Famous People with Name Josiah

Josiah G. McElheny            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Josiah G. McElheny: a contemporary artist and sculptor, primarily known for his work with glass blowing and assemblages of glass and mirrored glassed objects (see glass art). He is a 2006 recipient of the MacArthur Fellows Program "genius grant". He currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.osiah McElheny's work is frequently concerned with issues of reflection, infinity, purity and utopia, and has clear links to the work of the American abstract artist Donald Judd. His work also sometimes deals with issues of museological displays and one's attempts to derive inferences about historical peoples from their household possessions and objects.

Josiah "Joe" Henson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Josiah "Joe" Henson: is a former American wrestler who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, for the United States.

Josiah Tattnall, Sr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Josiah Tattnall, Sr.: was an American planter, soldier and politician from Savannah, Georgia. He represented Georgia in the U.S. Senate from 1796 to 1799 and was the 25th Governor of Georgia in 1801 and 1802.

Josiah Bushnell Grinnell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Josiah Bushnell Grinnell: was a U.S. Congressman from Iowa's 4th congressional district, an ordained Congregational minister, founder of Grinnell, Iowa and benefactor of Grinnell College. J.B. Grinnell was born in New Haven, Vermont in 1821. Grinnell studied the Classics and gradu

Josiah Winslow            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Josiah Winslow: was an American Pilgrim leader. He served as governor of Plymouth Colony from 1673 to 1680.Josiah took a harsher stand against the Indians than his father had done. Instead of relying on their allies, the Wampanoag, for survival, learning New World skills