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Ellenborough, Edward Law, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia)Ellenborough, Edward Law, 1st Baron, 1750–1818, British jurist and statesman. He achieved fame through his successful defense of Warren Hastings in the impeachment trial (1788–95), but his princip...

Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia)Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron, 1731–1806, lord chancellor of England. Called to the bar in 1754, he enjoyed considerable success in legal practice. He was made a king's counsel in 1762 and ente...

Sydenham, Charles Edward Poulett Thomson, Baron

(Encyclopedia)Sydenham, Charles Edward Poulett Thomson, Baron sĭdˈənəm [key], 1799–1841, British statesman. Entering Parliament (1826) as a Liberal with the aid of Jeremy Bentham, he became a proponent of fre...

Jenkinson, Robert Banks

(Encyclopedia)Jenkinson, Robert Banks: see Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2d earl of. ...

Fitzmaurice, William Petty

(Encyclopedia)Fitzmaurice, William Petty: see Shelburne, William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2d earl of. ...

Clare, Richard de

(Encyclopedia)Clare, Richard de: see Pembroke, Richard de Clare, 2d earl of. ...

Leveson-Gower, Granville George

(Encyclopedia)Leveson-Gower, Granville George: see Granville, Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2d Earl. ...

Hay, John

(Encyclopedia)Hay, John: see Tweeddale, John Hay, 2d earl and 1st marquess of. ...

Althorp, John Charles Spencer, Viscount

(Encyclopedia)Althorp, John Charles Spencer, Viscount: see under Spencer, George John Spencer, 2d Earl. ...

Seymour, William

(Encyclopedia)Seymour, William: see Hertford, William Seymour, 1st marquess and 2d earl of. ...