About Alvin Alden
Lived 1818 – 1882 (aged 64). Alvin Alden was an American businessperson and politician.
Alvin Blodgett Alden (March 1, 1818 – August 18, 1882) was an American businessman, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was mayor of Portage, Wisconsin, in 1861 and represented western Columbia County in the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1858 legislative term.
Born in Stafford, Connecticut or Stamford, Connecticut, Alden moved to Randolph, Wisconsin Territory in 1844 and then moved to Portage, Wisconsin in 1851.
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Who was Alvin Alden?
American businessman and politician
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Alvin Alden was born on 1 March 1818 in Stafford.
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Alvin Alden died on 18 August 1882 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
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Alvin Alden was a businessperson and politician.
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Alvin Alden was American.
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