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Knowland was born in , the son of a three-term Congressman from California who later became editor of the Oakland Tribune.

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William Fife Knowland (June 26, – February 23, ) was an American politician and newspaper publisher.

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As the Republican leader of the U.S. Senate, Knowland was one of the most influential figures in America in those early cold war years.

William Fife Knowland (June 26, – February 23, ) was an American politician and newspaper publisher.!

William Knowland

United States Senator from California (1945–1959)

"Senator Knowland" redirects here.

For his father, who served in the California State Senate, see Joseph R. Knowland.

William Knowland

In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1959
Deputy	Leverett Saltonstall Everett Dirksen
Preceded by	Lyndon B. Johnson
Succeeded by	Everett Dirksen
In office August 4, 1953 – January 3, 1955
Deputy	Leverett Saltonstall
Preceded by	Robert A. Taft
Succeeded by	Lyndon B. Johnson
In office August 4, 1953 – January 3, 1959
Deputy	Leverett Saltonstall Everett Dirksen
Preceded by	Robert A. Taft
Succeeded by	Everett Dirksen
In office January 3, 1953 – August 4, 1953
Leader	Robert A. Taft
Preceded by	Robert A. Taft
Succeeded by	Homer S. Ferguson
In office August 26, 1945 – January 3, 1959
Preceded by	Hiram Johnson
Succeeded by	Clair Engle
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