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Political party in India
National Congress (Organisation) also known as Congress (O) or Syndicate/Old Congress was the rightist faction of Indian National Congress formed when
Syndicate_Congress
Indian actor and film producer (1928–2001)
Congress Tamil Nadu. His respect for Kamaraj made him support Congress. From 1964, Ganesan became a strong supporter of the Indian National Congress.
Sivaji_Ganesan
Indian politician
September 1984(1984-09-10) (aged 69) New Delhi, India Party Indian National Congress Children Late Bechan Paswan (Adopted) Megha kumari granddaughter Alma mater
Bhola_Paswan_Shastri
Former Prime Minister of India
2020. Born in a family of farmers, Deve Gowda joined the Indian National Congress (INC) in 1953 and remained a member until 1962. He became president of
H._D._Deve_Gowda
Indian politician
Other political affiliations Bharatiya Lok Dal Indian National Congress (O) Indian National Congress Spouse Monghi Ben Children 3 sons and 3 daughters
Motibhai_Chaudhary
5th Chief Minister of Karnataka
youth, Patil teamed up with Ramakrishna Hegde and took control of the Congress organisation in the state. Being young and charismatic ministers in Nijalingappa
Veerendra_Patil
Indian politician
Congress old guard fell off with Indira Gandhi, he was with them as part of what was called the ‘syndicate’ and then formed Indian National Congress (Organisation)
Atulya_Ghosh
Bengali educationist, feminist, and freedom fighter
Indian National Congress. In 1926 she started the Students' Association for Social Service. She joined the Bengal Provincial Congress Committee and the
Jyotirmayee_Gangopadhyay
Indian politician (1903–1975)
between her and the top leaders of the Congress, termed as the "syndicate", led by Kamaraj. After the Congress victory in the 1967 Indian general election
K._Kamaraj
Indian politician
Pradesh Congress Committee. Sandeep has served as district President of Youth Congress Unit in Punjab. He was expelled from the Indian National Congress in
Sandeep_Jakhar
Indian politician
Janata Party Other political affiliations Indian National Congress (O) Indian National Congress Spouse Ram Rakhi Dev Education M.A., LL.B. Alma mater Banaras
Ram_Murti
Indian politician (born 1948)
constituency. He was also minister in Hiteswar Saikia and the Tarun Gogoi led Congress ministry several times. Gautam Roy was the vice president of BCCI and also
Gautam_Roy
Prime Minister of India from 1977 to 1979
called Indian National Congress (Requisitionists). Alternatively, the two factions of Desai and Gandhi were called Syndicate and Indicate respectively
Morarji_Desai
constituencies. Under the leadership of Indira Gandhi, the Indian National Congress (R) led a campaign which focused on reducing poverty and won a landslide
1971_Indian_general_election
Indian politician (1917–2006)
of the state. He decided to side with the syndicate after the expulsion of Smt.Indira Gandhi from the Congress.The Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi
Satyendra_Narayan_Sinha
3rd Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, India
minister of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. In the 1970s, he was a member of Congress (O) and the Janata Party. He was born in Atrauli, Aligarh district in 1902
Chandra_Bhanu_Gupta
Indian businessman and politician (1915-1972)
constituency) from 1957 to 1971. He lost in 1971 after he had joined the Congress (O) in 1969 with his friend Morarji Desai. The Kamalnayan Bajaj Hall and
Kamalnayan_Bajaj
4th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
defeated the Congress candidate Manmohini Sahgal. Five years later, she was reelected from the same constituency, but this time as the Congress candidate
Sucheta_Kripalani
Indian politician
Malviya Nagar constituency of Delhi and is a member of the Indian National Congress. Kiran Walia was born in New Delhi. She holds Master of Arts degree in
Kiran_Walia
Indian politician (born 1957)
Indian politician. During his career he was a member of Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Kranti Dal and Rashtriya Lok Dal parties in 2018. He died in
Kaukab_Hameed_Khan
Indian politician (1926–2004)
1942 and was an active member of the Congress Party. Hegde became the president of the Uttara Kannada District Congress Committee from 1954 to 1957 and rose
Ramakrishna_Hegde
Indian politician (1915–1993)
to 12 May 1971. He decided to side with the syndicate after the expulsion of Indira Gandhi from the Congress. The 1969 Gujarat riots occurred during his
Hitendra_Kanaiyalal_Desai
Indian politician and independence activist
Mahila College, in Patna. She was the President of the Bihar Students Congress, which had broken away from the All India Students Federation. She did
Tarkeshwari_Sinha
President of India from 1977 to 1982
