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Trey Hauptmann, right, a descendant of Uncle Sam, carries on his ancestor's legacy of service. Right, a World War I recruitment poster with Uncle Sam pointing at the viewer, 1917.

Uncle Sam, long a symbol of the U.S. government, was inspired by a real person — Sam Wilson, a meatpacker from Troy, New York, born in 1766. Who Won and Lost in Trump’s Tax Bill Marvel fans ...

CONWAY, Ark. — Helen Painter from Conway, Ark., is the oldest living descendant of Sam Wilson, the real person who inspired the iconic Uncle Sam, as the nation celebrates Independence Day.