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Elliott, George Augustus
(Encyclopedia)Elliott, George Augustus: see Eliott, George Augustus, 1st Baron Heathfield of Gibraltar. ...Ashley, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Ashley, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Baron: see Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of. ...Conway, Sir Martin
(Encyclopedia)Conway, Sir Martin: see Conway of Allington, William Martin Conway, 1st Baron. ...Boyle, Roger, Baron Broghill and 1st earl of Orrery
(Encyclopedia)Boyle, Roger, Baron Broghill and 1st earl of Orrery: see Orrery, Roger Boyle, 1st earl of. ...Sydenham, Charles Edward Poulett Thomson, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Sydenham, Charles Edward Poulett Thomson, Baron sĭdˈənəm [key], 1799–1841, British statesman. Entering Parliament (1826) as a Liberal with the aid of Jeremy Bentham, he became a proponent of fre...Carew, George, Baron Carew of Clopton and earl of Totnes
(Encyclopedia)Carew, George, Baron Carew of Clopton and earl of Totnes kəro͞oˈ, tŏtˈnĭs [key], 1555–1629, English soldier and statesman. He began his military career in Ireland in 1574 and served (1588–92...Hiranuma, Kiichiro, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Hiranuma, Kiichiro, Baron kēˌēˈchērō hēräˈno͞omä [key], 1865–1952, Japanese statesman, founder of the Kokuhonsha, a powerful militaristic and reactionary society. He became minister of ju...Holland, Henry Richard Vassall Fox, 3d Baron
(Encyclopedia)Holland, Henry Richard Vassall Fox, 3d Baron, 1773–1840, British politician, nephew of Charles James Fox. He was a member of the Whig opposition party from 1797 and served as lord privy seal in the ...Mond, Alfred Moritz, 1st Baron Melchett
(Encyclopedia)Mond, Alfred Moritz, 1st Baron Melchett mŏnd, mĕlˈchĭt [key], 1868–1930, English industrialist and politician; son of Ludwig Mond. He played a leading part in the centralization of the English c...Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron ămˈərst [key], 1717–97, British army officer. He served in the War of the Austrian Succession and in the early part of the Seven Years War. In 1758 he was sent to ...Browse by Subject
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