Charles M. Loring, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American businessperson, miller and publicist
Date of Birth: 13-Nov-1833
Place of Birth: Portland, Maine, United States
Date of Death: 18-Mar-1922
Profession: businessperson
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Charles M. Loring
- Charles Morgridge Loring (November 13, 1833 – March 18, 1922) was an American businessman, miller and publicist.
- Raised in Maine to be a sea captain, Loring instead became a civic leader in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he was a wealthy flour miller and in Riverside, California where he helped to build the first city hall.
- He was a popular and generous man who enjoyed many friendships and business associations.Loring is remembered as the influential commissioner and president of the first Minneapolis park board.
- Considered the "Father of the Park System" in Minneapolis, Loring encouraged the city to work with Horace Cleveland, one of the first landscape architects, and park superintendents William W.
- Berry and Theodore Wirth.
- The city built what has been called, "the best-located, best-financed, best-designed, and best-maintained public open space in America."
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