foster, Rhode Island, Aldrich served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 19 in 2024). Nelson W. Aldrich is the 16,918th most popular politician (down from 15,387th in 2024), the 10,719th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,025th in 2019) and the 817th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Nelson W. Aldrich ranks 16,918 out of 19,576. Before him are Uri Rosenthal, Jozefina Topalli, John Thune, Lotay Tshering, Elizabeth Dole, and Carl I. Hagen. After him are Maatia Toafa, Gabriela Michetti, Kai Wegner, Marjatta Kajosmaa, Miyeegombyn Enkhbold, and Antonio Giolitti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1841, Nelson W. Aldrich ranks 99. Before him are Gaudenzio Marconi, Julio Herrera y Obes, Gijsbert van Tienhoven, Kliment of Tarnovo, Andrew Ainslie Common, and Charles Sprague Sargent. After him is Blanche Bruce. Among people deceased in 1915, Nelson W. Aldrich ranks 124. Before him are Antonio Flores Jijón, Solomon Schechter, José María Campo Serrano, W. G. Grace, Vasily Goncharov, and John Bunny. After him are Tom Watson, Lawrence Hargrave, Susan La Flesche Picotte, and Robert Smalls.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nelson W. Aldrich ranks 10,721 out of 20,380. Before him are Katie Bouman (1989), Keith Szarabajka (1952), Amory Lovins (1947), Elizabeth Dole (1936), Kate Smith (1907), and Bret Michaels (1963). After him are Charlie Dominici (1951), Jon-Erik Hexum (1957), William Inge (1913), S. David Griggs (1939), David Costabile (1967), and Bonnie "Prince" Billy (1970).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Nelson W. Aldrich ranks 817. Before him are Nicholas Katzenbach (1922), Sherrod Brown (1952), Carter Braxton (1736), Ben Cardin (1943), John Thune (1961), and Elizabeth Dole (1936). After him are Gary Hart (1936), Neil Abercrombie (1938), John Delaney (1963), Jeremiah Denton (1924), Jonathan Dayton (1760), and Mickey Kantor (1939).

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