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'''William Boyd Allison''' (March 2, 1829 – August 4, 1908), sometimes referred to as '''W. B. Allison''', was a [[Republican]] from northeastern [[Iowa]] who represented the state's 3rd congressional district for four terms and served from the Class III Senate seat from 1873 until his death in 1908.

'''William Boyd Allison''' (March 2, 1829 – August 4, 1908), sometimes referred to as '''W. B. Allison''', was a [[Republican]] from northeastern [[Iowa]] who represented the state's 3rd congressional district for four terms and served from the Class III Senate seat from 1873 until his death in 1908.

Described as a "sensible man" in a posthumous congressional memorial address in early February 1909, Allison reported had "saved the [federal] Government untold millions of dollars" when he chaired the Senate Committee on Appropriations.<ref>1914. [https://pubs.lib.uiowa.edu/annals-of-iowa/article/9186/galley/117849/view/ William B. Allison], p. 381. ''The Annals of Iowa''. Retrieved November 21, 2021.</ref> He was also considered a party leader by [[Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr.]], his [[Massachusetts]] senatorial colleague,<ref>Lodge, Henry Cabot (1914). [https://pubs.lib.uiowa.edu/annals-of-iowa/article/id/9202/ William B. Allison], p. 324. ''The Annals of Iowa''. Retrieved November 21, 2021.</ref> though a ''[[New York Times]]'' obituary suggested that he merely played a seemingly "leading part."<ref name=allisonburied>August 9, 1908. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1908/08/05/106774958.pdf SENATOR ALLISON BURIED.; Dubuque Flags at Half-Mast and Business of City Halts.] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 21, 2021.</ref>

Described as a "sensible man" in a posthumous congressional memorial address in early February 1909, Allison reported had "saved the [federal] Government untold millions of dollars" when he chaired the Senate Committee on Appropriations.<ref>1914. [https://pubs.lib.uiowa.edu/annals-of-iowa/article/9186/galley/117849/view/ William B. Allison], p. 381. ''The Annals of Iowa''. Retrieved November 21, 2021.</ref> He was also considered a party leader by [[Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr.]], his [[Massachusetts]] senatorial colleague,<ref>Lodge, Henry Cabot (1914). [https://pubs.lib.uiowa.edu/annals-of-iowa/article/id/9202/ William B. Allison], p. 324. ''The Annals of Iowa''. Retrieved November 21, 2021.</ref> though a ''[[New York Times]]'' obituary suggested that he merely played a seemingly "leading part."<ref name=allisonburied>August 9, 1908. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1908/08/05/106774958.pdf Senator Allison.] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 21, 2021.</ref>

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