James Rood Doolittle

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American lawyer and politician (1815-1897)

United States PoliticiansLived 1815 to 1897 · aged 82

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James Rood Doolittle Sr. was an American lawyer, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He represented Wisconsin for 12 years as a United States senator, from March 4, 1857, to March 4, 1869.

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James Rood Doolittle Sr. was an American lawyer, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He represented Wisconsin for 12 years as a United States senator, from March 4, 1857, to March 4, 1869. During his years in the Senate, he was a Republican and a strong supporter of Abraham Lincoln's administration during the American Civil War. He was chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee from 1861 to 1867. Later in life he became a member of the Democratic Party and made an unsuccessful run for governor of Wisconsin.

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