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Dunning, John, 1st Baron Ashburton

(Encyclopedia)Dunning, John, 1st Baron Ashburton, 1731–83, English jurist and politician. He attracted notice in 1762 by his written defense of the British East India Company merchants against their Dutch rivals....

Bedford, John Russell, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia)Bedford, John Russell, 1st earl of: see Russell, family. ...

Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia)Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli, 1st earl of: see Disraeli, Benjamin. ...

Sackville, George Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount

(Encyclopedia)Sackville, George Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount: see Germain, George Sackville. ...

Albemarle, George Monck, 1st duke of

(Encyclopedia)Albemarle, George Monck or Monk, 1st duke of: see Monck, George. ...

Farnborough, Thomas Erskine May, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia)Farnborough, Thomas Erskine May, 1st Baron: see May, Thomas Erskine. ...

Leeds, Thomas Osborne, 1st duke of

(Encyclopedia)Leeds, Thomas Osborne, 1st duke of: see Danby, Thomas Osborne, earl of. ...

Goschen, George Joachim Goschen, 1st Viscount

(Encyclopedia)Goschen, George Joachim Goschen, 1st Viscount gōˈshən [key], 1831–1907, British statesman. A leading financier, he was elected (1863) to Parliament as a Liberal and was first lord of the admiralt...

Saint Paul

(Encyclopedia)Saint Paul, city (1990 pop. 272,235), state capital and seat of Ramsey co., E Minn., on bluffs along the Mississippi River, contiguous with Minneapolis, forming the Twin Cities metropolitan area; inc....

Hood, Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount

(Encyclopedia)Hood, Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount, 1724–1816, British admiral. Entering the navy in 1741, he served with distinction in the Seven Years War. In 1781 he was sent to the West Indies as second in command...