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E. T. Kingsley
1856–1929Founder and leader, Socialist Party of Canada, publicist, organizer
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Famous people · Pomfret
Pomfret has just one famous person to its name: E. T. Kingsley
E. T. Kingsley was born in 1856. Their birth falls in the early republic. An article about them exists in one language. Over the border in Dunkirk, 22 names are on record, led by Samuel Hopkins Adams.
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Photo credits (6)
- E. T. Kingsley: Scribbler54, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Hopkins Adams: Paul Thompson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Webster: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Reed: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Silas M. Weaver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Pierpont Putnam: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons