50 Notable alumni of
Albion College
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Albion College is 1554th in the world, 545th in North America, and 512th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 50 notable alumni from Albion College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Daniel Henney
- Occupations
- television actormodelfilm actoractorvoice actor
- Biography
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Daniel Philip Henney is an American actor and model. He first came into international prominence with his television debut as Dr. Henry Kim on the Korean drama My Lovely Sam Soon (2005).
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Doug Parker
- Years
- 1962-.. (age 62)
- Occupations
- chief executive officerentrepreneur
- Biography
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William Douglas Parker is an American businessman who is the chairman of American Airlines Group, the parent company of American Airlines. Parker previously served as chief executive officer of the airline from 2001 to 2023.
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Anna Howard Shaw
- Occupations
- Christian ministertheologianwriterautobiographerphysician
- Biography
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Anna Howard Shaw was a leader of the women's suffrage movement in the United States. She was also a physician and one of the first women to be ordained as a Methodist minister in the United States.
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Jon Scieszka
- Occupations
- children's writerwriterteacher
- Biography
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Jon Scieszka is an American children's writer, best known for his picture books created with the illustrator Lane Smith. He is also a nationally recognized reading advocate, and the founder of Guys Read – a web-based literacy program for boys whose mission is "to help boys become self-motivated, lifelong readers."
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Mark Schauer
- Enrolled in Albion College
- In 1984 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mark Hamilton Schauer is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative for Michigan's 7th congressional district from 2009 to 2011.
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Martin Nesbitt
- Occupations
- chief executive officerbusinessperson
- Biography
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Martin Hughes Nesbitt is an American businessman and public figure. Nesbit is co-CEO of the Vistria Group, a Chicago-based private equity firm. Nesbitt is on the boards of directors of publicly traded companies CenterPoint Energy, Norfolk Southern Corporation, and American Airlines Group. Nesbitt was the founder and former CEO of The Parking Spot, an airport parking company. He was on the board of the Chicago Housing Authority.
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Dave Camp
- Enrolled in Albion College
- In 1975 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianemployeelawyer
- Biography
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David Lee Camp is a former American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2015. Camp represented Michigan's 4th congressional district since 1993, and previously served one term representing Michigan's 10th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, Camp was chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, serving from 2011 to 2015. In March 2014, he announced that he would not run for re-election.
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Joel Manby
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Joel Manby is the former CEO of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment and former President and Chief Executive Officer of Herschend Family Entertainment, the largest family-owned theme park corporation in the United States. HFE creates, develops and operates entertainment, tourism and hospitality properties spanning 26 locations in ten states, including Stone Mountain Park, Dollywood and Silver Dollar City. He and his company were featured in the seventh episode of the first season of CBS's Undercover Boss. Manby also wrote Love Works about HFE's unique business culture, with all proceeds going toward the Share It Forward Foundation, the company's charitable organization which aids employees in need.
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Josh A. Cassada
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- physicistastronaut
- Biography
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Josh Aaron Cassada is an American physicist, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. Prior to his selection to join NASA in 2013, Cassada served as a test pilot in the US Navy, and has over 3,500 hours in more than 40 aircraft, and 23 combat missions. In August 2018, Cassada was selected for CTS-1, the first operational mission of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner, but subsequently reassigned to SpaceX Crew-5.
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Wellington R. Burt
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Wellington R. Burt was an American lumber baron from Saginaw, Michigan. At the time of his death, his wealth was estimated to be between $40 and $90 million (equivalent to between $675 million and $1.52 billion in 2022). For a time in the early 1900s, Burt ranked as one of the eight wealthiest men in the United States. He was best known for his lumber mills and timber holdings, but was also involved in iron mining, railroads, salt mines, and finances. Burt was a politician, holding the offices of Mayor of East Saginaw (1867–68) and member of the Michigan Senate (1893–94). In his final years, he lived alone in a mansion with his servants. Estranged from friends and family and nicknamed "The Lone Pine of Michigan", he officially died of "senility" at age 87.
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Knute Nelson
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- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Knute Nelson was a Norwegian-born American attorney and politician active in Wisconsin and Minnesota. A Republican, he served in state and national positions: he was elected to the Wisconsin and Minnesota legislatures and to the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate from Minnesota, and served as the 12th governor of Minnesota from 1893 to 1895. Having served in the Senate for 28 years, 55 days, he is the longest-serving Senator in Minnesota's history.
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J Harlen Bretz
- Occupations
- university teachergeologist
- Biography
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J Harlen Bretz was an American geologist, best known for his research that led to the acceptance of the Missoula Floods and for his work on caves.
