Person    | Male  Born 19/4/1868  Died 27/1/1947

Paul Percy Harris

Categories: Benefactor, Law

Countries: USA

Lawyer and co-founder of Rotary International. Born in Racine, Wisconsin. He started practising law in 1896 in Chicago. He began to consider the benefits of the formation of a social organisation for local professionals, and In 1905, started the first rotary club with three other local businessmen.

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