William F. Vilas

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Former United States Secretary of the Interior

William Freeman Vilas was an American lawyer, politician, and United States Senator. In the U.S. Senate, he represented the state of Wisconsin for one term, from 1891 to 1897. Wikipedia

Born: July 9, 1840, Chelsea, VT

Died: August 27, 1908 (age 68 years), Madison, WI

Party: Democratic Party

Previous offices: Senator, WI (1891–1897), United States Secretary of the Interior (1888–1889), United States Postmaster General (1885–1888), and more

Nationality: American

Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison, University at Albany, and Albany Law School

Books

Speeches of Hon. Eppa Hunton, of Virginia, and Hon. William F. Vilas, of Wisconsin on Bill (S. No. 1708) to Establish the University of the United States: Delivered in the Senate of the United States, December 13, 1894

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