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William Fife Knowland

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Born:
June 26, 1908, Alameda, Calif., U.S.
Died:
Feb. 23, 1974, Monte Rio, Calif. (aged 65)
Title / Office:
United States Senate (1945-1958), United States

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). The son of a congressman and newspaper publisher, Knowland began his political career at an early age. At 12 he was making speeches for the Harding–Coolidge ticket, and by 25 he held a seat in the California Assembly. Two years later he was in the state Senate, and in 1945—when just 37 years old—he was appointed to fill the unexpired term of ...(100 of 320 words)

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