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Arthur Millspaugh
- Occupations
- political scientist
- Biography
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Arthur Chester Millspaugh, PhD, was a former adviser at the U.S. State Department’s Office of the Foreign Trade, who was hired to re-organize the Finance Ministry of Iran from 1922–1927 and 1942-1945.
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Forest Ray Moulton
- Enrolled in Albion College
- Studied in 1892-1894
- Occupations
- astronomermathematician
- Biography
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Forest Ray Moulton was an American astronomer. He was the brother of Harold G. Moulton, a noted economist.
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Prentiss M. Brown
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- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Prentiss Marsh Brown was an American lawyer and politician who served three full and on partial term as a Democratic U.S. Representative and Senator from the state of Michigan from 1936 to 1943.
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Mekayla Diehl
- Occupations
- beauty pageant contestantmodel
- Biography
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Mekayla Diehl Eppers is an American beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Indiana USA 2014 and later competed in Miss USA 2014, where she placed in the top twenty. In 2018, Diehl was crowned Mrs. America 2018 and went on to place in the top twelve in South Africa at the Mrs. World competition. Diehl is the first woman of Native American descent to represent Indiana at the Miss USA pageant.
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George Heartwell
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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George Heartwell is an American politician. He was the mayor of the city of Grand Rapids in the U.S. state of Michigan. He was sworn in on January 1, 2004, and exited his mayoral duties after ending his third term on January 16, 2016.
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Edwin B. Winans
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Edwin Baruch Winans was a U.S. Representative from and the 22nd governor of Michigan.
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Randy Richardville
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Randall "Randy" Richardville is a Michigan Republican, who served as Majority Leader of the Michigan State Senate until his tenure ended January 1, 2015 due to term limits. He was state senator for the 17th district, which consists of all of Monroe, southern Washtenaw, and eastern Jackson counties, having taken office on January 1, 2007. He previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives for the 56th District from 1998 to 2004. This district covered the area of northeast Monroe County, Michigan.
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George Ross Kirkpatrick
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- peace activistpoliticianwriter
- Biography
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George Ross "Kirk" Kirkpatrick was an American anti-militarist writer and political activist. He is best remembered as the 1916 vice presidential nominee of the Socialist Party of America. He was briefly the Executive Secretary of that organization from November 1925 until May 1926.
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Leonard Peter Schultz
- Occupations
- zoologistichthyologist
- Biography
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Leonard Peter Schultz was an American ichthyologist.
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William Francis James
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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William Francis James was a soldier and congressman from the U.S. state of Michigan.
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Judson Dwight Collins
- Occupations
- missionary
- Biography
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Rev. Judson Dwight Collins was the first Methodist missionary to China.
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Orange Jacobs
- Occupations
- judgelawyerpoliticianeditorjournalist
- Biography
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Orange Jacobs was an American lawyer, newspaper publisher, and politician. His career in government centered on the Territory of Washington, for which he served as a delegate to the U.S. Congress, chief justice of the territory's supreme court, mayor of Seattle, and other roles.
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Lyle H. Miller
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Lyle Holcombe Miller was an officer of the United States Marine Corps, who reached the rank of brigadier general. He is most noted for his service as chief of staff of Samoa Defense Force during World War II. He disgraced his good service record by incident with Dai Li, Chiang Kai-shek's Military Intelligence Service Chief, in late 1944.
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Cassius McDonald Barnes
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Cassius McDonald Barnes was a soldier in the Union Army in the American Civil War and a lawyer and Republican politician who served as the fourth governor of Oklahoma Territory.
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Carl Wood Riddick
- Occupations
- journalistpoliticianeditor
- Biography
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Carlos Wood Riddick was an American politician and businessman. He served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Montana's 2nd congressional district.
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Spencer Oliver Fisher
- Years
- 1843-1919 (aged 76)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Spencer Oliver Fisher, was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
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Homer Folks
- Occupations
- sociologist
- Biography
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Homer C. Folks was a United States sociologist who worked as a social welfare advocate. He was the New York City Commissioner of Public Charities.
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Will Levington Comfort
- Occupations
- novelist
- Biography
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Will Levington Comfort was a U.S. writer, known primarily for adventure novels such as Apache. Three of Comfort's works served as the story for feature films. Somewhere in Sonora, based on his novel Somewhere south of Sonora, was remade in 1933 starring John Wayne.
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George L. Yaple
- Occupations
- politicianjudgelawyer
- Biography
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George Lewis Yaple was a politician and jurist from the U.S. state of Michigan.
