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Evarts, William Maxwell

(Encyclopedia)Evarts, William Maxwell ĕvˈərts [key], 1818–1901, American lawyer and statesman, b. Boston; grandson of Roger Sherman. After attending Harvard Law School he began (1841) to practice law in New Yo...

Murfreesboro

(Encyclopedia)Murfreesboro mûrˈfrēzbûrˌə [key], city (1990 pop. 44,922), seat of Rutherford co., central Tenn., on Stones River; inc. 1817. It is the processing center of a dairy, livestock, and farm area. Ma...

Zenger, John Peter

(Encyclopedia)Zenger, John Peter zĕngˈər [key], 1697–1746, American journalist, b. Germany. He emigrated to America in 1710 and was trained in the printing trade by the pioneer printer William Bradford. Zenger...

Londonderry, Robert Stewart, 2d marquess of

(Encyclopedia)Londonderry, Robert Stewart, 2d marquess of: see Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, 2d Viscount. ...

Bruce, Edward

(Encyclopedia)Bruce, Edward, d. 1318, Scottish king of Ireland, brother of Robert I of Scotland. He aided his brother in the war for independence from England and in 1315 was declared heir to Robert's throne. With ...

Oxford, Robert Harley, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia)Oxford, Robert Harley, 1st earl of: see Harley, Robert, 1st earl of Oxford. ...

Orford, Robert Walpole, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia)Orford, Robert Walpole, 1st earl of: see Walpole, Robert, 1st earl of Orford. ...

Albany, Robert Stuart, 1st duke of

(Encyclopedia)Albany, Robert Stuart or Stewart, 1st duke of: see Stuart, Robert, 1st duke of Albany. ...

Chartres, Robert d'Orléans, duc de

(Encyclopedia)Chartres, Robert d'Orléans, duc de: see Orléans, family. ...

Clive, Robert, Baron Clive of Plassey

(Encyclopedia)Clive, Robert, Baron Clive of Plassey plăsˈē [key], 1725–74, British soldier and statesman. He went to India in 1743 as a clerk for the British East India Company and entered the military service...