(Encyclopedia) Graves, Thomas Graves, Baron, 1725?–1802, British admiral. During the American Revolution his fleet was routed (1781) by the comte de Grasse at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, a defeat…
(Encyclopedia) Carson, Edward Henry Carson, Baron, 1854–1935, Irish politician. After a successful legal career in Dublin, he was elected to the British Parliament (1892) and called to the English…
(Encyclopedia) Vansittart, Nicholas, 1st Baron BexleyVansittart, Nicholas, 1st Baron Bexleyvănˈsĭtärt [key], 1766–1851, British politician. He entered Parliament in 1796, was joint secretary of the…
(Encyclopedia) Rayleigh, John William Strutt, 3d BaronRayleigh, John William Strutt, 3d Baronrāˈlē [key], 1842–1919, English physicist. He was professor at Cambridge (1879–84) and at the Royal…
(Encyclopedia) Seaton, John Colborne, 1st Baron, 1778–1863, British soldier and colonial administrator. He served in Egypt (1801) and Sicily (1806), participated (1808–14) in the Peninsular War, and…
(Encyclopedia) Citrine, Walter McLennan Citrine, 1st BaronCitrine, Walter McLennan Citrine, 1st Baronsĭtrēnˈ [key], 1887–1983, English trade union leader. An electrician, he became district secretary…
(Encyclopedia) Russell of Killowen, Charles Russell, BaronRussell of Killowen, Charles Russell, Baronkĭlōˈən [key], 1832–1900, British jurist, b. Ireland. He practiced law in Belfast and London…
(Encyclopedia) Brooke, Fulke Greville, 1st BaronBrooke, Fulke Greville, 1st Baronf&oobreve;lk grĕvˈĭl [key], 1554–1628, English author and statesman. A favorite of Queen Elizabeth I, he held many…
(Encyclopedia) Buchan, John, 1st Baron TweedsmuirBuchan, John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuirbŭkˈən, twēdzˈmy&oomacr;r [key], 1875–1940, Scottish author and statesman. Included among his works are a…
