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| Brief biography of newspaperman and eventual Governor (1891-1895) |
| Missionary and Clergyman |
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| Biography of Richard Fish Cadle, Episcopal clergyman and missionary who established many Wisconsin parishes. |
| Inventor |
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| Biography of Ole Evinrude, a Norwegian-American inventor who created the first outboard motor. |
| Fort Atkinson Poet |
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| Biography of Lorine Niedecker, a poet raised in Fort Atkinson. |
| Spiritualist and Psychic Healer |
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| Biography of spiritualist and psychic healer Mary Hayes Chynoweth. |
| Professor, University President, Geologist and Author |
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| Discover the history of professor, university president, geologist and author, Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, who establishing the university extension. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Historian and Author |
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| Read about the man who wrote the most cited book on Wisconsin's involvement in the Civil War. This article includes several links to his work. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Wisconsin Attorney General and State Senator |
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| Father of the Wisconsin Dairy Industry, Wisconsin Governor |
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| Find out about the Wisconsin governor who championed for high standards in the dairy industry and founded the State Dairyman's Association. |
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