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Lochiel, Sir Ewen Cameron of
(Encyclopedia)Lochiel, Sir Ewen Cameron of: see Cameron of Lochiel, Sir Ewen. ...Abdubakar Tafawa Balewa, Alhaji Sir
(Encyclopedia)Abdubakar Tafawa Balewa, Alhaji Sir: see Balewa, Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa. ...Flinders Petrie, Sir William Matthew
(Encyclopedia)Flinders Petrie, Sir William Matthew: see Petrie, Sir William Matthew Flinders. ...Kit-Cat Club
(Encyclopedia)Kit-Cat Club, London political and literary club, active c.1700–1720. The membership of some four dozen included leading Whig politicians and London's best young writers. Among them were Charles Sey...Napier, Sir Charles James
(Encyclopedia)Napier, Sir Charles James nāˈpēr, nəpērˈ [key], 1782–1853, British general; brother of Sir William Napier. He served with distinction in the Napoleonic Wars. Stationed (1822–30) on the Greek...Child, Sir John
(Encyclopedia)Child, Sir John, d. 1690, English administrator in India. In 1680 he was appointed the British East India Company's agent at Surat, then the company's main factory (i.e., trading station) in W India. ...York, Richard, duke of
(Encyclopedia)York, Richard, duke of, 1411–60, English nobleman, claimant to the throne. He was descended from Edward III through his father, Richard, earl of Cambridge, grandson of that king, and also through hi...Teach, Edward
(Encyclopedia)Teach, Edward: see Blackbeard.Thatch, Edward
(Encyclopedia)Thatch, Edward: see Blackbeard.Garnett, Edward
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