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Dubois, Frederick T. (Frederick Thomas), 1851-1930

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Personal name headingDubois, Frederick T. (Frederick Thomas), 1851-1930
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Variant(s)Paine, Fred Thomas, 1851-1930
Dubois, Fred T. (Fred Thomas), 1851-1930
Dubois, Mr. (Frederick Thomas), 1851-1930
Du Bois, Mr. (Frederick Thomas), 1851-1930
Bois, Du, Mr. (Frederick Thomas), 1851-1930
Birth date1851-05-29
Death date1930-02-14
Place of birthPalestine (Ill.)
Place of deathWashington (D.C.)
AffiliationUnited States. Congress. House
United States. Congress. Senate
United States. Congress. Senate
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Legislators
Found inPaine, H.E. Contested election, United States Senate ... 1891: t.p. (Frederick T. Paine)
LC data base, 9/9/85 (hdg.: Paine, Fred Thomas, 1851-1930; usage: Fred T. Paine)
Clagett, W.H. Contested election, William H. Clagett vs. Fred T. Dubois, 1891?
Palouse and Spokane Railway, 1890?: p. 1 (Mr. Dubois, from the Committee on Indian Affairs; House)
Members of Congress since 1789, 1977 (Dubois, Fred Thomas, D. Idaho, May 29, 1851-Feb. 14, 1930; House (Terr. Del.) 1887-July 3, 1890 (R); Senate 1891-97 (R), 1901-07 (Sil. R. 1901, D. 1901-07))
Ratification of Coeur d'Alene Indian treaties in Idaho, 1890?: p. 1 (Mr. Du Bois)
Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed January 11, 2023 (Dubois, Fred Thomas, a Delegate and a Senator from Idaho; born in Palestine, Crawford County, Ill., May 29, 1851; attended the public schools, and graduated from Yale College in 1872; secretary of the Board of Railway and Warehouse Commissioners of Illinois 1875-1876; moved Idaho Territory in 1880 and engaged in business; United States marshal of Idaho 1882-1886; elected as a Republican Delegate from the Territory of Idaho to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses and served from March 4, 1887, to July 3, 1890; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1891, to March 3, 1897; unsuccessful Silver Republican candidate for reelection to the United States Senate in 1896; chairman, Committee on Public Lands (Fifty-fourth Congress); elected as a Silver Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1901, to March 3, 1907; not a candidate for reelection; shortly after his election to the Senate as a Silver Republican he became a Democrat; took up his residence in Washington, D.C.; appointed civilian member of the Board of Ordnance and Fortifications 1918-1920; appointed by President Calvin Coolidge to International Joint Commission created to prevent disputes regarding the use of the boundary waters between the United States and Canada 1924-1930; died in Washington, D.C., February 14, 1930; interment in Grove City Cemetery, Blackfoot, Idaho)
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