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Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess
(Encyclopedia)Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess côrnwälˈĭs [key], 1738–1805, English general and statesman. He was commissioned an ensign in the British army in 1756 and saw service in Europe in th...Camden, John Jeffreys Pratt, 2d Earl and 1st Marquess
(Encyclopedia)Camden, John Jeffreys Pratt, 2d Earl and 1st Marquess: see under Pratt, Charles, 1st Earl Camden. ...Hertford, William Seymour, 1st marquess and 2d earl of
(Encyclopedia)Hertford, William Seymour, 1st marquess and 2d earl of härˈfərd, härtˈ– [key], 1588–1660, English nobleman; great-grandson of Edward Seymour, duke of Somerset, and grandson of Lady Catherine ...Hamilton, James Hamilton, 3d marquess and 1st duke of
(Encyclopedia)Hamilton, James Hamilton, 3d marquess and 1st duke of, 1606–49, Scottish nobleman; grandson of John Hamilton, 1st marquess of Hamilton. He succeeded (1625) his father as marquess of Hamilton and ear...Pratt, Charles, 1st Earl Camden
(Encyclopedia)Pratt, Charles, 1st Earl Camden, 1714–94, British jurist. Appointed (1761) chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas, he earned wide popularity as a result of his ruling in Entick v. Carrington (17...Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, 1st marquess of
(Encyclopedia)Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, 1st marquess of: see Grenville, George Nugent Temple, 1st marquess of Buckingham. ...Grenville, George Nugent Temple, 1st marquess of Buckingham
(Encyclopedia)Grenville, George Nugent Temple, 1st marquess of Buckingham, 1753–1813, British statesman; second son of George Grenville. He sat in the House of Commons from 1774 until 1779, when he succeeded his ...Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st marquess of
(Encyclopedia)Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st marquess of hāˈstĭngz [key], 1754–1826, British soldier and administrator. He fought with distinction against the colonists in the American Revolution. Crea...Hamilton, John Hamilton, 1st marquess of
(Encyclopedia)Hamilton, John Hamilton, 1st marquess of, 1532–1604, Scottish nobleman; second son of James Hamilton, 2d earl of Arran. He was in his earlier years hostile to Mary Queen of Scots, but he later becam...Halifax, George Savile, 1st marquess of
(Encyclopedia)Halifax, George Savile, 1st marquess of, 1633–95, English statesman. A protégé of the 2d duke of Buckingham, he was made Viscount Halifax (1668) and sat (1672–76) in the privy council. An oppone...Browse by Subject
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