Slocum may refer to:
People
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Bill Slocum
William L. Slocum (born November 21, 1947) is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate.
Slocum pleaded guilty and spent a month in federal prison for filing false reports to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Prot ...
, American politician
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Craig Slocum
Warren Stanley "Craig" "Rusty" Slocum (November 14, 1934 – September 12, 1978) was an American character actor. He was best known for his roles of Noah Gifford and Harry Johnson on the television series ''Dark Shadows'', which was broadcas ...
, American actor
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Frances Slocum
Frances Slocum (March 4, 1773 – March 9, 1847) (Ma-con-na-quah, "Young Bear" or "Little Bear") was an adopted member of the Miami people. Slocum was born into a Quaker family that migrated from Warwick, Rhode Island, in 1777 to the Wyoming ...
, adopted member of the Miami tribe
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Frederick Slocum
Frederick Slocum (February 6, 1873 – December 4, 1944) was an American astronomer. He was the director of Van Vleck Observatory.
Biography
He was born in Fairhaven, Massachusetts to Frederick and Lydia Ann Jones Slocum. His father was a whali ...
, American astronomer
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Heath Slocum
Tyler Heath Slocum (born February 3, 1974) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.
Early years
Slocum was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He attended St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School in Bunkie, Louisiana from ...
, American golfer
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Henry Slocum (tennis player)
Henry Warner Slocum, Jr. (May 28, 1862 – January 22, 1949) was an American male tennis player who was active in the late 19th century.
Biography
He was born on May 28, 1862 in Syracuse, New York to Henry Warner Slocum.
Slocum graduated from Y ...
, professional athlete and Hall of Fame member
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Henry Warner Slocum
Henry Warner Slocum, Sr. (September 24, 1827 – April 14, 1894), was a Union general during the American Civil War and later served in the United States House of Representatives from New York. During the war, he was one of the youngest major ge ...
, U.S. Civil War Major General
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Herbert Jermain Slocum
Herbert Jermain Slocum (April 25, 1855 - March 29, 1928) was in charge of the 13th Cavalry Regiment during the Battle of Columbus, New Mexico in 1916 where Pancho Villa burned several buildings in Columbus, New Mexico, stole weapons and horses a ...
(1855–1928), American military officer
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Jamie Slocum
Jamie Slocum was an American Christian worship leader, singer, songwriter and producer from Grants Pass, Oregon. He was raised in Phoenix, Arizona and moved to Nashville in the 1990s. Slocum succumbed to injuries after being run over by a bus in S ...
, American singer-songwriter
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Jerry Slocum
Jerry Slocum is an American historian, collector and author specializing on the field of mechanical puzzles. He worked as an engineer at Hughes Aircraft prior to retiring and dedicating his life to puzzles.
His personal puzzle collection, numb ...
, historian, author about, and collector of mechanical puzzles
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John Slocum
Squ-sacht-un (1838 – 11 November 1897), also known as John Slocum, was a member of the Squaxin Island Tribe, Coast Salish, and a reputed holy man and prophet who founded the Indian Shaker Church in 1881. , prophet of the Indian Shaker Church
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John J. Slocum, diplomat and bibliophile
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John W. Slocum
John Webley Slocum (April 23, 1867 – May 22, 1938) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge from New Jersey.
Life
Slocum was born on April 23, 1867 near Long Branch, New Jersey, the son of Edward Randolph Slocum and Mary Jane Woolley.
S ...
, American lawyer, politician, and judge
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Joshua Slocum
Joshua Slocum (February 20, 1844 – on or shortly after November 14, 1909) was the first person to sail single-handedly around the world. He was a Nova Scotian-born, naturalised American seaman and adventurer, and a noted writer. In 1900 he wr ...
, first man to sail solo around the world
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Kay Slocum
Kay Brainerd Slocum is an American musician and historian who has published books in music and medieval history. Slocum is currently the Gerhold Professor of History and Humanities at Capital University, Ohio, prior to which she taught music histor ...
, medieval and music historian, and violist
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Lois Tripp Slocum
Lois Tripp Slocum (May 8, 1899 – May 25, 1951) was an American astronomer. She taught astronomy at Wellesley College, Smith College, and Wilson College during her career.
Early life
Lois Tripp Slocum was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, ...
(1899–1951), American astronomer
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Matt Slocum
Matt Slocum (born 27 December 1972) is a guitarist, cellist, pianist and composer, known for his work as the principal songwriter and lead guitarist of Sixpence None the Richer.
Biography
Born in Rhode Island to Joseph and Hildegard Slocum, ...
, guitarist and composer for the band Sixpence None the Richer
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Matt Slocum (keyboardist)
Matthew Dutot Slocum is a keyboardist who collaborates predominantly with southern jazz, funk, fusion and blues musicians. He has worked with Susan Tedeschi, Widespread Panic guitarist Jimmy Herring, Allman Brothers bassist Oteil Burbridge, T ...
, southern jam band pianist
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Peleg Slocum
Peleg Slocum (1654–1732/1733) was a Quaker from Portsmouth, Rhode Island, he was a proprietor of Dartmouth, Massachusetts and sole owner of Cuttyhunk Island.
Life
Illicit activity
Despite being known as an “honest publick ic.Friend,� ...
, American Quaker
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R. C. Slocum
Richard Copeland Slocum (born November 7, 1944), is a former American football player and coach. He served as the interim athletic director at Texas A&M University from January through June 2019, and previously served as the head football coach ...
