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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.
Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (* 6. November 1841 in Foster, Rhode Island; † 16. April 1915 in New York City) war ein einflussreicher US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1881 bis 1911 Mitglied des Senats der Vereinigten Staaten für Rhode Island.
12. Apr. 2024 · Nelson W. Aldrich (born November 6, 1841, Foster, Rhode Island, U.S.—died April 16, 1915, New York City, New York) was an American Republican politician and financier who represented Rhode Island in the U.S. House of Representatives (1879–81) and later the Senate (1881–1911).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nelson Aldrich of Rhode Island rose from the position of grocery clerk to become one of the most powerful senators of his era. Elected to the Senate in 1881, he chaired the Committee on Finance from 1898 to 1911, becoming an influential expert on the economy.
Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (1841-1915) was the powerful senior Republican Senator (1881-1911) from Rhode Island during Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency. The two men tangled when Aldrich blocked Roosevelt’s progressive legislative initiatives.
Inducted: 1972. Born: 1841. Died: 1915. Government & Politics. U.S. Senator Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich became the acknowledged leader of the conservative, business-oriented wing of the national Republican Party during the administrations of William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and William Howard Taft.
Rhode Island ratified the United States Constitution on May 29, 1790 and elects its U.S. senators to class 1 and class 2. The state's current U.S. senators are Democrats Jack Reed (since 1997) and Sheldon Whitehouse (since 2007). Claiborne Pell was Rhode Island's longest-serving senator (1961–1997).
