#1Thaddeus C. Pound
1833–1914American businessman and politician from Wisconsin
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Thaddeus C. Pound came into the world in 1833. Their birth falls in the early republic. 5 languages have an article about them. Over the border in Pine Grove Township, one name is on record: George W. Allen.

#1American businessman and politician from Wisconsin
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