Brother Jonathan
Example Sentences
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The name “Jonathan” was taken from a caricature called Brother Jonathan, a precursor of Uncle Sam, an unmannered, forthright, patriotic New Englander.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2023
As a figure, Brother Jonathan was an enterprising, if crafty, businessman.
From Slate • Jul. 4, 2022
But there was another figure resembling Uncle Sam called Brother Jonathan who emerged earlier.
From Salon • Dec. 11, 2021
He replaced Brother Jonathan, a New Englander, as an American icon in the early 19th century after an article circulated in the May 12, 1830, New York Gazette.
From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2015
With hands meekly clasped in front of him Brother Jonathan stood—not behind a pulpit—but beside a small table.
From Blue Ridge Country by Caldwell, Erskine
