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People/Founding Era, 1905-1911

Paul P. Harris

Founder of Rotary International (1905) and prominent attorney who established the initial network of service clubs.

Role
RI Charter President · 1910–11, 1911–12
Era
Founding · 1905
Paul P. Harris

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