#1Notable
Charles H. Houghton
1842–1914American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
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Famous people · Macomb
Macomb has one famous person on record
Charles H. Houghton, the American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient, was born in 1842. That places their birth in the early republic. Their name appears in articles in 3 languages. Next door, the list for Gouverneur holds 6, Edward John Noble first.
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Charles H. Houghton
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1842
Charles H. Houghton
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Macomb and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6)
- Charles H. Houghton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward John Noble: Harris & Ewing, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Shepard Chapman: unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Newton Martin Curtis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ozora P. Stearns: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence A. Waldo: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons