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Bentinck, William

(Encyclopedia)Bentinck, William: see Portland, William Bentinck, 1st earl of. ...

Wentworth, Thomas

(Encyclopedia)Wentworth, Thomas: see Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, 1st earl of. ...

Bennet, Henry

(Encyclopedia)Bennet, Henry: see Arlington, Henry Bennet, 1st earl of. ...

Selznick, David O.

(Encyclopedia)Selznick, David O., 1902–65, American film producer, b. Pittsburgh. He worked for studios in Hollywood before founding Selznick International Pictures in 1936. Selznick's most famous movie is Gone w...

Hill, Joe

(Encyclopedia)Hill, Joe, 1879–1915, Swedish-American union organizer; b. Sweden, as Joel Hägglund, also called Joseph Hillström. He came to the United States in 1902 and worked as a miner and a longshoreman, wh...

Pole, English noble family

(Encyclopedia)Pole, English noble family. The first member of importance was William de la Pole, d. 1366, a rich merchant who became the first mayor of Hull (1332) and a baron of the exchequer (1339). His oldest so...

James, Jesse

(Encyclopedia)James, Jesse (Woodson), 1847–82, American outlaw, b. Clay co., Mo. At the age of 15 he joined the Confederate guerrilla band led by William Quantrill and participated in the brutal and bloody civil ...

Jenkinson, Robert Banks

(Encyclopedia)Jenkinson, Robert Banks: see Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2d earl of. ...
 

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