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===Benjamin Douglas===
===Benjamin Douglas===
Best know for his [https://archive.org/details/cu31924028848765 History of Wayne County]], published in 1878. This work is accepted in all state libraries as well as in the [[Library of Congress]], as an authority on historical data. He was born in [[Wayne County, Ohio]] in 1836 and died here in 1909. After being admitted to the bar in 1861 he went into partnership with Joseph {{Surname|Downing}}. he was intensely patriotic and wrote the first call for volunteers, devoting the war years to recruiting. In 1882 he was appointed to a position of [[Postmaster General's Office]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] and while there served as a correspondent for noted papers and magazines. On his return to [[Wooster, Ohio]] he became editor of the [[Jacksonian]]. Perhaps his greatest literary work was his [https://archive.org/details/cu31924028848765 History of Wayne County], a thorough and comprehensive work of higher merit than the ordinary history. His last published work was "[[Wayne County Lawyers]]" issued in 1900 which is a treasure of its kind.
Best know for his [https://archive.org/details/cu31924028848765 History of Wayne County]], published in 1878. This work is accepted in all state libraries as well as in the [[Library of Congress]], as an authority on historical data. He was born in [[Wayne County, Ohio]] in 1836 and died here in 1909. After being admitted to the bar in 1861 he went into partnership with Joseph Downing. he was intensely patriotic and wrote the first call for volunteers, devoting the war years to recruiting. In 1882 he was appointed to a position of [[Postmaster General's Office]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] and while there served as a correspondent for noted papers and magazines. On his return to [[Wooster, Ohio]] he became editor of the [[Jacksonian]]. Perhaps his greatest literary work was his [https://archive.org/details/cu31924028848765 History of Wayne County], a thorough and comprehensive work of higher merit than the ordinary history. His last published work was "[[Wayne County Lawyers]]" issued in 1900 which is a treasure of its kind.
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