Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (jan 1, 1875 – dec 31, 1876)
Description:
Dates of Service: 1875-1877Date of Birth: November 6, 1841
Birth Place: Foster, Rhode Island
Military Service: Served as Private, Union Army, 10th Rhode Island Infantry, American Civil War
Occupation: Wholesale Grocery
Other Offices: Speaker (1876); U.S House of Representatives (March 5, 1879 - October 4, 1881), U.S. Senator (October 5, 1881 - March 3, 1911)
Affiliations: "Freemason and was Treasurer of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island."
Other Information: He developed an elaborate country estate in the Warwick Neck section of Warwick, Rhode Island. The estate is now known as the Aldrich Mansion and is owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rhode Island.
His work on the Aldrich-Vreeland Currency Act of 1908 and his chairmanship of the National Monetary Commission (1908–12) helped prepare the way for the Federal Reserve Act of 1913.
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Date:
jan 1, 1875
dec 31, 1876
~ 2 years