its Syndicate faction, as candidate for president although Prime Minister Indira Gandhi opposed him. She was forced to accept Reddy as the Congress party's
Neelam_Sanjiva_Reddy
Indian politician (born 1983)
February 1983) is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress and a member of the 18th Lok Sabha representing the constituency of Vatakara
Shafi_Parambil
Mexican-American prison gang
Texas Syndicate (Spanish: Sindicato Tejano) is a Texas prison gang consisting of predominantly Mexican American membership. The Texas Syndicate, unlike
Texas_Syndicate
Indian politician
Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh he was a member of the Indian National Congress whereas during the 13th Legislative Assembly he was a member of the Bharatiya
Nirbhay_Pal_Sharma
Indian politician
Manish Yadav is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He is serving as the member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing
Manish_Yadav
Indian politician (1933–2025)
away from Congress. It started during 1977 elections, it merged with the Indian National Congress later. Ananthan floated Thondar Congress, a new political
Kumari_Ananthan
Indian politician (born 1976)
politician. She is a senior leader and spokesperson of the Indian National Congress. She represented Khanapur constituency at the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Anjali_Nimbalkar
Indian politician
represented the Devarakonda constituency in Nalgonda as an Indian National Congress party legislator. He was gunned down on 29 December 2001, by People's
Ragya_Naik
Indian politician
Kumar Singh is an Indian politician, currently a member of Indian National Congress and Member of Legislative Council in Bihar Legislative Council. He is the
Samir_Kumar_Singh
Indian politician (born 1955)
Assembly elections, he quit the ruling YSRCP and joined the Indian National Congress. Arthur hails from Maddur village in Pamulapadu mandal, Kurnool district
Thoguru_Arthur
Indian politician
West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, then a 32-year old lawyer and Congress (O) candidate. Mahanti won the Dantan seat again as a Janata Party candidate
Prodyot_Kumar_Mahanti
1st Chief Minister of Haryana (1918–1993)
temple in Puri. He decided to side with the syndicate after the expulsion of Indira Gandhi from the Congress. He subsequently transferred to Madhya Pradesh
B._D._Sharma
Maharaja of Baroda from 1951 to 1971
for Vadodara, from 1957 to 1967, and 1971 to 1980, representing various Congress factions. In 1967 he did not contest Lok Sabha elections, and was elected
Fatehsinghrao_Gaekwad
Political party in India
Kamaraj had also been a member of "the syndicate", a group of right wing leaders within Congress. In 1963 the Congress lost popularity following the defeat
Indian_National_Congress
Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1962 to 1967
changed upon hearing Mahatma Gandhi's speech at the Calcutta session of the Congress Party in 1920. Influenced by Gandhi's speech, Sen abandoned his plans of
Prafulla_Chandra_Sen
Indian politician
was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress (Organisation) candidate from Ambasamudram constituency in 1971 election
S._Shangumuthu_Thevar
Indian politician
of Parliament. He started his career as a member of the Indian National Congress, later joining Morarji Desai's NCO faction in 1969, and then the Janata
Digvijay_Narain_Singh
Indian politician
election, Padmanabhapuram constituency in 1971 election as an Indian National Congress (Organisation) (NCO) candidate and 1977 election as a Janata Party candidate
A._Swamidhas
Indian Muslim scholar and politician (1939–present)
Encyclopedia of Islamic History. He is a former politician of Indian National Congress, a former Member of Legislative Assembly from Karnataka, and Member of
Rank_Nazeer_Ahmed
Indian politician (1921–2001)
Constituency in 1957 and from Peranamallur constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1962. He was later elected to Lok Sabha from Chennai Central
P._Ramachandran
Indian politician (1918–2004)
1969 the Congress party split and Bakht stayed with Congress (O). Bakht was then elected to The Metropolitan Council of Delhi as a Congress (O) candidate
Sikander_Bakht
Indian politician
worked in Tehsil and District Congress Committee, Banaras. He also worked as a Member of Provincial and Town Congress Committees, Lucknow from 1932 to
Tribhuvan_Narain_Singh
Indian politician (1903–1990)
and started working regularly at his ashram in Ahmedabad. She later left Congress and joined opposition Janata Party and won 1977 Lok Sabha seat from Mehsana
Maniben_Patel
Indian politician (born 1923)
(1923-02-06)6 February 1923 Bhavnagar, British India Party Janata Party Other political affiliations Indian National Congress (Organisation) Source: [1]
