Clippings regarding his political and legislative career as House of Representative Majority Leader and Senate Minority Leader [manuscript] 1909-1929.

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Clippings regarding his political and legislative career as House of Representative Majority Leader and Senate Minority Leader [manuscript] 1909-1929.

Presidential candidate 1912 and 1923; author of Underwood Tariff Bill; and member Washington Naval Conference.

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Underwood, Oscar Wilder, 1862-1929

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Oscar Wilder Underwood (1862-1929) served Alabama for many years in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Known best for his extensive knowledge of and authorship of a sweeping tariff reform act, he was also a Democratic candidate for president in 1912 and in 1924, which saw the longest convention in U.S. history. He has been described as a conservative politician who opposed suffrage for women, Prohibition, and rights for organized labor. Underwood was born on May 6, 1862, i...