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Anthony, Kenny

(Encyclopedia)Anthony, Kenny (Kenneth Davis Anthony), 1951–, St. Lucian political leader and lawyer. He taught before becoming an adviser to the St. Lucian ministry of education and culture (1979–80) and St. Lu...

Anthony, Marc

(Encyclopedia)Anthony, Marc: see Antony.

Stockton, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia)Stockton, 1st earl of: see Macmillan, (Maurice) Harold. ...

Eden, rivers, England and Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Eden, name of several rivers in England and Scotland. The principal one rises in Cumbria, N England, and flows 65 mi (105 km) NW past Carlisle, into Solway Firth. The Vale of Eden is a rich farming re...

Lower Avon

(Encyclopedia)Lower Avon, river: see Avon (1,) river, England. ...

East Avon

(Encyclopedia)East Avon, river: see Avon (2,) river, England. ...

Avon Lake

(Encyclopedia)Avon Lake āˈvän [key], city (2020 pop. 25,206), Lorain co., NE Ohio, on Lake Erie; inc. 1917. It is chiefly a residential suburb of the Cleveland–NE Ohio industrial a...

Bristol Avon

(Encyclopedia)Bristol Avon: see Avon (1,) England. ...

Upper Avon

(Encyclopedia)Upper Avon, river: see Avon (3,) river, England. ...

Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3d earl of

(Encyclopedia)Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3d earl of, 1671–1713, English philosopher. The philosopher John Locke, adviser to the 1st earl, his grandfather, was in charge of Shaftesbury's education, which ...