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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Abraham Lincoln Filene
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Abraham Lincoln Filene

American, 1865 - 1957
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Place of BirthBoston, Massachuetts
Place of DeathMarstons Mills, Massachuetts
An American businessman and philanthropist. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he was one of 5 children of William Filene and Clara Ballin. A German-Jewish immigrant from Posen, Prussia who immigrated to the United States in 1848, William Filene founded Filene's department stores. (Wikipedia)