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by Drublic on February 14th, 2007

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Was the image of Uncle Sam modeled after someone?

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  • by singwell-is off researching a lot on February 15th, 2007

    singwell-is off researching a lot

    According to http://home.nycap.rr.com/content/us_bio.html

    Historians aren't completely certain how the character "Uncle Sam" was created, or who (if anyone) he was named after. The prevailing theory is that Uncle Sam was named after Samuel Wilson.

    Wilson was born in Arlington, Mass., on September 13, 1766. His childhood home was in Mason, New Hampshire. In 1789, he and his brother Ebenezer walked to Troy, New York.

    During the War of 1812, Wilson was in the business of slaughtering and packing meat. He provided large shipments of meat to the US Army, in barrels that were stamped with the initials "U.S." Supposedly, someone who saw the "U.S." stamp suggested -- perhaps as a joke -- that the initials stood for "Uncle Sam" Wilson. The suggestion that the meat shipments came from "Uncle Sam" led to the idea that Uncle Sam symbolized the federal government.

    Samuel Wilson died in 1854. His grave is in the Oakwood Cemetery in Troy.

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  • by Taxonrath on February 14th, 2007

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    it wasnt modled after anyone but some inspiration came from Brother Jonathan and Yankee Doodle.

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