What is Nelson Aldrich?
'''Nelson Aldrich''' (1841-1915) was a liberal Republican [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from [[Rhode Island]]. He was the leader of his party in the Senate during the presidency of [[Theodore Roosevelt]]. He was the maternal grandfather of [[Nelson Rockefeller]]. He was a [[freemason]]. He sponsored the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Bill. {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Aldrich, Nelson}} [[Category:1841 births]] [[Category:1915 deaths]] [[Category:American esotericists]] [[Category:Freemasons]] [[Category:United States senators from Rhode Island]] [[Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians]]