(Encyclopedia) Northumberland, Hugh Percy, 2d duke of, 1742–1817, British general. He fought on the Continent in the Seven Years War and, although he disapproved of the war against the colonists in…
Ted HughesEdward James HughesAge: 68 British poet laureate acclaimed for his powerful, nature-inspired poems. His tempestuous marriage to poet Sylvia Plath, who committed suicide in 1963,…
(Encyclopedia) Walpole, Sir Hugh Seymour, 1884–1941, English novelist, b. New Zealand, educated at Cambridge. His first two novels were failures, but with Fortitude (1913) he achieved financial and…
(Encyclopedia) Trevor-Roper, Hugh Redwald, Baron Dacre of GlantonTrevor-Roper, Hugh Redwald, Baron Dacre of Glantondāˈkə [key], 1914–2003, British historian, b. Glanton, Northumberland. He was…
(Encyclopedia) Shearer, Hugh Lawson, 1923–2004, Jamaican trade unionist and political leader, prime minister (1967–1972). At 17 he started at the Jamaican Worker newspaper, which was associated with…
Hugh McLeanAge: 84 longtime hockey referee who worked at all levels, including the NHL for 10 years; referee in chief of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association for 10 years; president of…
Hugh DownsTV personalityBorn: 2/14/1921Birthplace: Akron, Ohio Radio announcer who became a popular TV personality when he joined Jack Paar's The Tonight Show (1957–62). An erudite man who…
(Merionethshire). A natural production of stone. One pile resembles the Kilmarth Rocks. There is a platform stone with a back in stone. (Hugh pron. You.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…
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