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| Author and Editor |
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| Biography of author and editor Ray Stannard Baker, also known as David Grayson. |
| Land Speculator and Businessman |
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| Biography of fur trader, lumberman, land speculator and businessman Hercules Louis Dousman. |
| Temperance Lecturer, Abolitionist and Newspaper Editor |
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| Biography of temperance lecturer, abolitionist and newspaper editor Sherman Miller Booth. |
| Industrialist and Businessman |
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| Biography of Milwaukee industrialist and businessman Louis Allis. |
| Brewer |
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| Biography of German brewer Jacob Best Sr., founder of the company that became Pabst Brewing. |
| Suffragist and Minister |
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| Biography of suffragist and Universalist minister Olympia Brown, the first female minister in America. |
| Lawyer and Politician |
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| Biography of John Coit Spooner who was a lawyer and politician, known as a leading Stalwart Republican. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Lumberman |
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| Brief biography of Col. Joseph Bailey, the lumberman famous for his creative application of dams during the failed Civil War Red River Campaign of 1864. |
| Journalist, Revolutionary and Union Army Officer |
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| Biography of journalist, German revolutionary and Union army artillery officer Fritz Anneke. |
| French Explorer |
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| Biography of French explorer Jean Nicolet, believed to be the first European to see Wisconsin. |
| Soldier, Fur Trader and "Father of Wisconsin" |
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| Brief biography of soldier, fur trader and the "Father of Wisconsin," Charles Michel Langlade. |
| Educator, University President and Author |
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| Brief biography of John Bascom, president of the University of Wisconsin from 1874 to 1887. |
| Zoologist, Professor and University President |
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| Biography of zoologist and professor Edward Asahel Birge who was president of the University of Wisconsin from 1918 to 1925. |
| Fur Trader, Merchant, Judge and Territorial Legislator |
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| Biography of fur trader, merchant, judge and territorial legislator James Henry Lockwood. |
| Spiritualist, Social Reformer and Politician |
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| Biography of spiritualist, social reformer and politician Warren Chase. |
| Fur Trader and Chief Justice |
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| Biography of fur trader and chief justice of the Brown County Court Jacques Porlier. |
| Fur Trader and Explorer |
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| Brief biography of Médard Chouart des Groseilliers who was a fur trader and explorer. |
| Lawyer, Politician and Judge |
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| Biography of lawyer, politician and judge Edward George Ryan. |
| Lawyer, Land Agent, Banker and Lumberman |
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| Biography of lawyer, land agent, banker and lumberman Cyrus Woodman. |
| Professor, Author and Historian |
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| Biography of professor and author Frederick Jackson Turner who shaped American history research |
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