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- William_Freeman_Vilas abstract "William Freeman Vilas (July 9, 1840 – August 27, 1908) was a member of the Democratic Party who served in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1891 to 1897. He was a prominent Bourbon Democrat.Born in Chelsea, Vermont, Vilas moved to Madison, Wisconsin with his family in 1851. His father was Levi Baker Vilas. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1858, and from the Albany Law School in 1860. He enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War and was a captain in the 23rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment and later served as the lieutenant colonel of that regiment.Following the war, Vilas was a Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and a regent of the University from 1880 to 1885 and 1898 to 1905. Vilas served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1885, until he was appointed the Postmaster General between 1885 and 1888, and as Secretary of the Interior from 1888 to 1889, both under President Grover Cleveland.After leaving the cabinet, he led Wisconsin German Americans in the protest against the Bennett Law of 1889 which required schools to only use the English language. From 1891 until 1897 he was a member of the United States Senate, in which, during President Cleveland's second term, he was recognized as the chief defender of the Administration, and he was especially active in securing the repeal of the silver purchase clause of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act. He was unsuccessful in an 1896 reelection bid, having been defeated by Senator John Coit Spooner.Vilas was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention of 1896, but withdrew after the adoption of the free-silver plank. He then became one of the chief organizers of the National Democratic Party, attended the convention at Indianapolis, and was chairman of its committee on resolutions. He was also the main drafter of the National Democratic Party's platform. Vilas, a favorite of the delegates, refused to run as the party's sacrificial lamb.He is interred at the Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison, Wisconsin.Vilas County, Wisconsin is named for William F. Vilas.".
- William_Freeman_Vilas activeYearsEndDate "1888-01-06".
- William_Freeman_Vilas activeYearsEndDate "1889-03-06".
- William_Freeman_Vilas activeYearsEndDate "1897-03-04".
- William_Freeman_Vilas activeYearsStartDate "1885-03-06".
- William_Freeman_Vilas activeYearsStartDate "1888-01-16".
- William_Freeman_Vilas activeYearsStartDate "1891-03-04".
- William_Freeman_Vilas almaMater University_at_Albany,_SUNY.
- William_Freeman_Vilas almaMater University_of_Wisconsin%E2%80%93Madison.
- William_Freeman_Vilas battle American_Civil_War.
- William_Freeman_Vilas birthDate "1840-07-09".
- William_Freeman_Vilas birthPlace Chelsea,_Vermont.
- William_Freeman_Vilas birthPlace United_States.
- William_Freeman_Vilas birthYear "1840".
- William_Freeman_Vilas country Union_(American_Civil_War).
- William_Freeman_Vilas country United_States.
- William_Freeman_Vilas deathDate "1908-08-27".
- William_Freeman_Vilas deathDate "1908-08-28".
- William_Freeman_Vilas deathPlace Madison,_Wisconsin.
- William_Freeman_Vilas deathPlace United_States.
- William_Freeman_Vilas deathYear "1908".
- William_Freeman_Vilas militaryBranch Union_Army.
- William_Freeman_Vilas militaryRank Lieutenant_colonel_(United_States).
- William_Freeman_Vilas militaryUnit 23rd_Wisconsin_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment.
- William_Freeman_Vilas office "United States Senator from Wisconsin".
- William_Freeman_Vilas orderInOffice "17th".
- William_Freeman_Vilas orderInOffice "33rd".
- William_Freeman_Vilas party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- William_Freeman_Vilas president Grover_Cleveland.
- William_Freeman_Vilas profession Lawyer.
- William_Freeman_Vilas profession Politician.
- William_Freeman_Vilas successor Donald_M._Dickinson.
- William_Freeman_Vilas successor John_Coit_Spooner.
- William_Freeman_Vilas successor John_Willock_Noble.
- William_Freeman_Vilas termPeriod William_Freeman_Vilas__1.
- William_Freeman_Vilas termPeriod William_Freeman_Vilas__2.
- William_Freeman_Vilas termPeriod William_Freeman_Vilas__3.
