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Oscar Wilder Underwood (May 6, 1862 – January 25, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician from Alabama, and also a candidate for President of the United States in 1912 and 1924. He was the first formally designated floor leader in the United States Senate, and the only individual to serve as the Democratic leader in both the ...
7 de jul. de 2023 · Oscar Underwood was a prominent Alabama politician who served in the U.S. House and Senate and ran for president twice. He was known for his tariff reform, progressive views, and opposition to women's suffrage and Prohibition.
Oscar Underwood: A Featured Biography. Born and raised in Kentucky, Oscar W. Underwood moved to Alabama in 1884 and established a successful law practice. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1894 and from 1911 to 1915 served as House majority leader and chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.
Oscar Underwood (1862-1929) was contemporary and sometime rival of Woodrow Wilson, William Jennings Bryan, and Eugene Debs. Born in Alabama during the Civil War, Underwood’s childhood was during Reconstruction when the South was occupied and pillaged to pay reparations for the war.
2 de may. de 2024 · Oscar W. Underwood (born May 6, 1862, Louisville, Ky., U.S.—died Jan. 25, 1929, Fairfax County, Va.) was a U.S. congressman from Alabama (1895–1927) who drafted the Underwood Tariff Act of 1913. After studying law at the University of Virginia he was admitted to the bar in 1884.
30 de may. de 2017 · Oscar Wilder Underwood, a Louisville, Ky., native who practiced law in Birmingham before being elected to represent Alabama in Congress from 1895 to 1927, is “the only person to serve as...
18 de mar. de 2016 · Senator Oscar Underwood was most certainly a candidate for President. Perhaps more than that, Underwood had come from Alabama with the goal of forcing the Democratic Party to confront the...
