William F. Vilas
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William F. Vilas
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William Freeman Vilas was an American lawyer, politician, and United States Senator. In the U.S. Senate, he represented the state of Wisconsin for one term, from 1891 to 1897. As a prominent Bourbon Democrat, he was also a member of the cabinet of U.S. President Grover Cleveland, serving as the 33rd Postmaster General and the 17th Secretary of the Interior. He was a major donor to the University of Wisconsin, leaving $30,000,000 to the school at his death in 1908. He is the namesake of Vilas Hal
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American lawyer and politician (1840–1908)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_F._Vilas
date created:
2004-06-26T10:27:04Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T15:02:14Z
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