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| office = [[List of mayors of Detroit, Michigan|Mayor of Detroit]]
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| successor = Oliver Moulton Hyde
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| birth_name = Henry Brockholst Ledyard
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| birth_date = March 5, 1812
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| birth_place = [[New York City]], United States
| birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death-date and age|June 7, 1880|March 5, 1812}}
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| alma_mater = [[Columbia College, Columbia University|Columbia College]]
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| parents = Benjamin Ledyard<br>Susan French Livingston
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| spouse = {{marriage|Matilda Frances Cass|1839|1880|reason=his death}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Matilda Frances Cass|1839}}
| children = 5, including [[Lewis Cass Ledyard|Lewis]]
| children = 5, including [[Lewis Cass Ledyard|Lewis]]
| relatives = [[Henry Brockholst Livingston|Henry Livingston]] (grandfather)<br>[[Lewis Cass]] (father-in-law)
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'''Henry Brockholst Ledyard, Sr.''' (March 5, 1812 &ndash; June 7, 1880) was the mayor of [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]] and a state senator, briefly served as assistant secretary under [[Secretary of State]] [[Lewis Cass]], and was the president of the [[Newport Hospital]] and the [[Redwood Library]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]].
'''Henry Brockholst Ledyard Sr.''' (March 5, 1812 &ndash; June 7, 1880) was the mayor of [[Detroit]], Michigan, and a state senator, briefly served as assistant secretary under [[Secretary of State]] [[Lewis Cass]], and was the president of the [[Newport Hospital]] and the [[Redwood Library]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Ledyard was born in New York City on March 5, 1812, the son of prominent New York lawyer Benjamin Ledyard (1779–1812) and Susan French Livingston (1789–1864). His mother was the daughter of Revolutionary War Colonel and [[US Supreme Court]] justice [[Henry Brockholst Livingston]] (1757–1823) and granddaughter of [[New Jersey]] governor [[William Livingston]].<ref name = "farm">{{citation|title = THE HISTORY OF DETROIT AND MICHIGAN |author = Silas Farmer| year = 1889 |pages = 1041–1043|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yl06VbZ-RfwC&pg=1041}}</ref>
Ledyard was born in [[New York City]] on March 5, 1812, the son of prominent New York lawyer Benjamin Ledyard (1779–1812) and Susan French Livingston (1789–1864). His mother was the daughter of Revolutionary War Colonel and [[US Supreme Court]] justice [[Henry Brockholst Livingston]] (1757–1823) and granddaughter of [[New Jersey]] governor [[William Livingston]].<ref name="farm">{{citation|title = THE HISTORY OF DETROIT AND MICHIGAN |author = Silas Farmer| year = 1889 |pages = 1041–1043|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yl06VbZ-RfwC&pg=1041}}</ref>


Ledyard graduated from [[Columbia College, Columbia University|Columbia College]] in 1830, and began practicing law in New York. When [[Lewis Cass]] was appointed Minister to France, Ledyard accompanied him to Paris, eventually becoming ''[[chargé d’affaires]]'' of the embassy.<ref name = "farm"/>
Ledyard graduated from [[Columbia College, Columbia University|Columbia College]] in 1830, and began practicing law in New York. When [[Lewis Cass]] was appointed Minister to France in 1836, Ledyard accompanied him to Paris, eventually becoming ''[[chargé d’affaires]]'' of the embassy.<ref name="farm"/>


==Career==
==Career==
Ledyard returned to the United States in 1844 and moved to Detroit, where he was active in the city and managed Cass's property holdings.<ref name = "bios">{{citation|title = Early history of Michigan: with biographies of state officers, members of Congress, judges and legislators |author = Stephen D. Bingham |publisher = Thorp & Godfrey, state printers| year = 1888 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=st4iAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA410#v=onepage&q&f=false|pages = 410–411}}</ref> He was one of the founders of the State Savings Bank, one of the original promoters of the [[Elmwood Cemetery (Detroit, Michigan)|Elmwood Cemetery]], and was a member of the Board of Education.<ref name = "farm"/>
Ledyard returned to the United States in 1844 and moved to Detroit, where he was active in the city and managed Cass's property holdings.<ref name="bios">{{citation|title = Early history of Michigan: with biographies of state officers, members of Congress, judges and legislators |author = Stephen D. Bingham |publisher = Thorp & Godfrey, state printers| year = 1888 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=st4iAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA410|pages = 410–411}}</ref> He was one of the founders of the State Savings Bank, one of the original promoters of the [[Elmwood Cemetery (Detroit)|Elmwood Cemetery]], and was a member of the Board of Education.<ref name="farm"/>


