William Proxmire

Edward William Proxmire (November 11, 1915 – December 15, 2005) was an American politician who was a member of the Democratic Party. He was a U.S. senator from Wisconsin from 1957 to 1989, the longest term served by a Wisconsin senator.

Proxmire was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 1998."Alzheimer's Disease Strikes Ex-Senator". The New York Times, March 16, 1998. He died in a nursing home in Sykesville, Maryland, at the age of 90.

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