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- William Allison Campaign Button,1896 - William B. Allison (1829-1908) was a long-serving Republican politician from Iowa. Iowans elected him to serve four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and six in the U.S. Senate. In 1896, Allison was a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. Iowa delegates backed their favorite son, but few others were "for Allison." Future president William McKinley easily won the nomination.
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William Allison Campaign Button,1896
William B. Allison (1829-1908) was a long-serving Republican politician from Iowa. Iowans elected him to serve four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and six in the U.S. Senate. In 1896, Allison was a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. Iowa delegates backed their favorite son, but few others were "for Allison." Future president William McKinley easily won the nomination.