He organized and promoted the first [[plank road]] company in [[Michigan]], and was involved in a number of other ventures that promoted communication between Detroit and the interior of the state.<ref name = "histbio">{{citation|title = Compendium of History and Biography of the City of Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan|publisher = Henry Taylor & Co| year = 1908 | pages = 251–254| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=IEk22rbVL9QC&pg=251}}</ref> In 1849-1850 he was an alderman of the city, and served as mayor in 1855 and was one of the original commissioners on the Board of Water Commissioners.<ref name = "farm"/>
He organized and promoted the first [[plank road]] company in [[Michigan]], and was involved in a number of other ventures that promoted communication between Detroit and the interior of the state.<ref name="histbio">{{citation|title = Compendium of History and Biography of the City of Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan|publisher = Henry Taylor & Co| year = 1908 | pages = 251–254| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=IEk22rbVL9QC&pg=251}}</ref> In 1849–1850 he was an alderman of the city, and served as mayor in 1855 and was one of the original commissioners on the Board of Water Commissioners.<ref name="farm"/>


Ledyard was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], and was elected as a state senator in 1857.<ref name = "farm"/> However, when Lewis Cass was appointed [[Secretary of State]] under [[James Buchanan]], Ledyard resigned his post in the legislature<ref name = "histbio"/> and accompanied him to Washington, DC, and remained there until 1861,<ref name = "farm"/> briefly serving as assistant secretary of state.<ref name = "bios"/> Afterwards, he moved to [[Newport, Rhode Island]], where he lived for the rest of his life. He raised funds for and was the first president of the [[Newport Hospital]], and was the president of the [[Redwood Library]] in Newport.<ref name = "farm"/>
Ledyard was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], and was elected as a state senator in 1857.<ref name="farm"/> However, when Lewis Cass was appointed [[Secretary of State]] under [[James Buchanan]], Ledyard resigned his post in the legislature<ref name="histbio"/> and accompanied him to Washington, DC, and remained there until 1861,<ref name="farm"/> briefly serving as assistant secretary of state.<ref name="bios"/> Afterwards, he moved to [[Newport, Rhode Island]], where he lived for the rest of his life. He raised funds for and was the first president of the [[Newport Hospital]], and was the president of the [[Redwood Library]] in Newport.<ref name="farm"/>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In 1839, Ledyard married Cass's daughter Matilda Frances Cass (1808–1898).<ref name = "farm"/> The couple had five children:<ref name = "mag">{{citation |title = The Magazine of American history with notes and queries| volume = 7 | publisher = A. S. Barnes| year = 1881 |page = 195 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WuAOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA195}}</ref><ref name = "histbio"/><ref name="LedyardPapers">{{cite web|last1=Ledyard|first1=Henry|title=Guide to the Henry Ledyard collection 1726-1899 and undated (bulk 1840-1859)|url=https://library.brown.edu/riamco/xml2pdffiles/US-RNR-ms565.pdf|website=library.brown.edu|publisher=[[Redwood Library and Athenaeum]]|accessdate=26 April 2017}}</ref>
In 1839, Ledyard married Cass's daughter Matilda Frances Cass (1808–1898).<ref name="farm"/> The couple had five children:<ref>{{citation |title = The Magazine of American history with notes and queries| volume = 7 | publisher = A. S. Barnes| year = 1881 |page = 195 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WuAOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA195}}</ref><ref name="histbio"/><ref name="LedyardPapers">{{cite web|last1=Ledyard|first1=Henry|title=Guide to the Henry Ledyard collection 1726-1899 and undated (bulk 1840-1859)|url=https://library.brown.edu/riamco/xml2pdffiles/US-RNR-ms565.pdf|website=library.brown.edu|publisher=[[Redwood Library and Athenaeum]]|access-date=April 26, 2017}}</ref>


