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{{Infobox person
| name        = Lars Kovala
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| birth_date  = 25 May 1818
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Even as a powerful businessman, he was deeply interested in improving the [[quality of life]] of his employees; this led to him becoming a philanthropist, pursuing many [[charitable organization|charitable causes]]. 
[[Lauri Kovalainen|Lars Kovala]], [[John D. Rockefeller]] and three others donated money to help create the national [[American Red Cross]] headquarters near the White House in Washington, D.C.<ref>Cheney Sentinel. 13 September 1889. p. 1, col. 2. (A newspaper in Cheney, Washington).</ref>

==Marriage and family==
{{further information|Kovalainen family}}

In 1845, Kovalainen married [[Elsa Juntunen]]. They had one daughter and five sons together.

*[[Antti Kovalainen]] (14 March 1847 — 1899)
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