Erastus

Erastus is a masculine given name which may refer to:

Biblical figures:

Erastus of Corinth, in the New Testament of the Bible

People:

Erastus of Scepsis, 4th century BC student of Plato
Erastus Newton Bates (1828–1898), American politician and Civil War brigadier general
Erastus Flavel Beadle (1821–1894), American printer and pioneer publisher of pulp fiction
Erastus C. Benedict (1800–1880), American lawyer and politician
Erastus Brigham Bigelow (1814–1879), inventor of weaving machines
Erastus Brooks (1815–1886), American newspaper editor and politician
Erastus Corning (1794–1872), businessman and politician
Erastus Corning 2nd (1909–1983), mayor of Albany, New York, great-grandson of the above
Erastus Milo Cravath (1833–1900), American abolitionist, field secretary with the American Missionary Association, co-founder and president of Fisk University and founder of numerous other historically black colleges
Erastus D. Culver (1803–1889), American anti-slavery activist, attorney, politician, judge and diplomat
Erastus Fairbanks (1792–1864), American manufacturer and politician, a founder of the Republican Party and twice Governor of Vermont
Erastus Salisbury Field (1805–1900), American folk art painter
Erastus Otis Haven (1820–1881), American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and president of the University of Michigan and Northwestern University
Erastus Hussey (1800–1889), American abolitionist and one of the founders of the Republican Party
Erastus C. Knight (1857–1923), American businessman and politician
Erastus Dow Palmer (1817–1904), American sculptor
Erastus Root (1773–1846), American lawyer and politician
Erastus G. Smith (1855–1937), American politician
Erastus Snow (1818–1888), Mormon religious official
Erastus D. Telford (1874–1936), American lawyer and politician
Erastus J. Turner (1846–1933), American politician
Erastus B. Tyler (1822–1891), American businessman, merchant and American Civil War Union Army officer
Erastus Uutoni (born 1961), Namibian politician
Erastus Wells (1823–1893), American politician and businessman
Erastus Wentworth (1813–1886), American educator, Methodist Episcopal minister and missionary in China
Erastus Wiman (1834–1904), Canadian journalist and businessman and a developer in the New York City borough of Staten Island

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