Aldrich, Nelson Wilmarth

1841 - Adrich was born in Foster, Rhode Island on November 6, 1841.

1875-1876 - Elected to the Rhode Island State House of Representatives.

1878-1880 - Elected to the United States House of Representatives.

1881-1911 - Elected to the United States Senate, an influential Republican who was responsible for most of the financial legislation of the early 20th century. Became the chief sponsor of the Aldrich-Vreeland Act and author of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act of 1910.

1915 - Died in New York City on April 16, 1915.

• "The Yale president must be a Yale man. Not too far to the right, too far to the left or a middle-of-the-roader. Ready to give the ultimate word on every subject under the sun from how to handle the Russians to why undergraduates riot in the spring. Profound with a wit that bubbles up and brims over in a cascade of brilliance. You may have guessed who the leading candidate is, but there is a question about him: Is God a Yale man?"