OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Russell Alexander Alger

BORN:
February 27, 1836
Lafayette Township, Ohio

DIED:
January 24, 1907 (age 70)
Washington, DC

EDUCATION:
Richfield Academy in Summit County, Ohio
Studied Law in Akron, Ohio

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican 

HIGHLIGHTS:
1859:
Admitted to the Bar
1861-1865:
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War
1885-1887:
Governor of Michigan
1897-1899:
U.S. Secretary of War
1902-1907:
U.S. Senator (R-MI)

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
U.S. Army
Detroit Historical Society
Wikipedia

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