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Person Detail: Horatio Alger Jr

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Full Name: Horatio Alger Jr
Biography:
(1832–1899) Writer. In 1866, Alger moved into the Newboys' Lodging House on Fulton Street, Manhattan, New York, where he served as chaplain, benefactor, and spiritual guidance counselor to the young residents (OILG).
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1866 New York County
Alger moved into the Newboys' Lodging House on Fulton Street, Manhattan, New York, where he served as chaplain, benefactor, and spiritual guidance counselor to the young residents (OILG).  
1832 (Unknown) County
Horatio Alger was born in Revere, Massachusetts in 1832. 
1899 (Unknown) County
Horatio Alger died in Natick, Massachusetts in 1899. 
1867 New York County
Ragged Dick, or Street Life In New York with the Boot Blacks
 
1869 New York County
Luck and Pluck
Novel. 
1871 New York County
Tattered Tom; or, The Story of a Street Arab
Novel. 
1870 (Unknown) County
Sink or Swim
Novel. 
1871 (Unknown) County
Strong and Steady
Novel. 
1872 (Unknown) County
Strive and Succeed
Novel. 
1899 (Unknown) County
Alger is interred in the Glenwood Cemetery, South Natick, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. 

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