Russell Alexander Alger (/ˌældʒər/ AL-jər; February 27, 1836 – January 24, 1907) was an American politician and businessman. He served as the 20th governor...
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Grosse Pointe War Memorial (redirect from Russell A. Alger, Jr. House)
The War Memorial, also known as the Russell A. Alger Jr. House and as the Moorings was dedicated to the memory of veterans and soldiers of World War II...
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Forest. Alger County was detached from Schoolcraft County, set off and organized in 1885. The county was named for lumber baron Russell Alexander Alger, who...
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being Russell A. Alger, Walter Q. Gresham, Chauncey Depew, and John Sherman. After several ballots, none of the leading candidates was able to obtain a majority...
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Stoughton Newberry and Russell A. Alger, the latter the namesake of the community and later the 20th Governor of Michigan. Alger is located in the northwest...
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border with Canada, and a focus on quality of education contributed to the successful development of the region. The Russell Alger Jr. House, at 32 Lake...
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arranged hurriedly and at the lowest-possible cost by Secretary of War Russell A. Alger from the Chicago "big three" meatpacking corporations, Morris & Co...
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SS Russell A. Alger, (MC hull 1754), was a Liberty ship named after Russell A. Alger, a Michigan Senator, Governor and U.S. Secretary of War. The ship...
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Moffatt Township, Michigan (redirect from Alger, MI)
Alger was named after Russell A. Alger almost a decade later. In 1882 to 1883, the area of Alger was created from the formation of a railroad junction along...
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the vacancy in the term ending March 3, 1907, caused by the death of Russell A. Alger. He was reelected in 1913 and served from February 9, 1907, to March...
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Infantry, but the name was changed on May 23 to honor Secretary of War Russell A. Alger who approved the camp. The camp was abandoned in early August 1898...
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Talitha is a 1103 GT motor yacht owned since 2008 by Mark Getty. She was built in 1929–1930 by Krupp Germaniawerft at Kiel as Reveler for Russell Alger, chairman...
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Alger is both a given name and a surname. It originates from the Anglo-Saxon name Ælfgar, meaning “elf spear.” Notable people with the name include: Alger...
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Algerism may refer to: Horatio Alger (1832–1899), an American writer of young adult novels characterized by the "rags-to-riches" narrative Russell A. Alger...
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Spanish–American War. In general, the war had been a success, but Secretary Russell A. Alger had come under heavy criticism for his management of the department...
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Bruce Reynolds Alger (June 12, 1918 – April 13, 2015) was an American politician, real estate agent and developer, and a Republican U.S. representative...
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Alger was first called Jagger, and under the latter name was laid out in 1882 by Elias Jagger, and named for him. The present name is for Russell A....
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Kallenbach 1977, p. 302. Glashan 1979, p. 153. Sobel 1978, p. 753. "Russell Alexander Alger". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 9, 2023. Sobel...
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Veterans of the Civil War. Charles F. Adams III – Secretary of the Navy Russell A. Alger – United States Secretary of War Joseph W. Barr – Secretary of the...
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William McKinley (redirect from William A. McKinley)
Secretary of War, which fell to Russell A. Alger, former general and Michigan governor. Competent enough in peacetime, Alger proved inadequate once the conflict...
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1888 United States presidential election (category Articles with hatnote templates targeting a nonexistent page)
prominent party leaders such as Senator John Sherman and former Governor Russell Alger. This was the first election since 1840 in which an incumbent president...
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of war went to Russell A. Alger, a former general who had also served as the governor of Michigan. Competent enough in peacetime, Alger proved inadequate...
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Frederick M. Alger. Frederick M. Alger (1876–1933), Michigan Republican Committeeman 1915 1917. Son of Russell A. Alger. Frederick M. Alger Jr. (1907–1967)...
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finish McMillan's term. Died. Sep 27, 1902 – Jan 24, 1907 Republican Russell A. Alger 10 58th Re-elected in 1905. Lost renomination. 13 59th Jan 24, 1907...
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John S. Mosby (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference)
Spanish–American War, but was blocked by Secretary of War Russell A. Alger (see: Russell A. Alger § Vendetta against John S. Mosby). Mosby trained an Oakland...
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officers and 322 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 466 fatalities. Russell A. Alger served as commander of the 5th Michigan Cavalry beginning...
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Hospital, and the President's House. His Italian Renaissance-styled Russell A. Alger House, at 32 Lakeshore Drive, now serves as the Grosse Pointe War Memorial...
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brother George H. Scripps, Dexter M. Ferry, Christian H. Buhl, Gen. Russell A. Alger, Moses W. Field, James McMillan and Hugh McMillan, George H. Hammond...
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Eldridge Alger in Detroit, Michigan. He was a grandson of Russell A. Alger. Alger served in the United States Navy during World War II. Alger unsuccessfully...
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Russell Alger Memorial Fountain is a Detroit, Michigan fountain, one of the "most successful collaborations" created by the sculptor, Daniel Chester French...
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