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Lloyd Garrison Wheeler
1848–1909
United States
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Lloyd Garrison Wheeler, Sr. (1848 – 1909) was an African American attorney, businessman, philanthropist, and political leader. Wheeler was the first African-American to practice law in the state of Illinois and was influential in the establishment of Provident Hospital of Cook County — a medical facility still extant in the 21st century.
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