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Coleman, William Thaddeus, Jr.
(Encyclopedia)Coleman, William Thaddeus, Jr., 1920–2017, African-American lawyer and U.S. cabinet official, b. Philadelphia, grad. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1941, Harvard Law School, 1946. He clerked for Justice Fra...Bradley, Bill
(Encyclopedia)Bradley, Bill (William Warren Bradley), 1943–, American athlete and politician, b. Crystal City, Mo. He first gained wide attention as an All-America basketball player at Princeton. Graduating in 19...Brown, Moses
(Encyclopedia)Brown, Moses, 1738–1836, American manufacturer and philanthropist, b. Providence, R.I. He was associated with his brothers John, Joseph, and Nicholas in the family's mercantile activities before est...Younger, Cole
(Encyclopedia)Younger, Cole (Thomas Coleman Younger), 1844–1916, American outlaw, b. Jackson co., Mo. After the Civil War he joined the outlaw band of Jesse James, with whom he had served as a Confederate guerril...Stanley, Edward George Geoffrey Smith
(Encyclopedia)Stanley, Edward George Geoffrey Smith: see Derby, Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, 14th earl of. ...Lansdowne, William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st marquess of
(Encyclopedia)Lansdowne, William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st marquess of: see Shelburne, William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2d earl of. ...Goderich, Frederick John Robinson, Viscount
(Encyclopedia)Goderich, Frederick John Robinson, Viscount: see Ripon, Frederick John Robinson, 1st earl of. ...Howard of Effingham, Charles Howard, 2d Baron
(Encyclopedia)Howard of Effingham, Charles Howard, 2d Baron: see Nottingham, Charles Howard, 1st earl of. ...Home, 14th earl of
(Encyclopedia)Home, 14th earl of: see Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick, Baron Home of the Hirsel. ...Lytton, Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, earl of
(Encyclopedia)Lytton, Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, earl of, pseud. Owen Meredith: see Bulwer-Lytton. ...Browse by Subject
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