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William A. Peffer

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United States Army officer (1831-1912)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1831 to 1912 · aged 81
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William Alfred Peffer was an American lawyer, Union Army officer during the American Civil War, state legislator, and United States Senator from Kansas. He was the first of six Populists elected to the United States Senate. In the Senate, he was recognizable by his enormous flowing beard.

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"The Senator from Kansas Preparing an Oratorical Eruption", Cartoon in Harper's Weekly, 1897"The Senator from Kansas Preparing an Oratorical Eruption", Cartoon in Harper's Weekly, 1897

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William Alfred Peffer was an American lawyer, Union Army officer during the American Civil War, state legislator, and United States Senator from Kansas. He was the first of six Populists elected to the United States Senate. In the Senate, he was recognizable by his enormous flowing beard. His name was also raised as a possible third-party presidential candidate in 1896.

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United States
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Politicians
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Lived 1831 to 1912 · aged 81
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