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Borah, William Edgar(William)
1865 - He was born on the 29th of June in Fairfield, Ill., U.S.
1889 - He attended the University of Kansas at Lawrence.
1892 - Borah practiced law in Boise, Idaho, and became chairman of the Republican State Central Committee.
1903 - He was candidate for nomination as United States Senator but was defeated.
1906 - He first won election to the U.S. Senate and was returned to office five times by large majorities, making his tenure one of the longest in U.S. history.
1907 - He was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate.
1921 - He sponsor a congressional resolution calling for an international naval disarmament conference in Washington, D.C.
1923 - He served as chairman of Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
1924 - Assuming the chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, he wielded enormous power in this area for the next 16 years.
1926-1928 - He consistently upheld diplomatic recognition of the Soviet Union and also helped establish the Good Neighbor policy toward Latin America by advocating a fair deal for Mexico during the controversy over foreign-held oil properties.
1930 - Borah supported many New Deal measures designed to relieve internal economic conditions.
1936 - He became candidate for Republican presidential nomination.
1940 - He died on the 19th of January in Washington, D.C.
1889 - He attended the University of Kansas at Lawrence.
1892 - Borah practiced law in Boise, Idaho, and became chairman of the Republican State Central Committee.
1903 - He was candidate for nomination as United States Senator but was defeated.
1906 - He first won election to the U.S. Senate and was returned to office five times by large majorities, making his tenure one of the longest in U.S. history.
1907 - He was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate.
1921 - He sponsor a congressional resolution calling for an international naval disarmament conference in Washington, D.C.
1923 - He served as chairman of Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
1924 - Assuming the chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, he wielded enormous power in this area for the next 16 years.
1926-1928 - He consistently upheld diplomatic recognition of the Soviet Union and also helped establish the Good Neighbor policy toward Latin America by advocating a fair deal for Mexico during the controversy over foreign-held oil properties.
1930 - Borah supported many New Deal measures designed to relieve internal economic conditions.
1936 - He became candidate for Republican presidential nomination.
1940 - He died on the 19th of January in Washington, D.C.
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