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Bill Slocum William L. Slocum (born November 21, 1947) is a former Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate. Slocum pleaded guilty and spent a month in federal prison for filing false reports to the Pennsylvani ...

, American politician * Craig Slocum, American actor *

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 ...

, an adopted member of the Miami tribe * Frederick Slocum, American astronomer *

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 * Henry Slocum (tennis player), a professional athlete and Hall of Fame member *

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 ...

, a US Civil War Major General *

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 *

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 *

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 * John J. Slocum, diplomat and bibliophile * John W. Slocum, American lawyer, politician, and judge *

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 ...

, the first man to sail solo around the world * Kay Slocum, medieval and music historian, and violist *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 * Ray Slocum (1936–2013), Australian Rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the VFL * Robert Slocum, American botanist and biologist *

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 coordinat ...

, American football coach *

Slocum (K-9) ''K9'' is a science-fiction adventure series focusing on the adventures of the robot dog K9 (Doctor Who), K9 from the television show ''Doctor Who'', achieved by mixing computer generated imagery, computer animation and live action. It is aime ...

, fictional character in the television series ''K-9'' *

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 *

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. H ...

, American politician

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Slocum, Ohio Slocum is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States ...

, an unincorporated community in Scioto County *

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 *

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 *

Slocum Township, Luzerne County, 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

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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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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

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* PS ''General Slocum'', a steamship destroyed by fire in the East River of New York City in 1904 *

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) * Slocum and Hannah Howland House, a historic building in Cayuga County, New York * Slocum House (Vancouver, Washington), a historic building * Slocum massacre, a racial conflict that took place in Slocum, Texas, in 1910 * Slocum stone, a synthetically grown opal

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