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Howard, Charles, 1st earl of Carlisle
(Encyclopedia)Howard, Charles, 1st earl of Carlisle: see Carlisle, Charles Howard, 1st earl of. ...Dorset, Thomas Sackville, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Dorset, Thomas Sackville, 1st earl of: see Sackville, Thomas, 1st earl of Dorset. ...Albany, Robert Stuart, 1st duke of
(Encyclopedia)Albany, Robert Stuart or Stewart, 1st duke of: see Stuart, Robert, 1st duke of Albany. ...Stuart, James, 1st earl of Murray
(Encyclopedia)Stuart or Stewart, James, 1st earl of Murray: see Murray, James Stuart, 1st earl of. ...Ellenborough, Edward Law, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Ellenborough, Edward Law, 1st earl of ĕlˈənbûrˌə [key], 1790–1871, British statesman; son of the 1st Baron Ellenborough. He served as president of the Board of Control of the East India Compan...Atholston, Hugh Graham, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Atholston, Hugh Graham, 1st Baron ăthˈəlstən [key], 1848–1938, Canadian newspaper publisher. He was the founder and proprietor (1869) of the evening paper the Montreal Star, which became Canada'...Cadogan, William Cadogan, 1st Earl
(Encyclopedia)Cadogan, William Cadogan, 1st Earl kədŭˈgən [key], 1675–1726, British general and diplomat. He is remembered chiefly as the faithful friend and brilliant subordinate of the 1st duke of Marlborou...Walpole, Robert, 1st earl of Orford
(Encyclopedia)Walpole, Robert, 1st earl of Orford, 1676–1745, English statesman. Walpole is usually described as the first prime minister of Great Britain, but he was not a prime minister in the modern sense. A...Nottingham, Heneage Finch, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Nottingham, Heneage Finch, 1st earl of , nŏtˈĭngəm [key], 1621–82, lord chancellor of England. He took no part in the politics of the English civil war, but in 1660 he entered Parliament and bec...Brooke, Fulke Greville, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Brooke, Fulke Greville, 1st Baron fo͝olk grĕvˈĭl [key], 1554–1628, English author and statesman. A favorite of Queen Elizabeth I, he held many official positions during his lifetime. His Life of...Browse by Subject
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