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Edgar Laplante (c. 1888 – January 1944), sometimes posed as Chief White Elk, was a French-Canadian American con man and actor known for his confidence tricks such as duping local businessmen, befriending world class leaders, and seducing high class women by posing as American war heroes and long distance runners (including Tom Longboat). He also used to involve these contacts in his substance abuse. He performed his first con at an apparent age of 14.

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rdfs:comment	Edgar Laplante (c. 1888 – January 1944), sometimes posed as Chief White Elk, was a French-Canadian American con man and actor known for his confidence tricks such as duping local businessmen, befriending world class leaders, and seducing high class women by posing as American war heroes and long distance runners (including Tom Longboat). He also used to involve these contacts in his substance abuse. He performed his first con at an apparent age of 14. (en)
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birth place	Central Falls, Rhode Island
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Link from a Wikipage to an external page	https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/tom-longboat-and-the-great-american-con-how-a-pawtucket-grifter-impersonated-a-canadian-sports-legend
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caption	Edgar Laplante, posing as Chief White Elk, 1918 (en)
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