William M. Calder
William M. Calder was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States on March 3rd, 1869 and is the American Politician. At the age of 76, William M. Calder biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Calder went into business as a builder and architect, most notably in the Park Slope and Flatbush neighborhoods of Brooklyn. In this capacity, he developed the "Calder House," a semi-detached two-family structure that was widely adopted in the latter district. From 1902 until his death, Calder resided in the former district at 551 1st Street, a limestone townhouse built by competitor William Flanagan.
He served as the Borough of Brooklyn building commissioner from 1902 to 1903. He represented New York as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from 1905 until 1915. In 1914, he lost the Republican primary for the United States Senate to James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. In 1916, he won the Republican primary, defeating Robert Bacon, and was elected to the Senate over Democratic National Committee chairman William F. McCombs in the general election. He served one term, from 1917 to 1923. During his tenure, he became well-known as the sponsor of the Standard Time Act in 1918 (also known as the Calder Act), the first U.S. law implementing standard time and daylight saving time in the United States. In 1922, he was defeated for re-election by Democrat Royal S. Copeland. After leaving Congress he continued to be active in the building trade and financial institutions.