Orville H. Platt

Orville H. Platt
United States Senator from Connecticut
In office March 4, 1879 – April 21, 1905
Preceded by	William H. Barnum
Succeeded by	Frank B. Brandegee
Secretary of State of Connecticut
In office 1857–1858
Governor	James Pollock
Preceded by	Nehemiah D. Sperry
Succeeded by	John Boyd
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
In office 1864 1869
Personal details
Born	Orville Hitchcock Platt (1827-07-19)July 19, 1827 Washington, Connecticut
Died	April 21, 1905(1905-04-21) (aged 77) Washington, Connecticut
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
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Orville Hitchcock Platt (July 19, 1827 – April 21, 1905) was a United States senator from Connecticut. Platt was a prominent conservative Republican and by the 1890s he became one of the "big four" key Republicans who largely controlled the major decisions of the Senate, along with William B. Allison of Iowa, John Coit Spooner of Wisconsin and Nelson W. Aldrich of Rhode Island.