John Coit Spooner | |
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| Chair of the United States Senate Rules Committee | |
| In office March 4, 1899 – April 30, 1907 | |
| Preceded by | Nelson W. Aldrich |
| Succeeded by | Philander C. Knox |
| United States Senator from Wisconsin | |
| In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891 | |
| Preceded by | Angus Cameron |
| Succeeded by | William F. Vilas |
| In office March 4, 1897 – April 30, 1907 | |
| Preceded by | William F. Vilas |
| Succeeded by | Isaac Stephenson |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the St. Croix district | |
| In office January 1, 1872 – January 1, 1873 | |
| Preceded by | Revel K. Fay |
| Succeeded by | David C. Fulton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 6, 1843 Lawrenceburg, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | June 11, 1919 (aged 76) New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery Madison, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Annie Elizabeth Main
(m. 1868) |
| Children | 4, including Philip |
| Relatives | Philip L. Spooner Jr. (brother) |
| Education | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Volunteers Union Army |
| Years of service | 1864–1866 |
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| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
John Coit Spooner (January 6, 1843 – June 11, 1919) was a politician and lawyer from Wisconsin. He served in the United States Senate from 1885 to 1891 and from 1897 to 1907. A Republican, by the 1890s, he was one of the "Big Four" key Republicans who largely controlled the major decisions of the Senate, along with Orville H. Platt of Connecticut, William B. Allison of Iowa, and Nelson W. Aldrich of Rhode Island.