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Cecil, Edgar Algernon Robert, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood

(Encyclopedia)Cecil, Edgar Algernon Robert, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, 1864–1958, British statesman, known in his earlier life as Lord Robert Cecil; 3d son of the 3d marquess of Salisbury. A Conservative who...

Vansittart, Robert Gilbert Vansittart, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia)Vansittart, Robert Gilbert Vansittart, 1st Baron, 1881–1957, British diplomat. After serving in a number of diplomatic positions, he was (1920–24) private secretary to Lord Curzon, who was then fo...

Livingston, Robert R., 1654–1728, American colonist and statesman

(Encyclopedia)Livingston, Robert R., 1654–1728: see under Livingston, family. ...

Livingston, Robert R., 1718–75, American statesman and jurist

(Encyclopedia)Livingston, Robert R. 1718–75: see under Livingston, family. ...

Bruce

(Encyclopedia)Bruce, Scottish royal family descended from an 11th-century Norman duke, Robert de Brus. He aided William I in his conquest of England (1066) and was given lands in England. His son was granted fiefs ...

McClure, Sir Robert John Le Mesurier

(Encyclopedia)McClure, Sir Robert John Le Mesurier, 1807–73, British arctic explorer. He entered the navy and in 1848 accompanied Sir James Clark Ross to the arctic. As a naval captain he was given command (1850)...

Timrod, Henry

(Encyclopedia)Timrod, Henry, 1828–67, American poet, b. Charleston, S.C., studied at the Univ. of Georgia. He was known as “the laureate of the Confederacy.” Timrod became editor of the Columbia South Carolin...

Campbell, Robert, American fur trader and merchant

(Encyclopedia)Campbell, Robert, 1804–79, American fur trader and merchant, one of the mountain men, b. Ireland. He came to the United States c.1824. Having been advised to lead an outdoor life because of a lung a...

Crewe, Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st marquess of

(Encyclopedia)Crewe, Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st marquess of kro͞oˌmĭlzˈ [key], 1858–1945, British statesman. He succeeded (1885) his father as Baron Houghton and was created earl (1895) and lat...

Napier, Robert Cornelis, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala

(Encyclopedia)Napier, Robert Cornelis, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala nāˈpēr, nəpērˈ [key], 1810–90, British general. In the engineering service in India, he fought in the Sikh Wars (1845–49) and took part i...