SPENCER, DAVID DIEFFENDORFF (1836-?) Prominent Banker in Chicago, Illinois; Organized the Elkhorn Bank in Elkhorn, Wisconsin and the Grundy County Bank in Morris, Illinois; President of The State Savings Institution in Chicago# spencerdaviddieffendorff
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SMITH, CHARLES FERGUSON (1807-62) Union Major General; Veteran of the Mexican War # smithcharlesferguson
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VAN OSDEL, JOHN MILLS (1811-91) Prominent Architect in Chicago, Illinois; Designed numerous buildings in downtown Chicago, including the Palmer House and the Tremont House, after the great fire of 1871# vanosdeljohnmills
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WAKEFIELD, CYRENIUS (1815-85) Renowned Physician & Druggist in Bloomington, Illinois; Pioneer in the development of Prescription Medications # wakefieldcyrenius
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SYKES, GEORGE (1802-80) U.S. Representative – New Jersey – 1843-45 & 1845-47# sykesgeorge
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WHEELER, CHARLES GILBERT (1836-1912) Canadian-Born Chemist in Chicago, Illinois; Appointed U.S. Consul at Nuremburg, Bavaria by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862 # wheelercharlesgilbert
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WHITFIELD, ROBERT HENRY (1814-68) Confederate Congressman – Virginia - 1864-65# whitfieldroberthenry
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ARMSTRONG, NEIL ALDEN (1930-2012) American Astronaut; First man to walk on the Moon# armstrongneilalden
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CHAMBERS, THOMAS JEFFERSON (1802-65) Major General of Texas Troops during the War for Independence with Mexico; Namesake of Chambers County, Texas# chambersthomasjefferson
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CAMPBELL, JAMES (1812-93) U.S. Postmaster General – 1853-57; Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania – 1852-53# campbellj
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CAMPBELL, JOHN (circa 1795-1845) U.S. Congressman – South Carolina – 1829-31 & 1837-45# campbelljohn
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BLIGH, WILLIAM (1754-1817) British Navy Officer; Commander of the HMS Bounty, mutinied in 1789; Governor of New South Wales – 1806-08 # blighw
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HAUY, RENE JUST, Abbe (1743-1822) French Priest & Mineralogist# hauyrj
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ALEXANDER I (1777-1825) Emperor of Russia – 1801-25 # alexanderI
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BARTLETT, JOSIAH (1729-95) Signer of the Declaration of Independence & The Articles of Confederation; First Governor of New Hampshire - 1790-94# bartlettjosiah
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ALEXANDER III (circa 1100-1181) Italian-Born Pope – 1159-81 # alexanderIIIds
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ALEXANDER VI (1431-1503) Spanish-born Pope – 1492-1503 # alexanderVI
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RAMSEUR, STEPHEN DODSON (1837-64) Confederate Major General - North Carolina; Mortally wounded at the Battle of Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864 # ramseurstephendodson
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ALEXANDER, EDWARD PORTER (1835-1910) Confederate Brigadier General# alexanderep
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ATCHISON, DAVID RICE (1807-1886) U.S. President – March 4, 1849 - as President-elect Zachary Taylor refused to be sworn-in on a Sunday; U.S. Senator – Missouri – 1843-55; Confederate State Militia Officer# atchisondr
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