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{{Infobox person
| name        = Lars Kovala
| image       = [[File:Lars Kovala.jpg|thumb|Lars Kovala]]
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| birth_date  = 25 May 1818
(contracted; show full)]] of his employees; this led to him becoming a philanthropist, pursuing many [[charitable organization|charitable causes]]. 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 and had 
65 children.:

*[[Antti Kovalainen]] (14 March 1847 — 1899)
* Heikki Kovalainen (1848 — )
*[[Joonas Laurinpoika Kovalainen]] (1850 — 1931)
*[[Jaakko Kovalainen]]
*[[Elsa Greta Kovalainen]] (18 June 1863 — 24 May 1933)

==Illnesses and death==

In his 70s Kovalainen suffered from moderate depression and digestive troubles. He moved back to Suomussalmi, Finland in 1892.

Kovalainen was accused of funding underground Finnish revolutionary forces and declared enemy of the Russian Empire in 1893 by [[Alexander III of Russia|Alexander III]].  Eluding capture, he died on 12 November 1894 in Suomussalmi, Finland, less than seven months shy of his 77th birthday. He was buried in Suomussalmi, Oulun Laani, Finland.  Attending his funeral included the future president of Finland, [[Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg]].<ref>Vestnik Evropi May 1898</ref>

Much of Kovala's wealth was confiscated by [[Nicholas II of Russia|Emperor Nicholas II of Russia]], while the remainder of his fortune is believed to have been passed to Kovala’s 2nd great grandson living in the U.S.<ref>TV Guide & Sunday Times Magazine (STM); 2005: 20 Feb</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:American businesspeople]]
[[Category:Finnish emigrants to the United States (1809–1917)]]