- William_Freeman_Vilas thumbnail Vilas2.jpg?width=300.
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- William_Freeman_Vilas after Donald_M._Dickinson.
- William_Freeman_Vilas after John_Willock_Noble.
- William_Freeman_Vilas allegiance Union_(American_Civil_War).
- William_Freeman_Vilas allegiance "United States of America".
- William_Freeman_Vilas almaMater University_at_Albany,_SUNY.
- William_Freeman_Vilas almaMater University_of_Wisconsin–Madison.
- William_Freeman_Vilas battles American_Civil_War.
- William_Freeman_Vilas before Frank_Hatton_(U.S._politician).
- William_Freeman_Vilas before Lucius_Quintus_Cincinnatus_Lamar_II.
- William_Freeman_Vilas birthDate "1840-07-09".
- William_Freeman_Vilas birthPlace Chelsea,_Vermont.
- William_Freeman_Vilas birthPlace United_States.
- William_Freeman_Vilas branch Union_Army.
- William_Freeman_Vilas dateOfBirth "1840-07-09".
- William_Freeman_Vilas dateOfDeath "1908-08-28".
- William_Freeman_Vilas deathDate "1908-08-27".
- William_Freeman_Vilas deathPlace Madison,_Wisconsin.
- William_Freeman_Vilas deathPlace United_States.
- William_Freeman_Vilas department "Secretary of the Interior".
- William_Freeman_Vilas hasPhotoCollection William_Freeman_Vilas.
- William_Freeman_Vilas name "Vilas, William Freeman".
- William_Freeman_Vilas name "William Freeman Vilas".
- William_Freeman_Vilas office United_States_Postmaster_General.
- William_Freeman_Vilas office "United States Senator from Wisconsin".
- William_Freeman_Vilas order "17".
- William_Freeman_Vilas order "33.0".
- William_Freeman_Vilas party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- William_Freeman_Vilas placeOfBirth Chelsea,_Vermont.
- William_Freeman_Vilas placeOfDeath Madison,_Wisconsin.
- William_Freeman_Vilas predecessor Frank_Hatton_(U.S._politician).
- William_Freeman_Vilas predecessor John_Coit_Spooner.
- William_Freeman_Vilas predecessor Lucius_Quintus_Cincinnatus_Lamar_II.
- William_Freeman_Vilas president Grover_Cleveland.
- William_Freeman_Vilas president "Grover Cleveland".
- William_Freeman_Vilas profession Lawyer.
- William_Freeman_Vilas profession Politician.
- William_Freeman_Vilas rank "35".
- William_Freeman_Vilas regent John_L._Mitchell.
- William_Freeman_Vilas regent Philetus_Sawyer.
- William_Freeman_Vilas shortDescription "Union Army officer and politician".
- William_Freeman_Vilas spouse "Anna M. Vilas".
- William_Freeman_Vilas successor Donald_M._Dickinson.
- William_Freeman_Vilas successor John_Coit_Spooner.
- William_Freeman_Vilas successor John_Willock_Noble.
- William_Freeman_Vilas termEnd "1888-01-06".
- William_Freeman_Vilas termEnd "1889-03-06".
- William_Freeman_Vilas termEnd "1897-03-04".
- William_Freeman_Vilas termStart "1885-03-06".
- William_Freeman_Vilas termStart "1888-01-16".
- William_Freeman_Vilas termStart "1891-03-04".
- William_Freeman_Vilas title List_of_United_States_Senators_from_Wisconsin.
- William_Freeman_Vilas title United_States_Postmaster_General.
- William_Freeman_Vilas title United_States_Secretary_of_the_Interior.
- William_Freeman_Vilas unit "23".
- William_Freeman_Vilas wordnet_type synset-incumbent-noun-1.
- William_Freeman_Vilas wordnet_type synset-politician-noun-2.
- William_Freeman_Vilas years "1885".
- William_Freeman_Vilas years "1888".
- William_Freeman_Vilas years "1891".