, American football coach
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Ray Slocum
Raymond "Ray" Slocum (16 August 1936 – 14 November 2013) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Football
Recruited locally, Slocum developed into a wingman after being used initially ...
(1936–2013), Australian Rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the VFL
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Robert Slocum
Robert Dale Slocum is an American biologist and botanist. He is a professor of biology in the Center for Natural Sciences at Goucher College. His research focuses on plant physiology, molecular biology, and biotechnology.
Education
Slocum com ...
, American botanist and biologist
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Shawn Slocum
Richard Shawn Slocum (born February 21, 1965) is an American football coach who was the special teams coach for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) and most recently was the associate head coach, special teams coordinator ...
, American football coach
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Slocum (K-9)
''K9'' is a science-fiction adventure series focusing on the adventures of the robot dog K9 from the television show ''Doctor Who'', achieved by mixing computer animation and live action. It is aimed at an audience of 11- to 15-year-olds. A s ...
, fictional character in the television series ''K-9''
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William J. Slocum
William Joseph "Bill" Slocum (December 17, 1883 – May 6, 1943) was an American sports writer. He was born and raised in Winsted, Connecticut, the son of Michael and Sarah Slocum. His father had been a deputy sheriff, and his brother John also h ...
, American sportswriter
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William Slocum Groesbeck
William Slocum Groesbeck (July 24, 1815 – July 7, 1897) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1857 to 1859.
Early life
Groesbeck was born in Kinderhook, New York, on July 24, 1815. He ...
, American politician
Places
Communities
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Slocum, Ohio Slocum is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 ...
, an unincorporated community in Scioto County
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Slocum, Rhode Island
Slocum is a small village in the town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Located near North Kingstown's border with Exeter, Rhode Island
Exeter is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. Exeter extends east from the Connecticut ...
, a small village in the town of North Kingstown
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Slocum, Texas
Slocum is an unincorporated community in southeast Anderson County, Texas, in the United States. According to the '' Handbook of Texas'', the community had a population of 198 in 2018. It is located within the Palestine, Texas micropolitan area. ...
, an unincorporated community in Anderson County
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Slocum Township, Pennsylvania
Slocum Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,053 at the 2020 census.
History
The Lutsey family settled in what is now Slocum Township in 1785. They established the first settlement (known as ...
, a township
Other
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Fort Slocum
Fort Slocum, New York was a US military post which occupied Davids Island in the western end of Long Island Sound in the city of New Rochelle, New York from 1867 to 1965. The fort was named for Major General Henry W. Slocum, a Union corps comm ...
, in the city of New Rochelle, New York
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Frances Slocum State Park
Frances Slocum State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Kingston Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Frances Slocum Lake is a man-made, horseshoe-shaped lake that is a popular fishing and boating destination. The par ...
, a park in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
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Slocum (crater)
Slocum is a small lunar impact crater in the southeastern part of the Mare Smythii. It lies near the eastern limb of the Moon, and from the Earth this section of the surface is viewed at a very oblique angle. This greatly limits the amount of det ...
on the Moon, named after Frederick Slocum
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Slocums River
Slocums River (sometimes seen as Slocum's River or Slocum River) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tidal river in southeastern Massachusetts in the United ...
, a tidal river in southeastern Massachusetts
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Slocum's River Reserve
Slocum's River Reserve is a open space preserve co-managed by the land conservation non-profit organizations The Trustees of Reservations and The Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust. The property includes of frontage along the tidal Slocum's Ri ...
, an open space preserve in Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Other
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PS ''General Slocum'', a steamship destroyed by fire in the East River of New York City in 1904
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Slocum (westerns) Slocum Westerns are the longest running series of Westerns ever written, encompassing over 400 books, all of which are published under the pen name Jake Logan. The books have been written by a number of authors, and all feature John Slocum as the p ...
, a series of "adult-oriented" western novels by various authors (writing as Jake Logan)
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Slocum and Hannah Howland House
The Slocum and Hannah Howland House is located at 1781 Sherwood Road in the hamlet of Sherwood in Cayuga County, New York. It was one of the most active Underground Railroad stations in New York.
History
Slocum Howland (1791-1881) was a Quaker ...
, a historic building in Cayuga County, New York
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Slocum House (Vancouver, Washington)
The Slocum House is a Victorian architecture, Victorian style house located in Vancouver, Washington, in the United States, which today stands at the southwest corner of Esther Short Park. It is the only surviving structure in its former resident ...
, a historic building
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Slocum massacre
The Slocum Massacre occurred on July 29–30, 1910, in Slocum, Texas, an unincorporated community in Anderson County near Palestine in East Texas. Only six deaths were officially confirmed, but some 22 were reported by major newspapers. This is ...
, a racial conflict that took place in Slocum, Texas, in 1910
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Slocum stone
Slocum stone (sometimes sold as "Slocum opal") is an early opal simulant which was briefly popular prior to the introduction of synthetics and less expensive simulants. It was named after its inventor, John L. Slocum (1920–1998) of Rochester, Mi ...
, a synthetically grown opal
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Slocombe (disambiguation) Slocombe may refer to:
*Douglas Slocombe (1913 – 2016), British cinematographer
* Louie Slocombe, Research Fellow in Quantum Biology
*Marie Slocombe (1912 – 1995), British archivist, founded the BBC Sound Archive
* Phil Slocombe (born 1954), En ...
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Slocumb (disambiguation) Slocumb is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Heathcliff Slocumb (born 1966), American baseball player
*Jesse Slocumb (1780–1820), U.S. Congressional Representative
*William Slocumb (1810–1865), Canadian physician an ...
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