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Show uu SOME 'FAMOUS NICKNAMES OF - HISTORY. iMajor Ben C. Truman In tho Los Angeles Times.) Tho use or origin of nicknames for many of our presidents and generals and other public characters and many of our cities and states has for half a cenbury given me a good deal of interest inter-est and innumerable hours of re-rearch; re-rearch; although, of course,, it would le impossible for anyone to present an article on such a complex subject wirh completeness. We are all aware that Washington Washing-ton became known early after the Revolutionary war as the "Father of His Countrj," but how few of us are aware olgthe fact that Aaron Burr, tho man who killed Alexander Hamilton Hamil-ton ''n a duel at lVehawkon, J. J., pbout one hundred years ago, was tho author of the appellation? We all know that Andrew Jackson received Hie nickname of "Old Hickory" early 'n the '20s, but how many people have traced the bestowal of the nickname to an old New Hampshire Democrat named Isaac Hill? Or that Jackson bestowed the nickname nick-name of "Martle' ou Martin Van Uuren? Wo are all on affectionate terms with "Old Abe," but not many are aware of the fact that it was Stephen A. Douglas who first re-fcred re-fcred to Abraham Lincoln in that way, and that it was George Alfred Townsend who accompanied Lincoln from Sprtngfield to Washington in February, 1SG1, as correspondent of the Philadelphia Press, who first applied ap-plied the term of "Father Abraham" in a newspaper. And It was President Lincoln, after Andrew Johnson had made one of his last Union speeches in the United States, in February, 1SC2, who called the great Tennes-seoarf Tennes-seoarf "tho Andrew Jackson of the War,"' who was afterwards generally l.nown as "Old Andy," or just plain "Andy Johnson." What Presidents Were Called. Many of our presidents were given giv-en nicknames. John Quincy Adums was known as the "Groat Commoner." Monroe will always bo remembered by Hit "Doctrine" that Is connected with nis name William Henry Harrison as "Tippecanoe,' on account of his splendid Indian victories in Indiana in the late "50s. And Benjamin Ham son was widely cartooned and referred re-ferred to by Democrats aB "My Grandfather's Grand-father's Hat." Prosident Zacharlah '1 .i lor earned tho sobriquet of "Rough j.'Vd Ready" during the Mevlcan war. Buchanan was known as "Old Buck" nud as "Jimmy Buchauan." Andrew Johnson was often referred to by his enemies as "His Accldency " Grunt .-arned his nicknames during tho war, tne best ova. them being "Unconditional "Uncondition-al Surrender Grant." Dana of the fc'un called Hayes "S to 7 Hayes," and still meaner names, none of which fol lowed the president to his grave. An-( An-( iher was oiten "Prince Arthur " McKlnley was either "Major" of "Bill McKInley." Cleveland was just "Grover." Roosevelt, "Teddy," and 'laft, "BUI.' |