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Famous people from Galena

3 notable people were born in Galena, from 1898 to 1928.

Dewey Jackson Short

Dewey Jackson Short

1898–1979

U.S. politician

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Edith Imogene Hancock May

1928–2017

Galena, MO resident, active in her family genealogy c. 1970s

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Pamela Pauly Chinnis

Pamela Pauly Chinnis

1925–2011

American priest

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Photo credits (2)
  • Dewey Jackson Short: Oil on canvas, P.A. Leason, 1956, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Pamela Pauly Chinnis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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