John Coit Spooner

John Coit Spooner
Chair of the United States Senate Rules Committee
In office
March 4, 1899 – April 30, 1907
Preceded byNelson W. Aldrich
Succeeded byPhilander C. Knox
United States Senator
from Wisconsin
In office
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891
Preceded byAngus Cameron
Succeeded byWilliam F. Vilas
In office
March 4, 1897 – April 30, 1907
Preceded byWilliam F. Vilas
Succeeded byIsaac Stephenson
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the St. Croix district
In office
January 1, 1872 – January 1, 1873
Preceded byRevel K. Fay
Succeeded byDavid C. Fulton
Personal details
Born(1843-01-06)January 6, 1843
Lawrenceburg, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJune 11, 1919(1919-06-11) (aged 76)
New York City, U.S.
Resting placeForest Hill Cemetery
Madison, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Annie Elizabeth Main
(m. 1868)
Children4, including Philip
RelativesPhilip L. Spooner Jr. (brother)
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
Union Army
Years of service1864–1866
Rank
Unit
Battles/warsAmerican 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.