Erastus is a masculine given name which may refer to:
Biblical figures:
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Erastus of Corinth
Erastus of Corinth ( el, Ἔραστος, ''Erastos''), also known as Erastus of Paneas, held the political office of steward ( el, οἰκονόμος, ''oikonomos''), in Corinth, according to the Epistle to the Romans 16:23 of the New Testament ...
, in the New Testament of the Bible
People:
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Erastus of Scepsis Erastus of Scepsis ({{IPAc-en, ɪ, ˈ, r, æ, s, t, ə, s; el, Ἔραστος Σκήψιος) and his brother Coriscus were students of Plato. He was also a friend of Aristotle.
Scepsis is located about fifty kilometers from Assos in Asia Min ...
, 4th century BC student of Plato
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Erastus Newton Bates (1828–1898), American politician and Civil War brigadier general
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Erastus Flavel Beadle (1821–1894), American printer and pioneer publisher of pulp fiction
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Erastus C. Benedict (1800–1880), American lawyer and politician
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Erastus Brigham Bigelow
Erastus Brigham Bigelow (April 2, 1814 – December 6, 1879) was an American inventor of weaving machines.
Beginnings
Erastus Bigelow was born in West Boylston, Massachusetts. He was the son of a cotton weaver, and it was his parents' desire tha ...
(1814–1879), inventor of weaving machines
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Erastus Brooks
Erastus Brooks (January 31, 1815 – November 25, 1886) was an American newspaper editor and politician from New York.
Life
He was born on January 31, 1815, in Portland, then in the District of Maine, Massachusetts, the son of Capt. James Brook ...
(1815–1886), American newspaper editor and politician
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Erastus Corning
Erastus Corning (December 14, 1794 – April 9, 1872) was an American businessman and politician from Albany, New York. A Democrat, he was most notable for his service as mayor of Albany from 1834 to 1837, in the New York State Senate from 1842 ...
(1794–1872), businessman and politician
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Erastus Corning 2nd
Erastus Corning 2nd (October 7, 1909 – May 28, 1983) was an American politician. A Democrat, Corning served as the 72nd mayor of Albany, New York from 1942 to 1983, when Albany County was controlled by one of the last classic urban political ...
(1909–1983), mayor of Albany, New York, great-grandson of the above
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Erastus Milo Cravath (1833–1900), American abolitionist, field secretary with the American Missionary Association, co-founder and president of Fisk University and founder of numerous other historically black colleges
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Erastus D. Culver (1803–1889), American anti-slavery activist, attorney, politician, judge and diplomat
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Erastus Fairbanks
Erastus Fairbanks (October 28, 1792November 20, 1864) was an American manufacturer, Whig politician, a founder of the Republican Party, and the 21st and 26th governor of Vermont.
Biography
Fairbanks was born in Brimfield, Massachusetts, to Ph ...
(1792–1864), American manufacturer and politician, a founder of the Republican Party and twice Governor of Vermont
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Erastus Salisbury Field
Erastus Salisbury Field (May 19, 1805 in Leverett, Massachusetts – June 28, 1900 in Sunderland, Massachusetts) was an American folk art painter of portraits, landscapes, and history pictures.
Erastus Field and his twin sister, Salome, were bor ...
(1805–1900), American folk art painter
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Erastus Otis Haven
Erastus Otis Haven (November 1, 1820 – August 2, 1881) was an American academic administrator, serving as president or chancellor of three universities in succession from 1863-1880. He was a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church from 1880 u ...
(1820–1881), American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and president of the University of Michigan and Northwestern University
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Erastus Hussey
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Erastus Hussey (1800–1889) was a leading abolitionist, a stationmaster on the Underground Railroad, and one of the founders of the Republican Party. He supported himself and his family as a farmer, teacher, businessman, legislator, and editor. ...
(1800–1889), American abolitionist and one of the founders of the Republican Party
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Erastus C. Knight (1857–1923), American businessman and politician
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Erastus Dow Palmer
Erastus Dow Palmer (April 2, 1817March 9, 1904) was an American sculptor.
Life
Palmer was born in Pompey, New York. He was the second of nine children. He showed early artistic promise, and pursued his father's trade of carpentry. Palmer married ...
(1817–1904), American sculptor
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Erastus Root
Erastus Root (March 16, 1773 – December 24, 1846) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He is most notable for serving four separate non-consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives in the early 19th Century.
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(1773–1846), American lawyer and politician
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Erastus G. Smith (1855–1937), American politician
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Erastus Snow
Erastus Snow (November 9, 1818 – May 27, 1888) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1849 until his death. Snow was also a leading figure in Mormon colonizati ...
(1818–1888), Mormon religious official
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Erastus D. Telford (1874–1936), American lawyer and politician
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Erastus J. Turner (1846–1933), American politician
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Erastus B. Tyler
Erastus Bernard Tyler (April 24, 1822 – January 9, 1891) was an American businessman, merchant, and soldier. He was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and fought in many of the early battles in the Eastern Theater before ...
(1822–1891), American businessman, merchant and American Civil War Union Army officer
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Erastus Uutoni (born 1961), Namibian politician
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Erastus Wells
Erastus Wells (December 2, 1823 – October 2, 1893) was a 19th-century politician and businessman from Missouri. Wells was born in Jefferson County, New York, and was the only son of Otis Wells, a descendant of Hugh Welles, an early colonis ...
(1823–1893), American politician and businessman
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Erastus Wentworth
Erastus Wentworth (; Pinyin: ''Wànwéi''; Foochow Romanized: ''Uâng-ùi''; August 5, 1813 – May 26, 1886) was an educator, a Methodist Episcopal minister, and a missionary to Fuzhou, China.
Life
Dr. Wentworth was born in Stonington, Conn ...
(1813–1886), American educator, Methodist Episcopal minister and missionary in China
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Erastus Wiman
Erastus Wiman (21 April 1834 – 9 February 1904) was a Canadian journalist and businessman who later moved to the United States. He is best known as a developer in the New York City borough of Staten Island.
Biography
Wiman was born in Churc ...
(1834–1904), Canadian journalist and businessman and a developer in the New York City borough of Staten Island
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