'''Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich''' (November 6, 1841 – April 16, 1915) was an American politician and a leader of the [[Republican Party]] in the [[Senate]], where he served from 1881 to 1911. He was referred to by the press as the "General Manager of the Nation", dominating all [[tariff]] and monetary policies in the first decade of the 20th century. | '''Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich''' (November 6, 1841 – April 16, 1915) was an American politician and a leader of the [[Republican Party]] in the [[Senate]], where he served from 1881 to 1911. He was referred to by the press as the "General Manager of the Nation", dominating all [[tariff]] and monetary policies in the first decade of the 20th century. |