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Huntly, George Gordon, 4th earl of
(Encyclopedia) Huntly, George Gordon, 4th earl of, 1514–62, Scottish nobleman. He was made lord high chancellor in 1546. Although a Roman Catholic, he led a revolt against Mary Queen of Scots and was…Allport, Gordon W.
(Encyclopedia) Allport, Gordon W.Allport, Gordon W.ôlˈpôrt [key], 1897–1967, American psychologist, b. Montezuma, Ind. One of the first psychologists to study personality, Allport researched human…Gordon Wren Biography
Gordon WrenAge: 80 the only American to qualify for four Olympic skiing events; placed second in combined jumping and fifth in special jumping at the 1948 Winter Games in St. Moritz,…Brewer's: Gordon Riots
Riots in 1780, headed by Lord George Gordon, to compel the House of Commons to repeal the bill passed in 1778 for the relief of Roman Catholics. Gordon was undoubtedly of unsound mind, and…Brewer's: Chinese Gordon
General Gordon (afterwards killed at Khartoum), who succeeded in putting down the Taëping rebellion, which broke out in 1851 and lasted fifteen years. The rebels had ravaged sixteen of the…Gordon Parks Biography
Gordon Parks American photographer, filmmaker, writer, and composerBorn: Nov. 30, 1912Birthplace: Fort Scott, Kansas Best known as an acclaimed photographer, Gordon Parks was also a highly…Gordon Clapp Biography
Gordon ClappactorBorn: 1948Birthplace: New Hampshire American TV and film actor who became a regular on the Emmy Award-winning TV drama NYPD Blue(1993–present) as Detective Gregory Medavoy after his…Gordon, Jeff
(Encyclopedia) Gordon, Jeff (Jeffery Michael Gordon). 1971–, American auto racer, b. Vallejo, Calif. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing's (NASCAR) Rookie of the Year in 1993, “The Kid…Brown, Joseph Emerson
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Joseph Emerson, 1821–94, U.S. public official, b. Pickens District, S.C. As governor of Georgia during the Civil War, Brown quarreled with Jefferson Davis over conscription and…Ward, Frederick Townsend
(Encyclopedia) Ward, Frederick Townsend, 1831–62, American adventurer, b. Salem, Mass. A soldier of fortune, he served with William Walker in Nicaragua and with the French forces in the Crimean War.…