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Ellenborough, Edward Law, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia) Ellenborough, Edward Law, 1st Baron, 1750–1818, British jurist and statesman. He achieved fame through his successful defense of Warren Hastings in the impeachment trial (1788–95), but…

Five Forks

(Encyclopedia) Five Forks, crossroads near Dinwiddie Courthouse, SW of Petersburg, Va. The last important battle of the Civil War was fought there on Apr. 1, 1865. Philip H. Sheridan, leading his own…

Brown University

(Encyclopedia) Brown University, Providence, R.I.; coeducational chartered 1764 as Rhode Island College at Warren, opened 1765. It moved to Providence in 1770 and was renamed for Nicholas Brown in…

Lake George

(Encyclopedia) Lake George, village (1990 est. pop. 1,100), seat of Warren co., E N.Y.; inc. 1903. Situated on the southern tip of Lake George in the foothills of the Adirondack Mts., it has been a…

Warren Beatty, 1999 News

62, actor and director, toyed with running for president as a liberal Democrat. Beatty said he was most concerned about campaign finance reform and criticized other presidential hopefuls…

Warren Zevon 2003 Deaths

Warren ZevonAge: 56 rock musician whose wry lyrics often delved into violence and death, as in “Excitable Boy” and “Werewolves of London.” But he was equally skilled at crafting love songs,…

James Warren Lee Biography

James Warren LeezoologistBorn: 1909Birthplace: New Orleans, La. After receiving a B.S. from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia in 1931, New Orleans native James Warren Lee went on to earn…

Richard Warren Sears Biography

Richard Warren SearsmerchantBorn: 12/7/1863Birthplace: Stewartville, Minn. Though the Sears family had been wealthy, his father lost the family fortune through speculative investments. Upon…

Warren Mehrtens 1998 Deaths

Warren MehrtensAge: 77 one of only 10 jockeys to ride a Triple Crown winner when he rode Assault to victories in the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and Belmont in 1946; retired from racing in…

Warren Woodson 1998 Deaths

Warren WoodsonAge: 95 the most successful football coach in New Mexico State history; coached the Aggies from 1958-67 and led them to back-to-back Sun Bowl victories in 1959 and 1960;…