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Melville, Sir James
(Encyclopedia) Melville, Sir James, 1535–1617, Scottish diplomat. He was a page to Mary Queen of Scots in France and, after her return to Scotland, was employed as Mary's representative at the court…Darlington
(Encyclopedia) Darlington, city and borough, NE England, on the Skerne River near its junction with the Tees River. Darlington was a railroad center,…Dublin, University of
(Encyclopedia) Dublin, University of, at Dublin, Ireland; founded 1591 by Queen Elizabeth I of England; also called Trinity College, Dublin. It has faculties of arts (humanities); arts (letters);…Thurrock
(Encyclopedia) Thurrock, borough and unitary authority (1991 pop. 124,300), SE England, on the Thames River. The borough includes Tilbury, which has large docks that are part of the Port of London.…Waltham Forest
(Encyclopedia) Waltham ForestWaltham Forestwôlˈtəm, –thəm [key], outer borough (1991 pop. 203,400) of Greater London, SE England. The borough, covering 15 sq mi (40 sq km), is primarily residential.…Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth (Bartolozzi)
(Encyclopedia) Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth (Bartolozzi)Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth (Bartolozzi)bärtōlôtˈsē vĕsˈtrĭs [key], 1797–1856, English actress and manager, the first woman to be a lessee of a…Bacon, Francis, English philosopher and statesman
(Encyclopedia) Bacon, Francis, 1561–1626, English philosopher, essayist, and statesman, b. London, educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and at Gray's Inn. He was the son of Sir Nicholas Bacon,…Crawford, William Harris
(Encyclopedia) Crawford, William Harris, 1772–1834, American statesman, b. Amherst co., Va. (his birthplace is now in Nelson co.). He moved with his parents to South Carolina and later to Georgia.…Elizabeth Hanford DOLE, Congress, NC (1936)
Senate Years of Service: 2003-2009 Party: Republican DOLE Elizabeth Hanford , a Senator from North Carolina; born in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, on July 29, 1936; B.A., Duke University…Elizabeth J. PATTERSON, Congress, SC (1939)
PATTERSON Elizabeth J. , a Representative from South Carolina; born Elizabeth Johnston in Columbia, S.C., November 18, 1939; attended public schools in Kensington, Md., and Spartanburg, S.C.; B.A.,…