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Business Leader, White Collar Criminal / 1942 - 2006
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Political Leader / 1781 - 1826
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Songwriter, Conductor, Trumpet Player / 1916 - 1983
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Baseball Player, Coach / 1918 - 2002
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Inventor / 1765 - 1833
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Educator, Judge, Editor / 1811 - 1900
The first U.S. commissioner of education, Henry Barnard founded the Connecticut Common School journal and the Rhode Island Institute of Instruction.
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