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Chancellor, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Chancellor, Richard, d. 1556, English navigator. When, largely under the inspiration of Sebastian Cabot, a group of men in England undertook to finance a search for the Northeast…Munro, H. H.
(Encyclopedia) Munro, H. H. (Hector Hugh Munro), pseud. SakiSakisäˈkē [key], 1870–1916, English author, b. Burma (now Myanmar). He began his career writing political satires for the Westminster…Aymer of Valence
(Encyclopedia) Aymer of ValenceAymer of Valenceāˈmər, vəlĕnsˈ, väläNsˈ [key], d. 1260, bishop of Winchester; son of Isabella (widow of King John of England) and Hugh X, count of La Marche. He was…Pembroke, Aymer de Valence, earl of
(Encyclopedia) Pembroke, Aymer de Valence, earl ofPembroke, Aymer de Valence, earl ofpĕmˈbr&oobreve;k [key], d. 1324, English nobleman; nephew of Aymer of Valence, bishop of Winchester. He…Soissons
(Encyclopedia) SoissonsSoissonsswäsôNˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 32,144), Aisne dept., N France, on the Aisne River. It is an agricultural and industrial center. Soissons was an old Roman town and early…Bastille
(Encyclopedia) BastilleBastillebăstēlˈ [key] [O.Fr.,=fortress], fortress and state prison in Paris, located, until its demolition (started in 1789), near the site of the present Place de la Bastille…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Epistle To Hugh Parker
by Robert Burns The Chevalier's LamentOf A' The Airts The Wind Can BlawEpistle To Hugh Parker In this strange land, this uncouth clime, A land unknown to prose or rhyme;…Hugh Joseph ADDONIZIO, Congress, NJ (1914-1981)
ADDONIZIO Hugh Joseph , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., January 31, 1914; attended the public schools; graduated from West Side High School, Newark, N.J., in…Walter Hugh ALBAUGH, Congress, OH (1890-1942)
ALBAUGH Walter Hugh , a Representative from Ohio; born in Phoneton, Miami County, Ohio, January 2, 1890; attended the public and high schools of his native city; was graduated from the law…Hugh Quincy ALEXANDER, Congress, NC (1911-1989)
ALEXANDER Hugh Quincy , a Representative from North Carolina; born on a farm near Glendon, Moore County, N.C., August 7, 1911; attended the public schools; graduated from Duke University, Durham…Trending
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