Prasannbhai_Mehta
Indian politician
president of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee. She was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Basin Bridge
T._N._Anandanayaki
Indian politician
the Indian National Congress and the Bahujan Samaj Party Mahendra Boudh began his political career with the Indian National Congress. He was elected as
Mahendra_Boudh
Indian politician (born 1905)
Gujarat in 1957,1962,1967 and 1971 as a member of the Indian National Congress and in 1977 as a Janata Party candidate. "4th Session of the 7th Lok Sabha"
Nanubhai_Patel
Indian politician
member of the Swatantra Party, he became a member of the Indian National Congress (Organisation) following reelection in 1971, dying in office the following
Chandulal_Chunilal_Desai
Indian politician (1921–1976)
was a legal luminary. On behalf of the now-defunct Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress party, Ponnappa Nadar was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly
R._Ponnappan_Nadar
Indian politician
Assembly from Reodar Assembly constituency as a member of Indian National Congress party. Motiram Koli defeated the Jagasi Ram Koli of Bharatiya Janata Party
Motiram_Koli
Indian politician (born 1904)
Mahant Shreyonath (7 January 1904 – 7 January 1985) was the Health Minister of the Indian state of Haryana and sixth chief/ Mahant of the Nath sect of
Mahant_Shreyonath
Indian politician (1934–2020)
politician. He joined the Indian National Congress in 1955, and remained active in Indian National Congress (Organisation) until its merger into the Janata
K. J. George (Kerala politician)
K._J._George_(Kerala_politician)
Indian politician (1948–2021)
Legislative Assembly of Delhi. He was a member of the Indian National Congress and represented Laxmi Nagar constituency of Delhi in his 4th term. In the
Ashok_Kumar_Walia
Indian politician
he was leader of the Congress Legislative Party in the council. He hence became a prominent member of the Indian National Congress party in Coorg. In 1947
C._M._Poonacha
Former Assembly member in Uttar Pradesh
Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh. Shakya was a leader of Indian National Congress (Organisation). Gore Lal Shakya was born to B.L Shakya (Budh Lal Shakya)
Gore_Lal_Shakya
Indian politician
Kumbakonam constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1967 election, and as an Indian National Congress (Organisation) candidate 1971 election
N._Kasiraman
Indian politician
south constituency in 1952 as a member of parliament from Indian National Congress. He was also Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Ramanagara between
T._Madiah_Gowda
Indian politician
elected to the 3rd Lok Sabha from Barpeta constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate. In 1972, she was elected to the Assam legislative Assembly from
Renuka_Devi_Barkataki
Indian politician (1913–1987)
Sheo Narain (14 July 1913 – 11 November 1987) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Basti
Sheo_Narain
Indian politician
in January 1967. In 1969, on the split of the Congress Party, he went with the Indian National Congress (Organisation) and in 1977 was a member of Janata
Paul_Mantosh
Indian politician
Solanki was associated with the Indian National Congress and subsequently with the Indian National Congress (Organization). His political affiliations also
Pravinsinh_Solanki
Indian politician
Janata Party Other political affiliations Bharatiya Lok Dal Indian National Congress (O) Indian National Congress Education M. A. (Allahabad University)
Shambhu_Nath_Chaturvedi
Indian politician and lawyer (1925–2023)
Aadmi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party, Janata Party and Indian National Congress. He and his son Prashant Bhushan were jointly placed at the 74th position
Shanti_Bhushan
Political party in India
and was led by Kamaraj. It was informally called the organisation Congress or Syndicate and retained the party symbol of a pair of bullocks carrying a yoke
Indian National Congress (Requisitionists)
Indian_National_Congress_(Requisitionists)
Indian politician (1902–2000)
Siddavanahalli Nijalingappa (10 December 1902 – 8 August 2000) was an Indian Congress Party politician, lawyer, and Indian independence activist. He was the
S._Nijalingappa
Indian politician (1911–2002)
in June 1975, Babubhai Patel became the Chief Minister of the first non-Congress government of Gujarat on 18 June 1975. He led the coalition of parties
Babubhai_J._Patel
Indian politician and lawyer (1911-1976)
constituency from 1974 until his death in 1976 as a member of the Indian National Congress (Organisation)[failed verification] 1962- Lost to Krishna Chandra Pant
Dayakishan_Pandey
Indian politician
