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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…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…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…Croker, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Croker, Richard, 1841–1922, American politician, head of Tammany Hall from 1886 to 1902, b. Co. Cork, Ireland. He became prominent as Democratic leader of New York City's East Side and…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 Reid BELKNAP, Congress, IL (1860-1901)
BELKNAP Hugh Reid , a Representative from Illinois; born in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, September 1, 1860; attended the public schools, Adams Academy, Quincy, Mass., and Phillips Academy, Andover,…Hugh Alfred BUTLER, Congress, NE (1878-1954)
Senate Years of Service: 1941-1954 Party: Republican BUTLER Hugh Alfred , a Senator from Nebraska; born on a farm near Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa, February 28, 1878; attended the…Trending
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