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Butler Black Hare Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCU-SCPC-BBH
Abstract
Butler Hare served South Carolina's 2nd District, 1925-1933, and 3rd District, 1939-1947, in the U.S. House of Representatives. As chairman of the House Insular Affairs Committee, 1931-1933, he authored the Philippine Independence Act, which began the process of granting independence to the Philippines, a United States possession since 1898.
Dates:
c. 1900 - 2015; Majority of material found in c. 1928 - 1932 and 1942 - 1947
Found in:
South Carolina Political Collections
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- Subject: Poll tax -- Law and legislation. X