Elder

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Elder can refer to various topics:

• Elderly
• Elder (administrative title)
• Elder (Christianity)
  • Elder (Methodism)
  • Elder (Latter Day Saints)
• Eldership (Estonia)

[edit] People

• Alexander Elder, is a professional stock trader and author in the USA
• Alexander Lang Elder (1815 - 1885), Australian pioneer and founder of Elders Limited in 1840
• Alexander Elder (publisher), co-founder of British 19th century publisher Smith, Elder & Co.
• Christian Elder (1968 - 2007), American sports car and former NASCAR stock car driver
• John Elder (b. 1949), a former Irish cricketer
• Joycelyn Elders (born 1933), former United States Surgeon General
• Larry Elder (born 1952), an American broadcaster and talk show host
• Mark Elder,CBE, (born 2 June 1947) Current English conductor
• Robert J. Elder, Jr., US Air Force General
• Thomas Elder, nineteenth-century businessman and philanthropist in South Australia
• William Henry Elder (1819 - 1904) bishop and Archbishop of Cincinnati

[edit] Places

• Electoral district of Elder, a state electoral district in South Australia named after Thomas Elder
• Elder Range, part of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia

[edit] Business

• Elders Limited, an Australian agribusiness company

[edit] Nature

• Elderberry or Elder (Sambucus), a genus of between 5-30 species of fast-growing shrubs or small trees
• Manitoba maple plant, also known as Box-elder (maple)
• Box elder bug (Leptocoris trivittatus or Boisea trivittatus)

[edit] Fiction

• Elders (Charmed) Class of enlightened whitelighters overseeing good magic in the Charmed television series
• Elder race, any of a number of alien species in science fiction
• The Elder wand in the Harry Potter books

[edit] Other

• Global Elders, a group of public figures noted as statemen, peace activists, and human rights advocates
• Elder High School, a high school in Cincinnati named for William Henry Elder
• Elder Vodka, produced by Znaps
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion A role-playing game developed by Bethesda Softworks LLC
• Elder (constructor), former racing car constructor