'OLD GUARD' REPUBLICAN SENATOR FROM VERMONT DIES
Montpelier, Vermont (JFK+50) On July 13, 1923, The Evening Star reports the death last evening of U.S. Senator William P.Dillingham* (R-Vermont).
The Senator had been recuperating from an operation 3 weeks earlier but his condition recently took a turn for the worse. He was the oldest member of the Senate in years and the third oldest in years of service.
The Associated Press says that he was considered to be one of the "old guard" of Republican stalwarts. As head of the immigration committee, Senator Dillingham opposed immigration from southern and eastern Europe.
Vice-President Calvin Coolidge will represent the President at the Senator's funeral service scheduled for Sunday.
*William P. Dillingham (1843-1923) was born in Waterbury, Connecticut & served as governor of Vermont, 1888-1890. WPD was US Senator (R-VT), 1900-1923.
SOURCE
"Veteran Senator Dillingham Dies," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., July 13, 1923, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
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