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(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, John Hamilton, 1st marquess of, 1532–1604, Scottish nobleman; second son of James Hamilton, 2d earl of Arran. He was in his earlier years hostile to Mary Queen of Scots, but he later becam...
(Encyclopedia) Rivlin, Alice M., 1931–2019, American economist, b. Philadelphia as Georgianna Alice Mitchell, Ph.D. Harvard, 1958. Rivlin was affiliated with the Brookings Institution at various times from 1957 un...
(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, Patrick, 1504?–1528, Scottish Protestant martyr. While at St. Andrews, he was suspected of Lutheran sympathies. He fled (1527) to Germany, where, during his short stay, he met Luther and M...
(Encyclopedia) Hamilton Inlet: see Melville, Lake, Canada.
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(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, town, South Lanarkshire, S
central Scotland, near the confluence of the Avon and the Clyde rivers. Once
known for its coal mining, Hamilton's ...
(Encyclopedia) Couper, James Hamilton ko͞oˈpər [key], 1794–1866, American planter of Georgia, grad. Yale, 1814. Influential in promoting agricultural research and experimentation, he was a pioneer in the cultiv...
(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, city, S Ont., Canada, at
the western end of Lake Ontario. It is situated on a narrow plain between
its harbor (connected by canal with the lak...
(Encyclopedia) Cushing, Frank Hamilton, 1857–1900, American ethnologist, b. North East, Pa. He published his first scientific paper at the age of 17, and at 18 joined the American ethnology bureau at the Smithsoni...
(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, James Hamilton, 3d marquess and 1st duke of, 1606–49, Scottish nobleman; grandson of John Hamilton, 1st marquess of Hamilton. He succeeded (1625) his father as marquess of Hamilton and ear...
(Encyclopedia) Hamilton.
<1> City (2020 pop. 4,659), seat of Ravalli co., W Mont;
inc. 1894. Located in the Bitteroot Valley, the town was founded by copper
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