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Tyrconnel, Richard Talbot, duke and earl of
(Encyclopedia) Tyrconnel, Richard Talbot, duke and earl ofTyrconnel, Richard Talbot, duke and earl oftôlˈbət, tərkŏnˈəl [key], 1630–91, Irish Jacobite. He escaped from Ireland after Oliver Cromwell's…Bayard, James Asheton, 1799–1880, U.S. Senator from Delaware
(Encyclopedia) Bayard, James Asheton, 1799–1880, U.S. senator from Delaware (1851–64, 1867–69), b. Wilmington, Del.; son of James Asheton Bayard (1767–1815). His Unionist sentiments led him into the…Stephen, Sir James
(Encyclopedia) Stephen, Sir James, 1789–1859, British colonial administrator; father of Leslie and James Fitzjames Stephen. He served (1825–35) as permanent counsel to the colonial office and Board…Knowles, James Sheridan
(Encyclopedia) Knowles, James SheridanKnowles, James Sheridannōlz [key], 1784–1862, Anglo-Irish dramatist; cousin of Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Although he was one of the leading playwrights of his…Douglas, Archibald, 3d earl of Douglas
(Encyclopedia) Douglas, Archibald, 3d earl of Douglas, 1328?–1400?, Scottish nobleman; illegitimate son of Sir James de Douglas, lord of Douglas. In 1361 he became constable of Edinburgh and in 1364…Huneker, James Gibbons
(Encyclopedia) Huneker, James GibbonsHuneker, James Gibbonshŭnˈĭkər [key], 1860–1921, American essayist and music critic, b. Philadelphia. The originality and pungency of his style and the soundness…Cozzens, James Gould
(Encyclopedia) Cozzens, James GouldCozzens, James Gouldkŭzˈənz [key], 1903–78, American novelist, b. Chicago. His novels usually concern upper-middle-class professional men who are faced with moral…Dillard, James Hardy
(Encyclopedia) Dillard, James HardyDillard, James Hardydĭlˈərd [key], 1856–1940, American educator, b. Nansemond co., Va., grad. Washington and Lee Univ., 1876. Professor (1891–1907) of Latin at…Gillray, James
(Encyclopedia) Gillray, JamesGillray, Jamesgĭlˈrā [key], 1757–1815, English caricaturist and illustrator. He was essentially self-trained although he studied at the Royal Academy and on the Continent…Folger, Charles James
(Encyclopedia) Folger, Charles JamesFolger, Charles Jamesfōlˈjər [key], 1818–84, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1881–84), b. Nantucket, Mass. A lawyer of Geneva, N.Y., he held judicial posts and was…