Herndon

[hurn-duhn]

noun

1. William Henry, 1818–91, U.S. law partner and biographer of Abraham Lincoln.

2. a town in NE Virginia.

Example Sentences

For more than 25 years, its lineup has been stable: drummer and producer John McEntire, percussionists John Herndon and Dan Bitney, bassist Doug McCombs and guitarist Jeff Parker.

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William H. Herndon, Lincoln’s future law partner and biographer, said “it was highly sophomoric in character and abounded in striking and lofty metaphor . . . the thing people expect from a young man.”

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And as Herndon pointed out, “in time Lincoln’s style changed: he became more eloquent but with less gaudy ornamentation. He grew in oratorical power, dropping gradually the alliteration and rosy metaphor of youth.”

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Herndon—and surely Lincoln as well—would be astonished that the future president’s first major speech has become such an organic reference point in modern political discourse.

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For instance, in 2014, Ty Herndon reissued his debut single “What Mattered Most” with pronouns adjusted to reflect his own identity, a small but symbolic act of reclamation.

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