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Henry F. Thomas
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Henry Franklin Thomas was an American physician and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1893 to 1897
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Lawrence B. Schook
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- scientist
- Biography
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Lawrence B. Schook is the vice president for research at the University of Illinois. He oversees the $1 billion research portfolio across all three campuses. A scholar in comparative genomics and the exploitation of genomic diversity to understand traits and disease, Dr. Schook focuses his research on genetic resistance to disease, regenerative medicine, and using genomics to create animal models for biomedical research. He led the international pig genome-sequencing project, which produced a draft of the pig genome allowing researchers to offer insights into diseases that afflict pigs and humans.
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John M. Wever
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- bankerpolitician
- Biography
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John Madison Wever was a U.S. Representative from New York.
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William C. Ferguson
- Occupations
- business executive
- Biography
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William C. Ferguson was a telecommunications executive who served as chairman and CEO of NYNEX.
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Julie Brigham-Grette
- Years
- 1955-.. (age 69)
- Occupations
- university teacher
- Biography
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Julie Brigham-Grette is a glacial geologist and a professor in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst where she co-directs the Joseph Hartshorn Quaternary Laboratory. Her research expertise is in glacial geology and paleoclimatology; she has made important contributions to Arctic marine and terrestrial paleoclimate records of late Cenozoic to recent, the evolution of the Arctic climate, especially in the Beringia/Bering Strait region, and was a leader of the international Lake El’gygytgyn Drilling Project in northeastern Russia.
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Hannah Borden Palmer
- Biography
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Hannah Borden Palmer was a temperance reformer.
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David Emanuel Wahlberg
- Occupations
- Christian ministerjournalist
- Biography
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David Emanuel Wahlberg was a Swedish sports writer and editor who covered the 1912 Summer Olympics. He became president of the sports organization LAIF from 1937 to 1939. Later in life he was the Lutheran minister in Långsele, Sweden.
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Charles Tisdale Howard
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Charles Tisdale Howard was an attorney and Republican party politician, the first United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota, served as the fourth Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives, and was elected a Minnesota District Court Judge for the Fifth Judicial District in 1928.
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Owen Reed Lovejoy
- Occupations
- laborer
- Biography
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Owen Reed Lovejoy, Jr. was a minister who opposed child labor. He was known as the "children's statesman". He served as the general secretary of the National Child Labor Committee from 1907 to 1926.
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Harriet G. Eddy
- Occupations
- librarian
- Biography
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Harriet Gertrude Eddy was an American educator and librarian who influenced the management of libraries in the Soviet Union. She was inducted into the California Library Hall of Fame in 2014, for her work on organizing forty Californian library systems.
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Langdon McCormick
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- playwright
- Biography
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Arthur Langdon McCormick was an American playwright. He started in theater as an actor before turning to writing. He specialized in melodramas, often with special effects that he designed using his engineering background.
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Earle C. Hayes
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- 1885-1943 (aged 58)
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Earl C. "Billy" Hayes was an American football, basketball, and track and field coach. Hayes served as the head football coach at Mississippi Agricultural & Mechanical College—now known as Mississippi State University—from the 1914 to 1916 seasons. During his three-season tenure, he compiled an overall record of 15–8–2. At Mississippi A&M, he was also as the head basketball coach from 1912 to 1924, tallying aa mark of 124–54. From 1924 to 1943, he coached track and field at Indiana University Bloomington. Hayes was also the head football coach at Indiana from 1931 to 1933, compiling a record of 6–14–4.
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Cornelia Moore Chillson Moots
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- missionarysocial activist
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Cornelia Moore Chillson Moots was an American missionary and temperance evangelist. She was one of four pioneer missionaries of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Foss O. Eldred
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- 1884-1956 (aged 72)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Foss O. Eldred was Attorney General of Michigan in 1946 when he was appointed to fill out an unexpired term. He also held many other political offices.
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Ella H. Brockway Avann
- Occupations
- writereducatorpreceptor
- Biography
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Ella H. Brockway Avann was a 19th-century American educator and writer. After graduating from Albion College of Michigan, she subsequently became preceptress of that institution. She filled the chair of English literature and also lectured on the history of music. For 10 years, she was president of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society. Avann made frequent contributions to the religious press. She held official positions in various literary, social and benevolent societies.
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John W. McGrath
- Years
- 1842-1905 (aged 63)
- Occupations
- politicianjudge
- Biography
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John Wesley McGrath was an American jurist.
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Ada Iddings Gale
- Years
- 1854-1915 (aged 61)
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Ada Iddings Gale was an author and educator.
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Florence Riddick Boys
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- 1873-1963 (aged 90)
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Florence Riddick Boys was an American writer, clubwoman, suffragist, and state probation officer in Indiana.
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Colin P. Campbell
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Colin Percy Campbell was the Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1909 to 1910.
