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3 unusual facts about Harry Meshel


Harry Meshel

He was born in Youngstown, Ohio on June 13, 1924, to Greek-American parents, Rubena (Markakis) and Angelo Michelakis (sometimes spelled Mechilakis), whose surname was Americanized to Meshel.

Since 1994, Meshel has also been a supervisor for the International Boxing Council.

Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor

A museum to commemorate the community's declining steel industry was first proposed by Ohio State Senator Harry Meshel in 1977, and a planning office was opened in downtown Youngstown the following year.



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