Burton K. Wheeler

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Burton K. Wheeler was a prominent early-20th-century U.S. senator from Montana known for his progressive politics, opposition to corporate power, and frequent clashes with presidential authority.

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Burton K. Wheeler canonical 5
Senator Burton K. Wheeler 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States senator ⓘ
human ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
member of the Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
politician ⓘ
progressive politician ⓘ
activeInPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ
advocatedFor antitrust enforcement ⓘ
civil liberties ⓘ
regulation of public utilities ⓘ
areaOfActivism civil liberties in the United States ⓘ
economic reform ⓘ
government accountability ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
criticized executive overreach ⓘ
presidential authority ⓘ
familyName Wheeler ⓘ
fieldOfWork law ⓘ
politics ⓘ
givenName Burton ⓘ
ideology American progressivism ⓘ
jurisdictionRepresented State of Montana ⓘ
linked to: Montana
laterOpposed aspects of the New Deal ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Senate ⓘ
memberOf Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party

United States Senate ⓘ
notableFor clashes with presidential authority ⓘ
opposition to corporate power ⓘ
progressive politics ⓘ
officeContested Vice President of the United States ⓘ
opposed Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1937 court-packing plan ⓘ
concentrated economic power ⓘ
corporate power ⓘ
participantIn 1924 United States presidential election ⓘ
politicalAlignment progressivism ⓘ
positionHeld United States senator ⓘ
represented Montana ⓘ
residence Montana ⓘ
runningMateOf Robert M. La Follette ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
supported New Deal programs (initially) ⓘ
linked to: New Deal
wasBornIn Montana ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
workLocation Montana ⓘ

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Wheeler-Rayburn Act → sponsor → Burton K. Wheeler ⓘ
Indian Reorganization Act → sponsorInSenate → Burton K. Wheeler ⓘ
Wheeler–Howard Act → namedAfter → Burton K. Wheeler ⓘ
Wheeler–Howard Act → sponsoredBy → Senator Burton K. Wheeler ⓘ
linked to: Burton K. Wheeler
America First Committee → hasKeyMember → Burton K. Wheeler ⓘ