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Van Auken (other)
Van Auken or Vanauken may refer to: ;People *Bill Van Auken, a presidential candidate in the U.S. election of 2004 *Daniel Myers Van Auken, a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania *Sheldon Vanauken, an American author ;Places * Van Auken Creek, a tributary of the Lackawaxen River in Pennsylvania See also *Auken Auken is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ida Auken, Danish politician *Kirsten Auken, Danish politician *Margrete Auken, Danish politician *Sabine Auken, German bridge player *Svend Auken, Danish politician See also *Auke (na ...
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Bill Van Auken
Bill Van Auken (born 1950) is a politician and activist for the Socialist Equality Party and was a presidential candidate in the U.S. presidential election of 2004, announcing his candidacy on January 27, 2004. His running mate was Jim Lawrence. He came in 15th for the popular vote, receiving 1,857 votes. In November 2006, Van Auken ran for the United States Senate seat held by Hillary Clinton. He finished in sixth place, with 6,004 votes. Van Auken is a full-time reporter for the World Socialist Web Site, and resides in New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un .... In the U.S. presidential election of 2008 he was the vice presidential nominee of the same party. See also * New York United States Senate election, 2006 * United States presidential election, ...
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Daniel Myers Van Auken
Daniel Myers Van Auken (January 15, 1826 – November 7, 1908) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Daniel M. Van Auken was born in Montague Township, New Jersey. He attended the common schools and Deckertown Academy. He graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York, in 1852. He studied law, was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1855 and commenced the practice of law in Milford, Pennsylvania. He served as prosecuting attorney of Pike County, Pennsylvania, from 1855 to 1859. Van Auken was the first Worshipful Master of the Milford Masonic Lodge, No. 344 (which was then No. 82) in Milford, PA from 1862 through 1864. Van Auken was elected as a Democrat to the Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1870 Events January–March * January 1 ** The first edition of ''The Northern Echo'' newspaper is published in Priestgate, Darlington, England. ** Plans for the Broo ...
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Sheldon Vanauken
Sheldon Vanauken (August 4, 1914 – October 18, 1996) was an American author, best known for his autobiographical book ''A Severe Mercy'' (1977), which recounts his and his wife's friendship with C. S. Lewis, their conversion to Christianity, and dealing with tragedy. He published a sequel in 1985 titled ''Under the Mercy''. Early life Vanauken was born Sheldon Frank Van Auken in Auburn, Indiana, the elder of two sons of a wealthy attorney, (Robert) Glenn Vanauken, and his wife Grace Merle (Hanselman) Vanauken.Census records for 1920, www.ancestry.com His parents were of German and Dutch descent, their grandparents having migrated to Indiana from eastern Pennsylvania and Columbiana County, Ohio. Vanauken was named for his two grandfathers, Frank Vanauken, a teacher, and Sheldon Fitch Hanselman, an attorney. His father was a self-made lawyer who became influential in local politics, served as a state senator, and owned the Indiana Broadcasting Company. Vanauken grew up at th ...
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Van Auken Creek
Van Auken Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed February 4th, 2019 tributary of the Lackawaxen River in Wayne County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Van Auken Creek and the West Branch Lackawaxen River join near Prompton to form the main stem of the Lackawaxen River. See also *List of rivers of Pennsylvania This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Delaware Bay Chesapeake Bay *''E ... References Rivers of Wayne County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Pennsylvania Tributaries of the Lackawaxen River {{Pennsylvania-river-stub ...
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