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Northumberland, Hugh Percy, 2d duke of

(Encyclopedia) Northumberland, Hugh Percy, 2d duke of, 1742–1817, British general. He fought on the Continent in the Seven Years War and, although he disapproved of the war against the colonists in…

Hugh Judge JEWETT, Congress, OH (1817-1898)

JEWETT, Hugh Judge, (brother of Joshua Husband Jewett), a Representative from Ohio; born at Deer Creek, near Darlington, Md., on July 1, 1817; completed preparatory studies and attended…

Hugh Burnton MITCHELL, Congress, WA (1907-1996)

Senate Years of Service: 1945-1946Party: DemocratMITCHELL, Hugh Burnton, a Senator and a Representative from Washington; born in Great Falls, Cascade County, Mont., March 22, 1907; attended…

Hugh Lawson White HILL, Congress, TN (1810-1892)

HILL, Hugh Lawson White, (cousin of Benjamin Harvey Hill), a Representative from Tennessee; born near McMinnville, Warren County, Tenn., March 1, 1810; attended private schools and the Carroll…

DE LACY, Emerson Hugh, Congress, WA (1910-1986)

DE LACY, Emerson Hugh, a Representative from Washington; born in Seattle, King County, Wash., May 9, 1910; attended the Queen Anne public schools; was graduated from the University of Washington…

Hugh Downs

TV personalityBorn: 2/14/1921Birthplace: Akron, Ohio Radio announcer who became a popular TV personality when he joined Jack Paar's The Tonight Show (1957–62). An erudite man who wowed audiences…

Trevor-Roper, Hugh Redwald, Baron Dacre of Glanton

(Encyclopedia) Trevor-Roper, Hugh Redwald, Baron Dacre of GlantonTrevor-Roper, Hugh Redwald, Baron Dacre of Glantondāˈkə [key], 1914–2003, British historian, b. Glanton, Northumberland. He was…

Trenchard, Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount

(Encyclopedia) Trenchard, Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount, 1873–1956, British air marshal. He entered the army in 1893 and served in the South African War. During World War I he commanded the…

Tyrone, Hugh O'Neill, 2d earl of

(Encyclopedia) Tyrone, Hugh O'Neill, 2d earl of, 1540?–1616, Irish chieftain. He was the son of Matthew O'Neill, the illegitimate son of the 1st earl. Hugh succeeded his murdered older brother, Brian…