William Lyne Wilson
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William Lyne Wilson was an American politician and lawyer from West Virginia. A Bourbon Democrat, he was elected to the United States Congress in 1882 and served six terms of office, ending in 1895.
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Wilson–Gorman Tariff Act
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The Revenue Act or Wilson-Gorman Tariff of 1894 slightly reduced the United States tariff rates from the numbers set in the 1890 McKinley tariff and imposed a 2% tax on income over $4,000. It is named
William Lyne Wilson
…times afterwards, serving from 1883 to 1895. He served as chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means from 1893 to 1895 during which he co-authored the Wilson–Gorman Tariff Act which slightly reduced the United States tariff rates from the numbers set by the McKinley Tariff of 1890. After leaving Congress, Wilson was appointed…
Gorman's Triumph – A Humiliating Spectacle, cartoon by W. A. Rogers depicting President Cleveland's humiliation by the Sugar Trust.
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