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| Banker, Politician, Congressman and Railroad Promoter |
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| Biography of banker, politician, Congressman and railroad promoter and executive Alexander Mitchell. |
| Land Speculator and Politician |
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| Brief biography of surveyor, land speculator, railroad promoter and politician Byron Kilbourn, twice elected mayor of Milwaukee. |
| Brief biography of George H. Walker railroad promoter and politician who was twice mayor of Milwaukee (1851, 1853). |
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| Brief biography of George H. Walker railroad promoter and politician who was twice mayor of Milwaukee (1851, 1853). |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, U.S. Congressman, Founder of General Mills |
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| Brief biography of fomer WI governor William Augustus Barstow (1813 - 1865). |
| Lawyer, Politician and Judge |
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| Biography of lawyer, politician and judge Edward George Ryan. |
| Lawyer, Politician, Land Speculator, Promoter and Author |
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| Biography of lawyer, politician, land speculator and promoter and author of a History of the Territory of Wisconsin, Moses Mccure Strong. |
| Lawyer, Politician and Governor |
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| Discover the history of Wisconsin governor Bashford Coles. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer |
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| Read about the colonel of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry who was also one of the leaders of the Iron Brigade. This article includes several links. |
| Temperance Lecturer, Abolitionist and Newspaper Editor |
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| Biography of temperance lecturer, abolitionist and newspaper editor Sherman Miller Booth. |
| Land Speculator and Businessman |
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| Biography of fur trader, lumberman, land speculator and businessman Hercules Louis Dousman. |
| Read about Black history in Wisconsin. There are many links to original documents, pictures, eyewitness accounts, and other primary sources. |
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