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Norfolk, Hugh Bigod, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia)Norfolk, Hugh Bigod, 1st earl of: see Bigod, Hugh, 1st earl of Norfolk. ...

Orford, Robert Walpole, 1st earl of

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

Oxford, Robert Harley, 1st earl of

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

Leslie, Alexander, 1st earl of Leven

(Encyclopedia)Leslie, Alexander, 1st earl of Leven: see Leven, Alexander Leslie, 1st earl of. ...

Howard, Charles, 1st earl of Carlisle

(Encyclopedia)Howard, Charles, 1st earl of Carlisle: see Carlisle, Charles Howard, 1st earl of. ...

Stair, James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount

(Encyclopedia)Stair, James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount dălrĭmˈpəl, dălˈrĭmpəl [key], 1619–95, Scottish jurist. A student and then a regent of the Univ. of Glasgow, he was admitted to the bar in 1648. He suppo...

Buchan, John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir

(Encyclopedia)Buchan, John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir bŭkˈən, twēdzˈmyo͞or [key], 1875–1940, Scottish author and statesman. Included among his works are a history (4 vol., 1921–22) of World War I; biographies ...

Stuart, James, 1st earl of Murray

(Encyclopedia)Stuart or Stewart, James, 1st earl of Murray: see Murray, James Stuart, 1st earl of. ...

Albany, Robert Stuart, 1st duke of

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

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...