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NS Nation Name: Republic of Coldwater
Character Name: Archibald William Leonidas FitzWilliam IV
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 54
Character Height: 5 foot 11
Character Weight: 178 pounds
Character Position/Role/Job: Senator from South Carolina
Appearance: (Photo preferred, not required) (Image)
Character State of Origin: South Carolina
Character State of Residence: South Carolina
Character Party Affiliation: Republican
Main Strengths: Money, connections, overly aristocratic disposition, high intelligence
Main Weaknesses: Very "establishment", comes off as condescending, low charisma, doesn't tow the party line
Biography:
Born in rural South Carolina to the aristocratic Fitzwilliam family, an Anglo-Irish family which moved there in the 18th century, he grew up among six siblings and many relations on the FitzWilliam plantation, which once served as a key supplier of tobacco before the end of the civil war. His father, Archibald William Leonidas III was the Solicitor General of the United States and later sat on the Supreme Court while his uncle, Robert Charles James FitzWilliam IV served as Senator from South Carolina and later U.S Secretary of State. Attending an elite southern boarding school, Archibald was a quiet student, largely focusing on his studies and developing an aptitude for Latin, Biblical Hebrew and Akkadian. By the age of 18, he spoke English, French, Latin, Biblical Hebrew and Akkadian. However, this came at the cost of his grades, but owing to a successful interview and family connections, he nonetheless gained entry to Yale College, which was attended by all his family members. There, he majored in Classics, gaining a masterful understanding of classical literature, history and culture. He graduated in 1986 cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.
Following graduation, FitzWilliam spent a gap year in Iraq doing translation work, witnessing the Iran-Iraq war before studying as a Rhodes Scholar. While seeking to become an academic, his father did not approve of it and convinced Archibald to enter law school. Matriculating at Harvard Law School, he proved a capable legal scholar, while developing deeply conservative views. Graduating in 1991, he clerked for Chief Justice William Rehnquist before being hired by a top D.C lawfirm. While a successful lawyer, he disliked corporate work and left the firm after a few years, taking up a teaching job at the University of South Carolina Law School
At USC, FitzWilliam would prove a very successful legal scholar, and with the inauguration of Owen K. Shrub in 2001, he was appointed Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States. Defending the administration's policies in front of the Supreme Court, FitzWilliam gained a reputation for his ruthless efficiency and legal skill, but gained many enemies on the left. In 2004, he was appointed a Judge on the U.S Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. As Judge, he proved to be reliably textualist, but also disliked drawing sweeping precedents. While considered a possible Supreme Court nominee, he later gained the ire of some in the Shrub administration for blocking some of their measures as unconstitutional, resulting in him being passed over for nomination. This began his personal distaste for Washington, and his desire for reforming it.
With the election of President Winston, FitzWilliam was privately concerned but believed others in Congress would be capable of stopping his legislation. However, with talk of new financial regulations and a healthcare act, the right-wing Fitzwilliam believed it to be a danger to the constitution and the republic. As such, he resigned his judgeship in 2010 and ran for Senator from South Carolina. While considered an unlikely candidate, his anachronistic behaviors, willingness to engage with any individual and sense of technocratic ability won him the admiration of upper middle class and upper class voters, alongside a loyal cadre of capable country club Republican fundraisers. Against all odds, he won the Senate seat in 2010 and was inaugurated in 2011.
As Senator, he proved a reliably fiscally conservative Senator, opposing more regulations and government spending. However, not towing the party-line, he also crossed party lines and strongly opposed any foreign policy interventions while advocating for free university education and increased funding of the sciences. Additionally, he had "only minor issues" with raising taxes on high-income households, whilst advocating for reducing capital gains and corporate income taxes. Considered a technocratic Senator, he drew his evidence from a large policy team, comprised entirely of academics. However, their elite university pedigrees and overwhelmingly male demographic drew charges of elitism, classism and sexism. On social policy, FitzWilliam proved to be inconsistently conservative. On gay marriage, he has publicly expressed his opposition to it on religious grounds, but also stated that he doesn't think the law will change. Prior to Obergefell, he was opposed to gay marriage and voted against legislation to repeal DOMA. On abortion, FitzWilliam outwardly opposes it, but does not believe it to be a worthwhile issue to tackle for Republicans. However, he is a strong opponent of affirmative action and has worked with judicial activists in eliminating the proposition. Additionally, he was one of the few Senators to argue against bathroom rights for transgender individuals and proposed a bill to repeal Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He has also expressed a strong distaste for illegal immigration, instead joining the new president in advocating for a points-based immigration system similar to that of Canada's or Australia's. He also supports revoking citizenship from children of illegal immigrants. He supports the wall and also believes it to be constitutional to deploy the national guard to directly enforce border security.
In 2016, FitzWilliam had successfully gained enough clout to face little challenge for re-election, alongside the fact that he was running in a deeply conservative state. However, his lack of black staffers in a state with a substantial black population, alongside his aristocratic disposition resulted in activists seeking to find a viable challenger, which proved impossible. He won re-election with 56% of the vote.
Recently, FitzWilliam began a speaking tour across universities. However, his stereotypically aristocratic and academic mannerisms and dress earned him the ire of socialist and anti-fascist protesters at some campuses, resulting in high-profile encounters with the media. As a result of his idiosyncrasies, he has been caricatured on national television and is not considered a serious contender for any further office.
A lifelong bachelor, FitzWilliam has no publicly known children or romantic partners. However, he is the biological father of multiple children who believe their fathers to be other men. Additionally, he has one illegitimate daughter which he sired while studying at Oxford, who he funded and regularly visits in the guise of tourism. Additionally, he unknowingly impregnated one of his judicial clerks, who later obtained an abortion, again without his knowledge. While hidden from public view, his personal life could be of his unraveling.
Other Info:
Basically a mix of Jacob Rees-Mogg, Brett Kavanaugh and some earlier 19th century inspirations.
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