#1Margaret Keenan Harrais
1872–1964U.S. commissioner; deputy magistrate; temperance activist; suffragist
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Margaret Keenan Harrais came into the world in 1872. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. No town in Ohio lists more than Warren, with 54.

#1U.S. commissioner; deputy magistrate; temperance activist; suffragist
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