Researching Walter Badger
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1734 people with the Badger surname? In that year Badger was ranked number 2004 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Walter means "powerful warrior" and is of German origin.
Records of Walter Badger on Ancestry
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Some Famous People called Walter Badger
Walter Irving Badger
Walter Irving Badger (January 15, 1859 – March 17, 1926) was an American football player and lawyer.
Badger was the quarterback on the undefeated 1879, 1880 and 1881 Yale Bulldogs football teams that have been recognized for winning three consecutive national championships. He was the quarterback in the same backfield with Walter Camp. He was also captain of the Yale baseball team.
Badger later became a Boston lawyer who was involved in many notable suits, including representation of Thomas Lawson, accused of stock manipulation, and Boston Gas Co. in 120 suits arising out of an 1897 gas explosion that killed nine persons.
Source: Walter Irving Badger, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Badger
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