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| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, 9th Governor of Wisconsin |
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| Wisconsin Civil War Office, Wisconsin Registrar of Lands |
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| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Lawyer, Helped Draft the Wisconsin Constitution |
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| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Attorney, Internal Revenue Department |
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| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Fruit Famer, Postmaster |
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| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, U.S. Congressman, Founder of General Mills |
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| Potrayed 'Wizard of Oz' Munchkin |
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| Read about the life and death of Wisconsin's 94-year-old star who played the Munchkin coroner in "The Wizard of Oz." Includes link to his obituary. |
| Read about the Wisconsin governor's tragic death, which occurred while he was helping wounded Civil War soldiers after the Battle of Shiloh. |
| Brief biography of Cyrus Hall McCormick |
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| Read the brief biography of Cyrus Hall McCormick. |
| Learn how Frank Zeidler propelled social, economic and structural improvements in Milwaukee as America's last Socialist Mayor in 1948 - 1960. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer |
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| Read about this ardent abolitionist who rose from company captain to brigadier general. |
| Brief biography of John Plankinton, a meat packer and businessman. |
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| Review the brief biography of John Plankinton, a meat packer and businessman. |
| Learn more about the entrepreneur and manufacturing innovator who established, Allis Company, Milwaukee's largest industrial employer in the late 1880s. |
| This woman founded the first feminist newspaper in the United States. Read about her dedication to women's rights and her opposition to slavery. |
| Read about the agricultural chemist at the University of Wisconsin whose extensive research led to advances in the dairy industry. |
| Influential Early Wisconsin Settlers |
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| This Milwaukee born woman successfully advocated for progressive reforms in the educational system and was influential in the Milwaukee socialist movement. |
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