Elihu

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Elihu can refer to several things.

[edit] People

• Elihu, a friend of Job appearing in the Book of Job.
• Elihu Burritt (1810–1879), a philanthropist, linguist, and social activist.
• Elihu Harris, mayor of Oakland, California, U.S.
• Elihu Emory Jackson, a governor of Maryland, U.S.
• Elihu Katz (1926–), a sociologist.
• Elihu Eli El (1970–), a politician.
• Elihu Palmer, a founder of the Deistical Society of New York.
• Elihu Root (1845–1937), an American statesman and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
• Elihu Thomson (1853–1937), an engineer instrumental in the founding of electrical companies in the United States, United Kingdom and France, and served as acting president of MIT in 1920.
• Elihu Vedder (1864–1923), a painter, book illustrator, and poet.
• Elihu B. Washburne (1816–1887), a United States politician and a founder of Republican Party
• Elihu Willsson, a leading character in Dashiell Hammett's novel Red Harvest.
• Elihu Yale (1649–1721), a benefactor of Yale University.
• Elihu Yale, the Atlanta Police Chief in Tom Wolfe's novel A Man in Full.

[edit] Organizations

• Elihu is a senior society at Yale University.