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Carlisle, Charles Howard, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Carlisle, Charles Howard, 1st earl of kärlīlˈ [key], 1629–85, English statesman. A member of the prominent Howard family, he held various offices under Oliver Cromwell and remained in favor after...McBain, Howard Lee
(Encyclopedia)McBain, Howard Lee, 1880–1936, American political scientist, b. Toronto, Ont., grad. Richmond (Va.) College, 1900, Ph.D. Columbia, 1907. After teaching at George Washington and Wisconsin universitie...Nottingham, Charles Howard, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Nottingham, Charles Howard, 1st earl of nŏtˈĭngəm [key], 1536–1624, English nobleman. A member of one of the branches of the Howard family, he succeeded his father as Baron Howard of Effingham i...Nemerov, Howard
(Encyclopedia)Nemerov, Howard nĕmˈĕrôf [key], 1920–91, American poet, novelist, and critic, b. New York City, grad. Harvard, 1941; brother of photographer Diane Arbus. He taught at Bennington College for many...Starr, Kenneth Winston
(Encyclopedia)Starr, Kenneth Winston, 1946–2022, American public official, b. Vernon, Tex., grad. George Washington Univ. (B.A., 1968), Brown (M.A., 1969), Duke (J....Howard, Charles, 1st earl of Carlisle
(Encyclopedia)Howard, Charles, 1st earl of Carlisle: see Carlisle, Charles Howard, 1st earl of. ...Howard, Frederick, 5th earl of Carlisle
(Encyclopedia)Howard, Frederick, 5th earl of Carlisle: see Carlisle, Frederick Howard, 5th earl of. ...Suffolk, Thomas Howard, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Suffolk, Thomas Howard, 1st earl of, 1561–1626, English nobleman; son of the 4th duke of Norfolk. He was attainted at the time of his father's execution (1572), but his rights were restored in 1584....Hodgkin, Howard
(Encyclopedia)Hodgkin, Howard (Sir Gordon Howard Eliot Hodgkin), 1932–2017, English painter and printmaker, b. London. He attended the Camberwell School of Art, London, and Bath Academy of Art, Corsham, later tea...Carlisle, Frederick Howard, 5th earl of
(Encyclopedia)Carlisle, Frederick Howard, 5th earl of, 1748–1825, British statesman. A member of the distinguished Howard family, he went to the American colonies on an unsuccessful peace mission (1778) and serve...Browse by Subject
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