#1Politics & Law
Edwin DeVries Vanderhoop
1848–1923Native American whaleman, politician, & Civil War veteran
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Famous people · Aquinnah
Aquinnah has just one famous person to its name: Edwin DeVries Vanderhoop
Edwin DeVries Vanderhoop came into the world in 1848. That places their birth in the early republic. An article about them exists in one language. Over the border in Chilmark, 3 names are on record, led by Timothy Fuller.
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Edwin DeVries Vanderhoop
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First
1848
Edwin DeVries Vanderhoop
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Photo credits (2)
- Edwin DeVries Vanderhoop: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy Fuller: Rufus Porter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons