William M. Calder | |
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.jpg) Calder in 1917 | |
| United States Senator fromNew York | |
| In office March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1923 | |
| Preceded by | James Aloysius O'Gorman |
| Succeeded by | Royal S. Copeland |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1915 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Baker |
| Succeeded by | Frederick W. Rowe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1869-03-03)March 3, 1869 Brooklyn,New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 3, 1945(1945-03-03) (aged 76) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Catherine E. Harloe |
| Children | 2 |
William Musgrave Calder I (March 3, 1869 – March 3, 1945) was an American politician and architect who served as a member of both chambers of theUnited States Congress fromNew York.[1]
He was born inBrooklyn on March 3, 1869, to Susan Calder (née Ryan) and Alexander G. Calder, a carpenter and building contractor.[2] He trained as acarpenter and attended night classes atCooper Union.
Calder went into business as abuilder andarchitect, most notably in thePark Slope andFlatbush neighborhoods of Brooklyn. In this capacity, he developed the "Calder House," a semi-detached two-family structure that was widely adopted in the latter district.[3] From 1902 until his death, Calder resided in the former district at 551 1st Street, a limestone townhouse built by competitor William Flanagan.[4]
He served as theBorough of Brooklyn building commissioner from 1902 to 1903. He represented New York as aRepublican in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1905 until 1915. In1914, he lost the Republican primary for theUnited States Senate toJames Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. In1916, he won the Republican primary, defeatingRobert Bacon, and was elected to theSenate over Democratic National Committee chairmanWilliam F. McCombs in the general election. He served one term, from 1917 to 1923. During his tenure, he became well-known as the sponsor of theStandard Time Act in 1918 (also known as the Calder Act), the first U.S. law implementingstandard time anddaylight saving time in the United States. In1922, he was defeated for re-election byDemocratRoyal S. Copeland. After leaving Congress he continued to be active in the building trade and financial institutions.
In 1893, he married Catherine E. Harloe. His children were Elsie Calder, who married to Rear AdmiralRobert C. Lee, and William M. Calder II. He died on March 3, 1945, which was his 76th birthday.[1]
His papers are held in a number of archives including:Herbert Hoover Presidential Library; theNew York Historical Society; andYale University. His grandson, William Musgrave Calder III, was professor emeritus of classics at theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[5]
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| First | Republican nominee forU.S. Senator fromNew York (Class 1) 1916,1922 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 6th congressional district 1905–1915 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 1) from New York 1917–1923 Served alongside:James W. Wadsworth Jr. | Succeeded by |
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