The New Student's Reference Work/Allison, William B.
Allison, William B., an American statesman, was born in Ohio in 1829. He went to Iowa and was on the governor's staff, helping to enlist volunteers at the outbreak of the war. He was elected to Congress in 1862 and served four terms in the house. In 1873 he was made United States senator, and was re-elected in 1878, 1884, 1890, 1896, 1902 and 1908. He died Aug. 4, 1908.