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| Industrialist and Businessman |
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| Biography of Milwaukee industrialist and businessman Louis Allis. |
| Fur Trader, Land Speculator, Politician and Founder of Milwaukee |
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| Brief biography of Solomon Juneau, the fur trader, land speculator and politician who helped found Milwaukee. |
| 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. |
| Civil Rights Advocate and Legislator |
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| Biography of Lloyd A. Barbee, Milwaukee civil rights advocate and legislator. |
| African-American Journalist |
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| Discover the history of Mattiebelle Woods |
| Mayer of Milwaukee |
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| Discover the history of Frank Zeidler |
| Fugitive Slave |
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| Biography of Caroline Quarlls, the first fugitive slave conducted through Wisconsin's underground railroad network to freedom. |
| 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. |
| Shipbuilder and Businessman |
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| Discover the history of William Henry Wolf |
| Brewer |
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| Biography of German brewer Jacob Best Sr., founder of the company that became Pabst Brewing. |
| Librarian, Lecturer, Reformer and Author |
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| Biography of Lutie Eugenia Stearns, librarian, lecturer, reformer and author who helped establish the Wisconsin Free Library Commission. |
| Term: Jim Abrahams (1944-) in the Dictionary of Wisconsin History |
| Banker, Politician, Congressman and Railroad Promoter |
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| Biography of banker, politician, Congressman and railroad promoter and executive Alexander Mitchell. |
| Pitcher |
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| Learn about Warren Spahn, who pitched for the Milwaukee Braves from 1953 to 1964. |
| First Latina Wisconsin Legislator |
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| Discover the history of JoCasta Zamarripa |
| Catholic Priest |
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| Explore the history of Bronislaus Celichowski |
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