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Byng, George

(Encyclopedia) Byng, George: see Torrington, George Byng, Viscount.

George V, king of Great Britain and Ireland

(Encyclopedia) George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert), 1865–1936, king of Great Britain and Ireland (1910–36), second son and successor of Edward VII. At the age of 12 he commenced a naval career…

George, Fort

(Encyclopedia) George, Fort: see Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.

Digby, George

(Encyclopedia) Digby, George: see Bristol, George Digby, 2d earl of.

George, Henry

(Encyclopedia) George, Henry, 1839–97, American economist, founder of the single tax movement, b. Philadelphia. Of a poor family, his formal education was cut short at 14, and in 1857 he emigrated to…