the lower house of Indian Parliament as a member of the Indian National Congress (Organisation) from 1977 to 1980. Previous Member of Lok Sabha Indian General
V._Dhandayuthapani
Indian politician (1925–1994)
Party Janata Party Other political affiliations Bharatiya Lok Dal Indian National Congress Parents Nikunja Behari Maiti (father) Ahalya Maiti (mother)
Abha_Maiti
Indian politician
split in the Indian National Congress, he along with Morarji Desai and S. Nijalingappa became the leading lights of the Congress (O) faction. He contested
S._K._Patil
Indian politician
politician from Parbhani of Maharashtra who belongs to the Indian National Congress. He was a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council from Parbhani-Hingoli
Suresh_Sakhabhau_Deshmukh
Indian politician
assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Thiruvattar constituency in 1967 election and as an Indian National Congress (Organisation) candidate
J._James_(politician)
Government of Mysore, India (1968–1971)
National Congress. The ministry had multiple ministers including the Chief Minister of Mysore. All ministers belonged to the Indian National Congress (Organisation)
First Veerendra Patil ministry
First_Veerendra_Patil_ministry
Indian politician
Student Congress and the World Youth Assembly.[citation needed] He was first elected to the Lok Sabha from Thiruvalla in Kerala in 1962 on a Congress ticket
Ravindra_Varma
Indian politician (1919–2008)
Nirmal Chandra Chunder [bn], a prominent member of the Indian National Congress who was a close associate of Chittaranjan Das, a labour union leader &
Pratap_Chandra_Chunder
Indian politician
freedom movement and since then started participating in activities with the Congress in the national movement. He organized a dharna at the Allahabad University
Sadiq_Ali_(freedom_fighter)
Indian social worker and politician
the member of Rajya Sabha from 3 April 1966 to 2 April 1972 representing Congress (O). She died on 2 April 1988 in Ahmedabad. She was awarded the Jamnalal
Pushpaben_Mehta
Indian politician
Indian National Congress (Organisation) candidate from the Colachel constituency in the 1971 election and as an Indian National Congress candidate in the
A._Pauliah
Indian politician
Egmore constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1962 election, and as an Indian National Congress (Organisation) candidate from Srirangam
Jothi_Venkatachalam
Government of Gujarat, India (1977–1980)
the assembly Babubhai Patel became the Chief Minister of the first non-Congress government of Gujarat on 18 June 1975. He led the coalition of parties
Babubhai_Patel_ministry
Indian politician
representing Limkheda from 1972 to 1980. As a candidate of the Indian National Congress (Organisation), he won in the 1972 and 1975 Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Virsinh_Mohaniya
Indian politician (1923–1979)
National Congress along with J. Savarinathan, Ambadi Narayanan, Govinda Pathar, and M. A. Annamalai. It was succeeded by French India Students Congress. He
Thirumudi_N._Sethuraman
7th Chief Minister of Assam
External Affairs. Hazarika was the founding president of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) from 1969 to 1974. He defected to the Janata Party in
Jogendra_Nath_Hazarika
Indian politician
politician. He helped organize the socialist wing Congress Socialist Party of the Indian National Congress, along with Rambriksh Benipuri, Jaya Prakash Narayan
Asoka_Mehta
Indian politician
1980) was an Indian politician who was a member of the Indian National Congress. He served as a member of the 3rd and 4th Lok Sabha for Bikramganj and
Ram_Subhag_Singh
Indian politician
Assembly of India in 1947. Vice-President, PEPSU Youth Congress in 1949. President, District Congress Committee, Sangrur, 1954 to 1959. Convenor Bharat Sewak
Dal_Singh
Indian politician
from 1960 to 1962 as a member of pre-Indira Congress party from Bhuj. In 1962 elections as candidate of Congress from Bhuj, he lost to independent candidate
Kundanlal_Dholakia
political parties List of communist parties in India List of Indian National Congress breakaway parties Labour Party (India) Conservatism in India If a party
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List_of_political_parties_in_India
Indian politician (1924–2011)
and Cooperation in Indira Gandhi's Cabinet during 1967–69. In 1969, when Congress split, Gurupadaswamy was one of the first Ministers to resign from Indira
M._S._Gurupadaswamy
Book packager in the US responsible for many young adult series
The Stratemeyer Syndicate was an American book packaging company that produced a number of book series for children, including Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys
Stratemeyer_Syndicate
National Congress associated with Indira Gandhi, the Requisitionists formed the respective governments, representing a defeat for the Syndicate Congress. "Statistical
