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2 unusual facts about Dousman


Dousman

Dousman Hotel, a hotel in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin named for Hercules L. Dousman

Hercules L. Dousman, 19th century American trader and real estate investor


H. Louis Dousman

Owing to his wealth and his father's previous association with Henry Hastings Sibley, who had earlier served as Governor of Minnesota, Dousman rose quickly in St. Paul's society.

Hercules Louis Dousman II (April 3, 1848 – January 13, 1886), better known as Louis Dousman, was the son of Wisconsin millionaire Hercules Louis Dousman I.

Jean Joseph Rolette

Then in 1842 the American Fur Company declared bankruptcy, and in order to continue in the trade Rolette entered into a joint venture with Dousman, Henry Hastings Sibley, and Pierre Chouteau to organize a new company which would take its place on the upper Mississippi.


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