Brother Jonathan
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The name “Jonathan” was taken from a caricature called Brother Jonathan, a precursor of Uncle Sam, an unmannered, forthright, patriotic New Englander.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2023
As a figure, Brother Jonathan was an enterprising, if crafty, businessman.
From Slate • Jul. 4, 2022
It's possible that the lankiness and facial features that Uncle Sam inherited from later depictions of Brother Jonathan were a tribute to President Abraham Lincoln.
From Salon • Dec. 11, 2021
He replaced Brother Jonathan, a New Englander, as an American icon in the early 19th century after an article circulated in the May 12, 1830, New York Gazette.
From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2015
Jonathan, jon′a-than, n. the people of the United States, collectively, or a typical specimen, Brother Jonathan.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
