Tappan may refer to:
People
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Tappan (Native Americans)
The Tappan were a Lenape people who inhabited the region radiating from Hudson Palisades and New York – New Jersey Highlands in at the time of European colonialization in the 17th century.
Etymology
The exonym ''Tappan'' is likely a derivation ...
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Arthur Tappan
Arthur Tappan (May 22, 1786 – July 23, 1865) was an American businessman, philanthropist and abolitionist. He was the brother of Ohio Senator Benjamin Tappan and abolitionist Lewis Tappan, and nephew of Harvard Divinity School theologian Re ...
(1786–1865), abolitionist
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Benjamin Tappan
Benjamin Tappan (May 25, 1773 – April 20, 1857) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Ohio and a United States senator from Ohio.
Education and career
Born on May 25, 1773, in Northampto ...
(1773–1857), Ohio senator
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Clair S. Tappaan (1878–1932), California judge and Sierra Club president
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Eli Todd Tappan
Eli Todd Tappan (1824–1888) was an American educator, mathematician, author, lawyer and newspaper editor who served as president of Kenyon College, among other public distinctions. He was the son of Senator Benjamin Tappan and the father of aut ...
(1824–1888), president of Kenyon College, 1868–1875
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Henry Philip Tappan
Henry Philip Tappan (April 18, 1805 – November 15, 1881) was an American philosopher, educator and academic administrator. He is officially considered the first president of the University of Michigan.The University of Michigan was estab ...
(1805–1881), president, University of Michigan, 1852–1863
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James Camp Tappan
James Camp Tappan (September 9, 1825 – March 19, 1906) was an American lawyer from Helena who served as the 31st speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1897 to 1899. A member of the Democratic Party, Tappan previously serve ...
(1825–1906), Confederate Army Brigadier General
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Lewis Tappan
Lewis Tappan (May 23, 1788 – June 21, 1873) was a New York abolitionist who worked to achieve freedom for the enslaved Africans aboard the '' Amistad''. Tappan was also among the founders of the American Missionary Association in 1846, which ...
(1788–1873), abolitionist, developer of credit reporting service
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Lewis Northey Tappan (1831–1880), abolitionist, Western pioneer and a founder of Colorado City
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Mary Tappan Wright
Mary Tappan Wright (1851–1916) was an American novelist"Wright, Mary Tappan" in ''The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge''. New York, The Encyclopedia American Corporation, v. 29, 1920, p. 570.Wallace, W. Stewart. ''A Dic ...
(née Tappan; 1851–1916), writer
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Mel Tappan
Mel Tappan (1933 – 1980, born Melrose H. Tappan III) was the editor of the newsletter ''Personal Survival ("P.S.") Letter'' and the books ''Survival Guns'' and ''Tappan on Survival''. Tappan was an influential leader of the Survivalist movement ...
(1933–1980), survivalist writer
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Samuel F. Tappan
Samuel Forster Tappan (June 29, 1831 – January 6, 1913) was an American journalist, military officer, abolitionist and a Native American rights activist. Appointed as a member of the Indian Peace Commission in 1867 to reach peace with th ...
(1831–1913), US Army officer, journalist, Native American advocate
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Stacey Tappan
Stacey Tappan (born June 13, 1973) is an American coloratura soprano.
Tappan was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in Pasadena, California. Both her parents are instrumental musicians.
She studied in the voice program at Chapman Unive ...
(born 1973), American lyric soprano
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Tappan Wright King
Tappan Wright King (born 1950) is an American editor and author in the field of fantasy fiction, best known for editing ''The Twilight Zone Magazine'' and its
companion publication '' Night Cry'' in the late 1980s. Much of his work has appeared ...
(born 1950), editor
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W. J. Tappan
Tappan is a brand of appliances, named after company founder W. J. Tappan.
Tappan claimed several innovations:
* 1930s all-porcelain range available in various colors
* 1955 the first compact (24") microwave oven
* 1960s electric ignition for g ...
(fl. 1881), founder of the Ohio Valley Foundry Company, later renamed Tappan Stove Company
Places
United States
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Tappan, Ohio
Tappan (also Franklin) is an unincorporated community in Harrison County, Ohio, United States.
Notable person
Mary Jobe Akeley
Mary Jobe Akeley (January 29, 1878 – January 19, 1966) was an American explorer, author, mountaineer, and photogr ...
, an unincorporated community
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Tappan, West Virginia
Tappan is an unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographer ...
, an unincorporated community
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Lake Tappan
Lake Tappan is a reservoir impounded by the Tappan Dam on the Hackensack River, straddling the border between the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York. Within New Jersey, the lake traverses the border separating the municipalities of Rive ...
, a reservoir on the Hackensack River
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Old Tappan, New Jersey
Old Tappan ( ) is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 5,750,[Tappan Lake
Tappan Lake, also known as Tappan Reservoir, is a reservoir in Harrison County, Ohio, United States.
The lake covers of water and of surrounding land, as part of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District
The Muskingum Watershed Conservan ...]
, a reservoir in Harrison County, Ohio
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Tappan, New York
Tappan ( ) is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Orangetown, Rockland County, New York. It is located northwest of Alpine, New Jersey, north of Northvale, New Jersey and Rockleigh, New Jersey, northeast of Old Tappan, Ne ...
, a hamlet in Rockland County
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Tappan Zee
The Tappan Zee (; also Tappan Sea or Tappaan Zee) is a natural widening of the Hudson River, about across at its widest, in southeastern New York. It stretches about along the boundary between Rockland and Westchester counties, downstream from ...
, widening of the Hudson River
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Tappan Zee Bridge (1955–2017)
The Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge, commonly known as the Tappan Zee Bridge, was a cantilever bridge in the U.S. state of New York. It was built from 1952 to 1955 to cross the Hudson River at one of its widest points, north of Mi ...
, a former bridge at the Tappan Zee
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Tappan Zee Bridge (2017–present)
The Tappan Zee Bridge, officially named the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, is a twin cable-stayed bridge spanning the Hudson River between Tarrytown and Nyack in the U.S. state of New York. It was built to replace the original Tappan Zee B ...
(Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge), the replacement for the 1955 bridge
Other
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Tappan (brand)
Tappan is a brand of appliances, named after company founder W. J. Tappan.
Tappan claimed several innovations:
* 1930s all-porcelain range available in various colors
* 1955 the first compact (24") microwave oven
* 1960s electric ignition for g ...
, a brand of stoves owned by Electrolux, founded by W.J. Tappan
See also
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