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Jesup, Georgia
Jesup is a city in Wayne County, Georgia, Wayne County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. The population was 9,809 at the 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Wayne County, Georgia, Wayne County.
History
By February 1869, Wi ...
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Jesup, Iowa
Jesup is a city in Buchanan County and partly in Black Hawk County in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 2,508 at the time of the 2020 census. It was named for Morris Ketchum Jesup, president of the Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad.
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People
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Morris Ketchum Jesup
Morris Ketchum Jesup (June 21, 1830 – January 22, 1908) was an American banker and philanthropist. He was the president of the American Museum of Natural History and was known as a leading patron of scientific research and an eminent art colle ...
(1830–1908), banker, philanthropist, president of the American Museum of Natural History and the Peary Arctic Club.
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Thomas Sidney Jesup
Thomas Sidney Jesup (December 16, 1788 – June 10, 1860) was a United States Army officer known as the "Father of the Modern Quartermaster Corps". His 52-year (1808–1860) military career was one of the longest in the history of the United St ...
(1788–1860), American general
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Jessup (disambiguation) Jessup may refer to people real or fictional People
* Laurence W. Jessup, Australian botanist whose standard author abbreviation is Jessup Canadian
* Connor Jessup, Canadian actor, director and producer
* Edward Jessup, political figure in Upper Can ...
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Jessop (surname)
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Jesup North Pacific Expedition The Jesup North Pacific Expedition (1897–1902) was a major anthropological expedition to Siberia, Alaska, and the northwest coast of Canada. The purpose of the expedition was to investigate the relationships among the peoples at each side of the B ...
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