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[[Image:1894r.png|left|thumb| | [[Image:1894r.png|left|thumb|300px|]]RAGAN, H. H. (Turin, Lewis County, New York, 1847--Atlanta, Georgia, October 11, 1895). Ragan graduated from Yale University in 1874 while receiving several literary honors. He then attended Columbia Law School. After graduation, he came to Dubuque where he had a cousin, B. M. Harger. He then formed a partnership in the law with [[MATTHEWS, Alphons|Alphons MATTHEWS]]. | ||
He began his illustrated lecture business accidentally. After a trip to Europe, he presented an illustrated talk in 1880 for the Sunday school at [[SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH]] of which he was a member. It was so popular that he was convinced to repeat the talk in Dubuque and in surrounding cities. | He began his illustrated lecture business accidentally. After a trip to Europe, he presented an illustrated talk in 1880 for the Sunday school at [[SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH]] of which he was a member. It was so popular that he was convinced to repeat the talk in Dubuque and in surrounding cities. | ||
Revision as of 02:04, 15 June 2021
RAGAN, H. H. (Turin, Lewis County, New York, 1847--Atlanta, Georgia, October 11, 1895). Ragan graduated from Yale University in 1874 while receiving several literary honors. He then attended Columbia Law School. After graduation, he came to Dubuque where he had a cousin, B. M. Harger. He then formed a partnership in the law with Alphons MATTHEWS.
He began his illustrated lecture business accidentally. After a trip to Europe, he presented an illustrated talk in 1880 for the Sunday school at SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH of which he was a member. It was so popular that he was convinced to repeat the talk in Dubuque and in surrounding cities.
The lecture series became so profitable that he carried it on full time when he was not traveling gathering new information.
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1. "H. H. Ragan Dead," The Dubuque Herald, October 12, 1895, p. 4