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- ↑ "Wilcox, Roy Porter 1873 - 1946". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- ↑ "Senator Wilcox Injured". The Oshkosh Northwestern. March 29, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved March 17, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