1972_elections_in_India
Indian politician
Tamil Nadu. He served from 1960 to 1966 representing the Indian National Congress. He was General secretary of All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawwarat. "The
N._M._Anwar
Topics referred to by the same term
National Congress (Organisation) or Syndicate/Old Congress, 1969–1977, led by K. Kamaraj Indian National Congress (Requisitionists) or New Congress, 1969–1970s
Indian National Congress (disambiguation)
Indian_National_Congress_(disambiguation)
Indian politician (1922-74)
Assembly for five terms. He was a prominent leader of Indian National Congress in the Samastipur district. Mahato also served in several ministerial offices
Sahdeo_Mahato
Indian politician (1929–2013)
constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1980, 1984, 1989 and 1991 elections and as a Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) candidate in 1996 and
N._Dennis
Indian election
Independents under Syndicate Congress-led Alliance. Tamil Nadu Teachers Association contested as Independents under Syndicate Congress-led Alliance. "Tamil
1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
1971_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election
Indian politician
Debbarma is a politician from Tripura. He is a member of the Indian National Congress. He was elected in to the Tripura Legislative Assembly from the Golaghati
Ashok_Debbarma
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Australian, British, Christian, English, Greek
A Name Commonly Used to Indicate a Native of Tyneside; Farmer
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old English clǣg ‘clay’, applied as a topographic name for someone who lived in an area of clay soil or as a metonymic occupational name for a worker in a clay pit (see Clayman).Americanized spelling of German Klee.The relatively common English name Clay had several American forebears in the 18th century. Henry Clay, born in Hanover, VA, in 1777, secretary of state for President John Quincy Adams, was descended from English ancestors who came to VA shortly after the founding of Jamestown. The revolutionary war officer Joseph Clay, also a member of the Continental Congress, was a native of Yorkshire, England, who emigrated to GA in 1760 and was a founder of the University of Georgia.
Biblical
redeemed; defiled;may God redeem;deliverer; he will vindicate;
Boy/Male
American, Armenian, British, Christian, Dutch, English, Hindu, Indian, Scandinavian, Tamil, Vietnamese
Traditional Middle Name to Indicate a Boy; Forest; From the Family of; Lives by a Marsh; Cloud; Knowledge
Surname or Lastname
English
English : name for someone who was related to an important local personality, from Middle English maugh, maw ‘relative’, especially by marriage (from Old English mÄge ‘female relative’). In the north of England this term was used more specifically to mean ‘brother-in-law’.English : topographic name from Middle English mawe ‘meadow’. Some early forms, such as Sibilla de la Mawe (Suffolk 1275), clearly indicate a topographic origin, by reason of the preposition and article.English : probably also from a Middle English personal name, Mawe, Old English MÄ“awa, perhaps originally a byname from Old English mÇ£w ‘sea mew’, ‘seagull’ (compare Mew).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived at a house on a hill, Middle English hill + hus.Scottish and northern Irish : habitational name from any of several minor places so called in Ayrshire.Rev. James Hillhouse, the first minister of Montville, CT, came to America from Co. Londonderry, Ireland, about 1720. His grandson James Hillhouse was a Federalist congressman from CT and treasurer of Yale College from 1782 to 1832.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname, most likely for a tall, thin man with long legs, from Middle English cran ‘crane’ (the bird), Old English cran, cron. The term included the heron until the introduction of a separate word for the latter in the 14th century.Dutch : variant spelling of Krane.English translation of German Krahn or Kranich.The American writer Stephen Crane (1871–1900) was named for a NJ ancestor who was a delegate to the Continental Congress. He was descended from a Stephen Crane who, coming probably from England or Wales, settled at Elizabethtown, NJ, as early as 1665.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.John Mifflin (born 1640) came to Delaware from Warminster, Wiltshire, England, in the 1670s. He is probably the same person as the John Mifflin, a Quaker, who built his home, ‘Fountain Green’, in Fairmont Park, Philadelphia, in 1679. His fourth-generation descendant Thomas Mifflin (1744–1800) was a member of the Continental Congress, a revolutionary soldier, and governor of PA.
