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RE: Who is this? - Rob Wick - 01-31-2020
Roger,
No he wasn't.
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Rob
RE: Who is this? - RJNorton - 01-31-2020
James Conkling?
RE: Who is this? - AussieMick - 01-31-2020
William Butler?
RE: Who is this? - Rob Wick - 01-31-2020
Sorry gentleman, neither is correct.
Next clue: He was instrumental in Lincoln's political development.
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Rob
RE: Who is this? - Eva Elisabeth - 01-31-2020
Joshua Speed?
(01-31-2020, 06:09 PM)AussieMick Wrote: William Butler?Mike - very cool avatar. Looks a bit like the Simpson's nuclear power plant director...
RE: Who is this? - Rob Wick - 02-01-2020
Sorry Eva, but it isn't Speed.
Think earlier in Lincoln's life.
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Rob
RE: Who is this? - RJNorton - 02-01-2020
Cassius Marcellus Clay?
RE: Who is this? - Rob Wick - 02-01-2020
It's not Clay, Roger.
When Lincoln knew him, this gentleman was six years older.
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Rob
RE: Who is this? - Steve - 02-02-2020
William Jones?
RE: Who is this? - Rob Wick - 02-02-2020
Jones is a good guess, but it isn't him.
This person has a school named after him.
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Rob
RE: Who is this? - RJNorton - 02-02-2020
Carl Schurz?
RE: Who is this? - Rob Wick - 02-02-2020
Sorry, Roger, but it isn't Schurz.
Think local, not national.
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Rob
RE: Who is this? - Rob Wick - 02-02-2020
The next clue: This person loaned something to Lincoln which made a major difference in his life.
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Rob
RE: Who is this? - RJNorton - 02-02-2020
John T. Stuart?
RE: Who is this? - Rob Wick - 02-02-2020
Nope. It's not Stuart.
Final clue: Lincoln knew this man in Spencer County.
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Rob