William M. Calder

William Musgrave Calder
United States Senator
from New York
In office
March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1923
Preceded by James A. O'Gorman
Succeeded by Royal S. Copeland
Personal details
Born March 3, 1869(1869-03-03)
Brooklyn, New York
Died March 3, 1945(1945-03-03) (aged 76)
Brooklyn, New York
Political party Republican

William Musgrave Calder I (March 3, 1869 – March 3, 1945) was an American politician from New York.

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Biography

He was born in Brooklyn on March 3, 1869 to Alexander G. Calder.[1] He trained as a carpenter, attended night classes at Cooper Union.

In 1893 he married Catherine E. Harloe. His children were Elsie Calder who married to Rear Admiral Robert C. Lee; and William M. Calder II.

He served as the Borough of Brooklyn Building Commissioner from 1902 to 1903. He represented New York as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from 1905 until 1915. In 1914, he lost the Republican primary for U.S. Senator to James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr. In 1916, he won the Republican primary, defeating Robert Bacon, and was elected to the United States Senate over Democratic National Committee chairman William F. McCombs in the general election. He served one term, from 1917 to 1923. In 1922, he was defeated for re-election by Democrat Royal S. Copeland. After leaving Congress he continued to be active in the building trade and financial institutions.

He died on March 3, 1945, which was his 76th birthday.[2]

Legacy

His papers are held in a number of archives including: Herbert Hoover Library; the New York Historical Society; and Yale University. His grandson William M. Calder III is a professor of Classics at the University of Illinois-Urbana and an author of numerous books.

References

  1. ^ "A. G. Calder Is Dead. Farther of the Former Senator Was 85 and a Retired Builder". New York Times. March 6, 1927. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10817F93E5B157A93C4A91788D85F438285F9. Retrieved 2010-11-17. "Alexander G. Calder, father of former United States Senator William M. Calder, died last night at his home at 420 Eighth Street, Brooklyn. Former Senator Calder, his son, and several friends were at the house at the time. Mr. Calder was 85 years old." 
  2. ^ "W. M. Calder Dies. U.S. Ex-Senator, 76. Leader in Republican Politics Served in 1917-1923. Was Representative 10 Years. Erected More Than 3,500 Homes. Host to Sunday School Union 22 Years". New York Times. March 4, 1945. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10816FC345416738FDDAD0894DB405B8588F1D3. Retrieved 2010-11-17. "Former United States Senator William M. Calder died yesterday afternoon on his seventy-sixth birthday at his home, 551 First Street, Brooklyn, after an illness of two years." 

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Robert Baker		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 6th congressional district
1905 – 1915		 Succeeded by
Frederick W. Rowe
United States Senate
Preceded by
James A. O'Gorman		 United States Senator (Class 1) from New York
1917 - 1923
Served alongside: James W. Wadsworth, Jr.		 Succeeded by
Royal S. Copeland
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