* Elizabeth Cass Ledyard (1840–1918), who married to Francis Wayland Goddard (1833–1889) in 1862.<ref name="ColonialDames1897">{{cite book|last1=Island|first1=National Society of the Colonial Dames of America Rhode|title=First record book of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: Ending August 31, 1896|date=1897|publisher=Snow & Farnham, printers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VzMRAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA172&lpg=PA172&dq=Elizabeth+Ledyard+Goddard&source=bl&ots=a03HvJ76KH&sig=Sgpo9DIpnUbk-cslQPJjqYDqpvQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwil7_CRncLTAhXLMyYKHRYHBAkQ6AEIJzAB#v=onepage&q=Elizabeth%20Ledyard%20Goddard&f=false|accessdate=26 April 2017|language=en}}</ref>
* Elizabeth Cass Ledyard (1840–1918), who married to Francis Wayland Goddard (1833–1889) in 1862.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Island|first1=National Society of the Colonial Dames of America Rhode|title=First record book of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: Ending August 31, 1896|date=1897|publisher=Snow & Farnham, printers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VzMRAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA172|access-date=April 26, 2017|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Henry Brockholst Ledyard, Jr.]] (1844–1921), a twin, who married to Mary R. L'Hommedieu (1847–1895). He was president of the [[Michigan Central Railroad]] and the Union Trust Company.<ref name = "city">{{citation|title = The city of Detroit, Michigan, 1701-1922; Volume 4 |author1 = Clarence Monroe Burton| author2 = William Stocking| author3 = Gordon K. Miller |publisher = The S. J. Clarke publishing company| year = 1922 | pages = 5–6| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=2TTiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA5}}</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13887397/ledyard_given_quiet_funeral_re_henry/ "Ledyard Given Quiet Funeral,"] ''Detroit Free Press,'' May 28, 1921, pg. 11.</ref>
* [[Henry B. Ledyard Jr.|Henry Brockholst Ledyard Jr.]] (1844–1921), a twin, who married Mary R. L'Hommedieu (1847–1895). He was president of the [[Michigan Central Railroad]] and the Union Trust Company.<ref>{{citation|title = The city of Detroit, Michigan, 1701-1922; Volume 4 |author1 = Clarence Monroe Burton| author2 = William Stocking| author3 = Gordon K. Miller |publisher = The S. J. Clarke publishing company| year = 1922 | pages = 5–6| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=2TTiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA5}}</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13887397/ledyard_given_quiet_funeral_re_henry/ "Ledyard Given Quiet Funeral,"] ''Detroit Free Press,'' May 28, 1921, p. 11.</ref>
* Susan Livingston Ledyard (1844–1877), a twin, who married to Hamilton Bullock Tompkins (1843–1921) in 1876, and she died the next year.<ref name="Tompkins1877">{{cite book|last1=Tompkins|first1=Hamilton Bullock|title=Biographical Record of the Class of 1865, of Hamilton College|date=1877|publisher=[[Hamilton College (New York)|Hamilton College]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QAUTAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA73&lpg=PA73|accessdate=26 April 2017|language=en}}</ref>
* Susan Livingston Ledyard (1844–1877), a twin, who married to Hamilton Bullock Tompkins (1843–1921) in 1876. She died the following year.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Tompkins|first1=Hamilton Bullock|title=Biographical Record of the Class of 1865, of Hamilton College|date=1877|publisher=[[Hamilton College (New York)|Hamilton College]]|url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalrec00tompgoog|page=[https://archive.org/details/biographicalrec00tompgoog/page/n78 73]|access-date=April 26, 2017|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Lewis Cass Ledyard]] (1851–1932), who married to Gertrude Prince (1851–1905) in 1878.<ref name="NYHSGertrude">{{cite web|title=Mrs. Lewis Cass Ledyard, Sr. (1851-1905)|url=http://www.nyhistory.org/exhibit/mrs-lewis-cass-ledyard-sr-1851-1905|website=www.nyhistory.org|publisher=[[New-York Historical Society]]|accessdate=26 April 2017|language=en}}</ref> After Gertrude's death in 1905, Lewis married Isabelle Henning Morris in 1906. He was a prominent New York lawyer in the firm [[Carter Ledyard & Milburn]], president of the [[New York Public Library]], and personal counsel to [[J. Pierpont Morgan]].<ref name = "psi">{{citation|title = The diamond of Psi Upsilon| volume = 18| issue = 3 |author = Psi Upsilon | publisher = Psi Upsilon Fraternity| year = 1932 | pages = 170–171| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=x51MAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA170#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref><ref name="Marquis1911">{{cite book|last1=Marquis|first1=Albert Nelson|title=Who's Who in America {{!}} A Biographical Directory of Notable Living Men and Women of The United States {{!}} Vol VI 1910-1911|date=1911|publisher=A. N. Marquis & Co.|location=London|page=1134|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wq5DAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1134&lpg=PA1134|accessdate=26 April 2017|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Lewis Cass Ledyard]] (1851–1932), who married to Gertrude Prince (1851–1905) in 1878.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mrs. Lewis Cass Ledyard, Sr. (1851-1905)|url=http://www.nyhistory.org/exhibit/mrs-lewis-cass-ledyard-sr-1851-1905|website=www.nyhistory.org|publisher=[[New-York Historical Society]]|access-date=April 26, 2017|language=en}}</ref> After Gertrude's death in 1905, Lewis married Isabelle Henning Morris in 1906. He was a prominent New York lawyer in the firm [[Carter Ledyard & Milburn]], president of the [[New York Public Library]], and personal counsel to [[J. Pierpont Morgan]].<ref>{{citation|title = The diamond of Psi Upsilon| volume = 18| issue = 3 |author = Psi Upsilon | publisher = Psi Upsilon Fraternity| year = 1932 | pages = 170–171| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=x51MAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA170}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Marquis|first1=Albert Nelson|title=Who's Who in America {{!}} A Biographical Directory of Notable Living Men and Women of The United States {{!}} Vol VI 1910-1911|date=1911|publisher=A. N. Marquis & Co.|location=London|page=1134|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wq5DAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1134|access-date=April 26, 2017|language=en}}</ref>
* Matilda Spancer Ledyard (b. 1860).<ref name="LedyardPapers"/>
* Matilda Spencer Ledyard (b. 1860).<ref name="LedyardPapers"/>


