Fordney–McCumber Tariff
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The Fordney–McCumber Tariff of 1922 was a law that raised American tariffs on many imported goods to protect factories and farms. The US Congress displayed a pro-business attitude in passing the tarif
Joseph W. Fordney
Porter James Mc Cumber
Porter J. McCumber
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Porter James McCumber was a United States senator from North Dakota. He was a supporter of the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act and of the League of Nations.
Fordney–McCumber Tariff
…Tariff Commission. In September 1922, the Fordney–McCumber Tariff bill (named after Joseph Fordney, the chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, and Porter McCumber, the chair of the Senate Finance Committee) was signed by President Warren Harding. In the end, the tariff law raised the American ad valorem tariff…
Porter J. McCumber, U.S. Senator from North Dakota
Grave of McCumber and his wife at Columbia Gardens Cemetery