Russell A. Alger, Jr., (1873-1930) son of Michigan's Governor Russell Alger, became interested in the automobile industry and perhaps had more to do with the moving of the Packard Motor Car company plant to Detroit from Warren, Ohio, than anyone else. Alger became a key investor and Vice President of the Packard Motor Car Company
One day in 1921, Alger was chasing hounds at the Grosse Pointe Country Club, despite warnings from his companions that he had passed the age when such sport was a safe activity. Thrown from his horse, he steadfastly remounted and continued the hunt, only to be thrown again.
This time the consequences were permanent. Almost immediately thereafter he was stricken with paralysis and remained a helpless invalid until his death in 1930, he was fifty-seven.
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