William Proxmire Autographs
Edward William Proxmire (November 11, 1915 – December 15, 2005) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1957 to 1989. He holds the record for being the longest-serving senator from Wisconsin.
Known as a political maverick and an aggressive critic of wasteful government spending, Proxmire invented and awarded the tongue-in-cheek Golden Fleece Award to appropriations he found particularly egregious. He was a member of the Senate Banking Committee, the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Joint Economic Committee. On the Joint Economic Committee, he exposed numerous instances of wasteful spending on military programs such as the C-5 aircraft and the F-16 fighter, as well as other government programs such as the development of a supersonic transport airplane (SST).
The son of Dr. Theodore Stanley Proxmire, a Chicago-area surgeon, and Adele (Flanigan) Proxmire, Edward William Proxmire was born in Lake Forest, Illinois, on November 11, 1915. He later used "William" rather than "Edward" out of admiration for actor William S. Hart. He graduated from The Hill School (in Pottstown, Pennsylvania) in 1933, Yale University in 1938 (B.A.), Harvard Business School in 1940 (M.B.A.), and Harvard Graduate School of Public Administration in 1948 (M.P.A.). While at Yale, Proxmire joined the Chi Psi fraternity. During 1940 and 1941 Proxmire was a student clerk at J.P. Morgan & Co. and studied public speaking at Columbia University.
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Traded items with a signature of William Proxmire
The most expensive item with a signature of William Proxmire (SIGNED SENATOR WILLIAM PROXMIRE 1969 autographed LETTER signature) was sold in April 2025 for $85.00 while the cheapest item (You can do It by Senator william proxmire (1973, Hardcover) SIGNED) found a new owner for $0.99 in October 2022. The month with the most items sold (2) was June 2011 with an average selling price of $2.99 for an autographed item of William Proxmire. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2025 with $85.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was November 2008. In average, an autographed item from William Proxmire is worth $5.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of William Proxmire were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | "Wisconsin Senator" William Proxmire Hand Signed TLS From 1987 | $69.99 |  |
| SIGNED SENATOR WILLIAM PROXMIRE 1969 autographed LETTER signature | $85.00 | |
| U.S. Senate Chamber Visitor Pass Card Signed by William Proxmire 1966 | $20.00 | |
| U.S. SENATOR WILLIAM PROXMIRE signed 1967 TLS letter WARREN COMMISSION JFK | $49.98 | |
| US Senator William Proxmire Signed Letter, Envelope Wisconsin 1987 | $21.97 | |
| US Senator William Proxmire Signed Letter, Envelope Wisconsin 1987 | $21.99 | |
| US Senator William Proxmire Wisconsin 1977 signed letter | $5.00 | |
| US William Proxmire Senator autographed signed FDC 1950 Wisconsin ID#3281 | $5.51 | |
| William Proxmire Signed WISCONSIN FDC First Day Cover Autograph | $19.99 | |
| William Proxmire US Senator Signed Letter, Envelope Wisconsin 1987 | $19.99 | |
| William Proxmire US Senator Signed Letter, Envelope Wisconsin 1987 | $21.99 | |
| William Proxmire US Senator Wisconsin Army WWII Signed Autograph $2 Bill | $49.99 | |
| William Proxmire WI Senator Congress Signed Autograph | $9.99 | |
| Wisconsin Senator William Proxmire Autograph Signed 1957 Old Glory Cover + Card | $9.95 | |
| Wisconsin Senator William Proxmire Autograph Vintage Hand Signed - Envelope | $1.25 | |
