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William Basil Shiels 1913 - 1973

William Basil Shiels of Tungamah Australia was born in 1913 in Tungamah to Shiels Michael Cummins and Mary Frances (Mcgrath) Shiels. He had siblings Michael Edward Shiels, Kathleen Shiels, John Desmond Shiels, Eileen Mary Shiels, Joseph Patrick Shiels, Mary Veronica Hickey, Alice Frances Cummins, Edward Joseph Shiels, and Daniel Shiels. William Shiels died at age 60 years old in 1973 in Spri.
William Basil Shiels
Tungamah Australia
1913
Tungamah, Australia
1973
Spri, Australia
Male
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  • 1913

    Birthday

    1913
    Birthdate
    Tungamah Australia
    Birthplace
  • 1973

    Death

    1973
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Spri Australia
    Death location
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    William Basil Shiels lived 15 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 60.
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In 1913, in the year that William Basil Shiels was born, ratified in February the 16th Amendment, establishing a Federal income tax, became law. Previously, customs duties (tariffs) and excise taxes were the primary sources of federal revenue. With the passage of the 16th Amendment, incomes of couples exceeding $4,000, as well as those of single persons earning $3,000 or more, were subject to a 1% Federal tax (that would be about $98,000 and $74,000 now). Rates rose to 7% for incomes over half a million dollars. Less than 1% of the population was subject to income tax.
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In 1920, he was merely 7 years old when the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote, passed both Houses of Congress and was sent to the States to ratify. In August, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the Amendment and it became law eight days later. Mississippi ratified it in 1984.
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