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BOIES PENROSE US SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA CAMPAIGN BUTTONS M102
A wonderful collection of antique campaign buttons for the same successful candidate.
From Wikipedia:
Boies Penrose(November 1, 1860 – December 31, 1921) was an American politician fromPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania, who served as aRepublicanmember of theUnited States Senatefor Pennsylvania from 1897 to 1921. He served as a member of thePennsylvania House of Representativesfor the Philadelphia County district in 1885. He served as a member of thePennsylvania State Senatefor the6th districtin 1897 and asPresident pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senatefrom 1889 to 1891.
Penrose was the fourthpolitical bossof the Pennsylvania Republicanpolitical machine(known under his bossism as thePenrose machine), followingSimon Cameron,Donald Cameron, andMatthew Quay.He was the most powerful political operative in Pennsylvania for 17 years, supportedWarren Hardingin his nomination for U.S. president, and added theoil depletion allowanceinto theRevenue Act of 1913to benefit oil producers. Penrose was the longest-serving U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania untilArlen Spectersurpassed his record in 2005.
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