Henry Ledyard died June 7, 1880, in London, England, during a brief European visit.<ref name = "farm"/>
Henry Ledyard died June 7, 1880, in London, England, during a brief European visit.<ref name="farm"/>


===Descendants===
===Descendants===
Through his eldest son Henry, he was the grandfather of Matilda Cass Ledyard (1871–1960), who married Baron [[Clemens von Ketteler]] (1853–1900), a German diplomat,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Michigan|first1=University of|title=The President's Report to the Board of Regents for the Academic Year ... Financial Statement for the Fiscal Year|publisher=UM Libraries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VxviAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA200&lpg=PA200|accessdate=26 April 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Bragg2011">{{cite book|last1=Bragg|first1=Amy Elliott|title=Hidden History of Detroit|date=October 20, 2011|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=9781614233459|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7HV2CQAAQBAJ&pg=PT96&lpg=PT96|accessdate=26 April 2017|language=en}}</ref> Henry B. Ledyard III (1875–1932), Augustus Canfield Ledyard (1877–1899), and Hugh Ledyard (1885–1951).
Through his eldest son Henry, he was the grandfather of Matilda Cass Ledyard (1871–1960), who married Baron [[Clemens von Ketteler]] (1853–1900), a German diplomat,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Michigan|first1=University of|title=The President's Report to the Board of Regents for the Academic Year ... Financial Statement for the Fiscal Year|year=1960|publisher=UM Libraries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VxviAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA200|access-date=April 26, 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Bragg|first1=Amy Elliott|title=Hidden History of Detroit|date=October 20, 2011|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=9781614233459|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7HV2CQAAQBAJ&pg=PT96|access-date=April 26, 2017|language=en}}</ref> Henry B. Ledyard III (1875–1932), Augustus Canfield Ledyard (1877–1899), and Hugh Ledyard (1885–1951).



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This article is about the Michigan politician. For his son, the soldier and businessman, see Henry B. Ledyard Jr.
Henry Ledyard
Mayor of Detroit
In office
1855–1855
Preceded byOliver Moulton Hyde
Succeeded byOliver Moulton Hyde
Personal details
Born
Henry Brockholst Ledyard

(1812-03-05)March 5, 1812
New York City, U.S.
DiedJune 7, 1880(1880-06-07) (aged 68)
London, England
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Matilda Frances Cass
​
​
(m. 1839)​
Children5, including Lewis
Parent(s)Benjamin Ledyard
Susan French Livingston
RelativesHenry Livingston (grandfather)
Lewis Cass (father-in-law)
Alma materColumbia College

Henry Brockholst Ledyard Sr. (March 5, 1812 – June 7, 1880) was the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, and a state senator, briefly served as assistant secretary under Secretary of State Lewis Cass, and was the president of the Newport Hospital and the Redwood Library in Newport, Rhode Island.

