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Thomas Collier Platt | Republican, New York, Politician | Britannica

Thomas Collier Platt (born July 15, 1833, Owego, N.Y., U.S.—died March 6, 1910, New York City) was a U.S. representative and senator from New York, who unwittingly furthered the rise to the U.S. presidency of Theodore Roosevelt (whom he called ā€œa perfect bull in a china shopā€).