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Merrill C. Meigs | |
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 Meigs, University of Chicago, 1905 | |
| Born | Merrill Church Meigs November 25, 1883 Poweshiek County, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | January 26, 1968 (aged 84) |
| Resting place | Mount Hope Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Publisher, pilot, journalist |
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Merrill Church Meigs /mɛɡz/ (November 25, 1883 – January 26, 1968) was the publisher of the Chicago Herald and Examiner in the 1920s. Inspired to become a pilot by Charles Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, he became a booster of Chicago as a world center of aviation.[2]: 158 He gave flying lessons to President Harry S. Truman.[2]: 158–159
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