Historedia
Person

William Windom

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1873

Every event in Historedia whose sources name William Windom, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Comstock Law enacted

    1873

    Role: Senator

    1. February 11, 1873 · United States SenateSenate Introduction

      Anthony Comstock leveraged connections to have Senator William Windom introduce the bill in the Senate on February 11, 1873.

    2. February 21, 1873 · United States SenateSenate Passage

      The bill passed the Senate by unanimous consent on February 21, 1873, following committee amendments and postponed considerations.

    3. March 1, 1873 · United States House of RepresentativesHouse Passage

      The bill passed the House of Representatives without objection on March 1, 1873, following advocacy on obscenity threats.

Sources

  1. Comstock Act of 1873 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24