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Russell Alexander Alger

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Union Army general (1836-1907)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1836 to 1907 · aged 70
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Russell Alexander Alger was an American politician and businessman. S. S. Secretary of War. Impoverished as a child, Alger accumulated wealth throughout his life and died a respected businessman. He was at various points an army officer, a financier, lumber baron, and railroad owner.

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Annette Huldana Squire HenryAnnette Huldana Squire HenryAlger in 1900, in a portrait by Percy IvesAlger in 1900, in a portrait by Percy IvesAlger as Secretary of War reviewing returning Spanish-American soldiers in 1898 at Camp Wikoff, New YorkAlger as Secretary of War reviewing returning Spanish-American soldiers in 1898 at Camp Wikoff, New York

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Russell Alexander Alger was an American politician and businessman. He served as the 20th governor of Michigan, U.S. Senator, and U.S. Secretary of War. Impoverished as a child, Alger accumulated wealth throughout his life and died a respected businessman. He was at various points an army officer, a financier, lumber baron, and railroad owner. He was supposedly a distant relation of author Horatio Alger, who often wrote about such "rags to riches" tales.

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United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
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Lived 1836 to 1907 · aged 70
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