Ledyard is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Gari Ledyard
Gari Keith Ledyard (born 1932 in Syracuse, New York; died 29 October 2021 ) was Sejong Professor of Korean History Emeritus at Columbia University. He is best known for his work on the history of the Hangul alphabet.
Biography
Ledyard was born wh ...
(born 1932), Sejong Professor of Korean History
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Grant Ledyard
Grant Stuart Ledyard (born November 19, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Beginning his career in 1984 as an undrafted free agent, Ledyard spent 18 seasons in the NHL as a journeyman; he played at least one game with n ...
(born 1961), National Hockey League defenseman
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Hal Ledyard (1931–1973), gridiron football player
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Henry Ledyard
Henry Brockholst Ledyard Sr. (March 5, 1812 – June 7, 1880) was the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, and a state senator, briefly served as assistant secretary under Secretary of State Lewis Cass, and was the president of the Newport Hospital a ...
(1812–1880), American politician
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Isaac Ledyard (1755–1803), American physician
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Lewis Cass Ledyard
Lewis Cass Ledyard (April 4, 1851 – January 27, 1932) was a New York City lawyer. He was a partner at the firm Carter Ledyard & Milburn, personal counsel to J.P. Morgan, and a president of the New York City Bar Association.
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(1851–1932), American lawyer
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John Ledyard
John Ledyard (November 1751 – 10 January 1789) was an American explorer and adventurer.
Early life
Ledyard was born in Groton, Connecticut, in November 1751. He was the first child of Abigail Youngs Ledyard and Capt. John Ledyard Jr, son o ...
(1751–1789), American explorer and adventurer
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William Ledyard
William Ledyard (December 6, 1738 – September 6, 1781) was a lieutenant colonel in the Connecticut militia who was killed during the American Revolutionary War. He commanded Fort Griswold in Groton and resisted the British forces during the B ...
(1738–1781), colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War
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Seth Ledyard Phelps
Seth Ledyard Phelps (January 13, 1824 – June 24, 1885) was an American naval officer, and in later life, a politician and diplomat. Phelps received his first commission in United States Navy as a midshipman aboard the famous USS ''Independen ...
(1824-1885), United States Navy officer, diplomat, and politician
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C. Ledyard Blair
Clinton Ledyard Blair (July 16, 1867 – February 7, 1949) was an American investment banker and yachtsman.
Early years
Blair was born in Belvidere, New Jersey, on July 16, 1867. He was the son of DeWitt Clinton Blair, a philanthropist and ind ...
(1867–1949), American investment banker and yachtsman
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Blair Clark
Ledyard Blair Clark (August 22, 1917 – June 6, 2000) was an American liberal journalist and political activist who played key roles both as a journalist and a political operator. He was general manager and vice president of CBS News from 19 ...
(1917–2000), American liberal journalist and political activist, grandson of C. Ledyard Blair
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Ledyard Mitchell
William Ledyard Mitchell (November 2, 1881 – May 18, 1964) was an American automobile executive and All-American college football player. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Mitchell graduated from Yale University, where he was selected as a fullbac ...
(1881–1964), American automobile executive and American football player
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G. Ledyard Stebbins
George Ledyard Stebbins Jr. (January 6, 1906 – January 19, 2000) was an American botanist and geneticist who is widely regarded as one of the leading evolutionary biologists of the 20th century. Stebbins received his Ph.D. in botany from Har ...
(1906–2000), American botanist and geneticist
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Ledyard Tucker
Ledyard R. Tucker (19 September 1910 – 16 August 2004) was an American mathematician who specialized in statistics and psychometrics. His Ph.D. advisor at the University of Chicago was Louis Leon Thurstone. He was a lecturer in psychology at Pr ...
(1910–2004), American mathematician
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