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    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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    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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    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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    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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