Male
Iranian/Persian
Avestan myth name of the son of Ahura Mazda, derived from the proto-Indo-Iranian word *mitra, MITHRA means "contract, covenant, oath, promise, treaty," from the root mi- "to bind," all of which seems to indicate the basic meaning "alliance; contract; a means of binding."
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Loingsigh ‘descendant of Loingseach’, a personal name meaning ‘mariner’ (from long ‘ship’). This is now a common surname in Ireland but of different local origins, for example chieftain families in counties Antrim and Tipperary, while in Ulster and Connacht there were families called Ó Loingseacháin who later shortened their name to Ó Loingsigh and also Anglicized it as Lynch.Irish (Anglo-Norman) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Linseach, itself a Gaelicized form of Anglo-Norman French de Lench, the version found in old records. This seems to be a local name, but its origin is unknown. One family of bearers of this name was of Norman origin, but became one of the most important tribes of Galway.English : topographic name for someone who lived on a slope or hillside, Old English hlinc, or perhaps a habitational name from Lynch in Dorset or Somerset or Linch in Sussex, all named with this word.This name was brought independently from Ireland to North America by many bearers. Jonack Lynch emigrated from Ireland to SC shortly after the first settlement of that colony in 1670. His grandson Thomas Lynch, born in 1727 in Berkeley Co., SC, was a member of both Continental Congresses, and his great-grandson, also called Thomas Lynch, born 1749 in Winyaw, SC, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Hann + the hypocoristic suffix -cok, which was commonly added to personal names (see Cocke).Dutch : from Middle Dutch hanecoc ‘winkle’, ‘periwinkle’ (a type of shellfish), probably a metonymic occupational name for someone who gathered and sold shellfish.Thomas Hancock, the uncle of Declaration of Independence signatory John Hancock (1736/7–93), was among the foremost of 18th-century American businessmen. He was a descendant of Nathaniel Hancock, who was known to have been in Cambridge, MA, as early as 1634. Born in Braintree, MA, John Hancock was president of the Second Continental Congress and the first governor of the state of MA.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : metonymic occupational name for a hatter or nickname for someone noted for the hat or hats that he wore. Some early forms such as Thomas del Hat (Oxfordshire 1279) and Richard atte Hatte (Worcestershire 1327) indicate that the word was also used of a hill or clump of trees; so in these cases the surname must have been topographic in origin.South German : from a short Germanic personal name, Hatto (derived from compound names with the first element hadu ‘battle’, ‘strife’).Frisian : from a personal name, a short form of any of the various compound names formed with Hade- as the first element, for example Hadebert.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly a variant of Fenton.John Vinton was a resident of Lynn, MA, as early as 1648. He had numerous prominent descendants, including Samuel Finley Vinton, who was born in South Hadley, MA, in 1792, and became on OH congressman.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Fry.North German : variant of Frey.Joseph Frye (1711/12–94) was a military officer from Andover, MA, where the family had long been of local prominence. In 1762, he was granted a township in ME, later named Fryeburg after him, and moved his family there. His great-great-grandson William Pierce Frye was born in Lewiston, ME, and served in Congress, first as a member of the House of Representatives and then the Senate from 1871 until his death in 1911.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place so called in Shropshire, named in Old English with the element lēah ‘wood’, ‘glade’; the Middle English personal name Hugh (see Hugh) was prefixed to this in the 12th century, to indicate ownership.Possibly an altered spelling of German Hügli (see Hugley).
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