Early life

Ledyard was born in New York City on March 5, 1812, the son of prominent New York lawyer Benjamin Ledyard (1779–1812) and Susan French Livingston (1789–1864). His mother was the daughter of Revolutionary War Colonel and US Supreme Court justice Henry Brockholst Livingston (1757–1823) and granddaughter of New Jersey governor William Livingston.[1]

Ledyard graduated from Columbia College in 1830, and began practicing law in New York. When Lewis Cass was appointed Minister to France in 1836, Ledyard accompanied him to Paris, eventually becoming chargé d’affaires of the embassy.[1]

Career

Ledyard returned to the United States in 1844 and moved to Detroit, where he was active in the city and managed Cass's property holdings.[2] He was one of the founders of the State Savings Bank, one of the original promoters of the Elmwood Cemetery, and was a member of the Board of Education.[1]

He organized and promoted the first plank road company in Michigan, and was involved in a number of other ventures that promoted communication between Detroit and the interior of the state.[3] In 1849–1850 he was an alderman of the city, and served as mayor in 1855 and was one of the original commissioners on the Board of Water Commissioners.[1]

Ledyard was a Democrat, and was elected as a state senator in 1857.[1] However, when Lewis Cass was appointed Secretary of State under James Buchanan, Ledyard resigned his post in the legislature[3] and accompanied him to Washington, DC, and remained there until 1861,[1] briefly serving as assistant secretary of state.[2] Afterwards, he moved to Newport, Rhode Island, where he lived for the rest of his life. He raised funds for and was the first president of the Newport Hospital, and was the president of the Redwood Library in Newport.[1]

Personal life

In 1839, Ledyard married Cass's daughter Matilda Frances Cass (1808–1898).[1] The couple had five children:[4][3][5]

Henry Ledyard died June 7, 1880, in London, England, during a brief European visit.[1]

Descendants

Through his eldest son Henry, he was the grandfather of Matilda Cass Ledyard (1871–1960), who married Baron Clemens von Ketteler (1853–1900), a German diplomat,[13][14] Henry B. Ledyard III (1875–1932), Augustus Canfield Ledyard (1877–1899), and Hugh Ledyard (1885–1951).

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Silas Farmer (1889), THE HISTORY OF DETROIT AND MICHIGAN, pp. 1041–1043
  2. ^ a b Stephen D. Bingham (1888), Early history of Michigan: with biographies of state officers, members of Congress, judges and legislators, Thorp & Godfrey, state printers, pp. 410–411
  3. ^ a b c Compendium of History and Biography of the City of Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan, Henry Taylor & Co, 1908, pp. 251–254
  4. ^ The Magazine of American history with notes and queries, vol. 7, A. S. Barnes, 1881, p. 195
  5. ^ a b Ledyard, Henry. "Guide to the Henry Ledyard collection 1726-1899 and undated (bulk 1840-1859)" (PDF). library.brown.edu. Redwood Library and Athenaeum. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  6. ^ Island, National Society of the Colonial Dames of America Rhode (1897). First record book of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: Ending August 31, 1896. Snow & Farnham, printers. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  7. ^ Clarence Monroe Burton; William Stocking; Gordon K. Miller (1922), The city of Detroit, Michigan, 1701-1922; Volume 4, The S. J. Clarke publishing company, pp. 5–6
  8. ^ "Ledyard Given Quiet Funeral," Detroit Free Press, May 28, 1921, p. 11.
  9. ^ Tompkins, Hamilton Bullock (1877). Biographical Record of the Class of 1865, of Hamilton College. Hamilton College. p. 73. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  10. ^ "Mrs. Lewis Cass Ledyard, Sr. (1851-1905)". www.nyhistory.org. New-York Historical Society. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  11. ^ Psi Upsilon (1932), The diamond of Psi Upsilon, vol. 18, Psi Upsilon Fraternity, pp. 170–171
  12. ^ Marquis, Albert Nelson (1911). Who's Who in America | A Biographical Directory of Notable Living Men and Women of The United States | Vol VI 1910-1911. London: A. N. Marquis & Co. p. 1134. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  13. ^ Michigan, University of (1960). The President's Report to the Board of Regents for the Academic Year ... Financial Statement for the Fiscal Year. UM Libraries. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  14. ^ Bragg, Amy Elliott (October 20, 2011). Hidden History of Detroit. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781614233459. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
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