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Brother Jonathan

NOUN
Uncle Sam
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For the first half of the 19th century, he was overshadowed by Brother Jonathan, a carryover from the original colonies.

From Slate • Jul. 4, 2022

It's possible that the lankiness and facial features that Uncle Sam inherited from later depictions of Brother Jonathan were a tribute to President Abraham Lincoln.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2021

Brother Jonathan and Drew Scott from “Property Brothers” are back with new episodes of their spinoff series.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2016

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

It was in this spirit that he recently explained, in his own way, the old distinctions of Meum and Tuum to Brother Jonathan, when the latter was lamentably inclined to forget them.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. by




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