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Rutherford, Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia)Rutherford, Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron, 1871–1937, British physicist, b. New Zealand. Rutherford left New Zealand in 1895, having earned three degrees from the Univ. of New Zealand but having fail...

Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia)Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron, 1731–1806, lord chancellor of England. Called to the bar in 1754, he enjoyed considerable success in legal practice. He was made a king's counsel in 1762 and ente...

Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia)Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron tĕnˈĭsən, 1809–92, English poet. The most famous poet of the Victorian age, he was a profound spokesman for the ideas and values of his times. Tennyson's ...

Graham, Hugh

(Encyclopedia)Graham, Hugh: see Atholston, Hugh Graham, 1st Baron. ...

Cecil, William

(Encyclopedia)Cecil, William: see Burghley, William Cecil, 1st Baron. ...

Colborne, John

(Encyclopedia)Colborne, John: see Seaton, John Colborne, 1st Baron. ...

Thomson, William

(Encyclopedia)Thomson, William: see Kelvin, William Thomson, 1st Baron. ...

Stephen, George

(Encyclopedia)Stephen, George: see Mount Stephen, George Stephen, 1st Baron. ...

Mount Stephen, George Stephen, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia)Mount Stephen, George Stephen, 1st Baron, 1829–1921, Canadian financier and railroad builder, b. Scotland. He emigrated to Canada in 1850, became a manufacturer, and was (1876–81) president of the...

Bloody Assizes

(Encyclopedia)Bloody Assizes: see Jeffreys of Wem, George Jeffreys, 1st Baron. ...