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Dyck, Sir Anthony van
(Encyclopedia)Dyck, Sir Anthony van: see Van Dyck, Sir Anthony. ...Faes, Pieter van der
(Encyclopedia)Faes, Pieter van der: see Lely, Sir Peter. ...Brooke, Sir Charles Anthony Johnson
(Encyclopedia)Brooke, Sir Charles Anthony Johnson: see Brooke, Sir James. ...Maitland, Frederic William
(Encyclopedia)Maitland, Frederic William mātˈlənd [key], 1850–1906, English legal historian, educated at Cambridge. A thorough scholar, he founded the Selden Society for the publication of early English docume...Clayton-Bulwer Treaty
(Encyclopedia)Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, concluded (Apr. 19, 1850) at Washington, D.C., between the United States, represented by Secretary of State John M. Clayton, and Great Britain, represented by the British plenip...Brown, George
(Encyclopedia)Brown, George, 1818–80, Canadian statesman and journalist, b. Scotland. In 1837 he emigrated to the United States, but after five years in New York City, he settled in Toronto, Ont. There he founded...Drake, Sir Francis
(Encyclopedia)Drake, Sir Francis, 1540?–1596, English navigator and admiral, first Englishman to circumnavigate the world (1577–80). In 1585, Drake commanded a fleet that sacked Vigo in Spain and burned São ...Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton
(Encyclopedia)Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton: see under Hooker, Sir William Jackson. ...Scott, Sir Giles Gilbert
(Encyclopedia)Scott, Sir Giles Gilbert: see under Scott, Sir George Gilbert. ...Lochiel, Sir Ewen Cameron of
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