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John Coit Spooner (January 6, 1843 – June 11, 1919) was a politician and lawyer from Wisconsin. He served in the United States Senate from 1885 to 1891 and from 1897 to 1907.
- 1864–1866
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
- 4, including, Philip
- Republican
John Coit Spooner (* 6. Januar 1843 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana; † 11. Juni 1919 in New York City) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker der Republikanischen Partei. Von 1885 bis 1891 und von 1897 bis 1907 saß er für den US-Bundesstaat Wisconsin im US-Senat.
9. Apr. 2024 · John Spooner (born Jan. 6, 1843, Lawrenceburg, Ind., U.S.—died June 11, 1919, New York City) was a U.S. senator from Wisconsin (1885–91; 1897–1907), a powerful conservative force in his state and in Congress.
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John Coit Spooner of Wisconsin was widely regarded as the Senate's leading constitutional expert of his time. Chairmain of the Committee on Rules, Spooner was a member of the Senate Four, a group of powerful senators who dominated Senate action around the turn of the 20th century.
John Coit Spooner was a lawyer, politician and U.S. Senator. He moved with his parents to Wisconsin in 1859 and settled in Madison. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a PhD in 1864.
Within the United States Congress, one Senator who posed as leading spokesman and champion for equal rights was Republican John C. Spooner of Wisconsin. In fact, however, Spooner's achievements fell short of his pretensions. He usually confined his efforts to the rhetoric of expanded political rights for black Ameri- cans.'
SPOONER, JOHN COIT, a Senator from Wisconsin; born in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Ind., January 6, 1843; moved to Wisconsin with his parents, who settled in Madison in 1859; attended the common schools and graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison 1864; during the Civil War enlisted as a private and was brevetted major at the ...
