Famous People with Name Alger

Russell Alexander Alger            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Russell Alexander Alger: was the 20th Governor and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan and also U.S. Secretary of War during the Presidential administration of William McKinley. He was supposedly a distant relation of Horatio Alger; although Russell Alger lived his own "rags-

Alpheus Brown Alger            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alpheus Brown Alger: was a Massachusetts politician who served in the Massachusetts State Senate, as a member of the Board of Aldermen and as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Alger was active in the Democratic party. From 1878 to 1891 Alger was a member of the Cambridge

Ross Patterson Alger            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ross Patterson Alger: was an Alberta politician. Born in Prelate, Saskatchewan, he moved to Alberta with his family in 1930s. He received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta in 1942. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. After the war, he received an MBA from the University of Toronto. He settled in Calgary and started a career in accounting. In 1958, he was a Public School Board Trustee and later became the Chairman. From 1971 to 1974, he was a City of Calgary alderman. In 1974, he ran for mayor losing to Rod Sykes. He was elected in 1977 and served one term until 1980.