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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...

Hertford, William Seymour, 1st marquess and 2d earl of

(Encyclopedia) Hertford, William Seymour, 1st marquess and 2d earl of härˈfərd, härtˈ– [key], 1588–1660, English nobleman; great-grandson of Edward Seymour, duke of Somerset, and grandson of Lady Catherine ...

Nottingham, Heneage Finch, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia) Nottingham, Heneage Finch, 1st earl of , nŏtˈĭngəm [key], 1621–82, lord chancellor of England. He took no part in the politics of the English civil war, but in 1660 he entered Parliament and bec...

Stuart, James, earl of Arran

(Encyclopedia) Stuart or Stewart, James, earl of Arran ârˈən [key], d. 1595, Scottish nobleman. He spent his early years as a soldier of fortune fighting in the Dutch revolt against Spain, returned to Scotland in...

Hamilton, James Hamilton, 3d marquess and 1st duke of

(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...

Carlisle, Charles Howard, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia) Carlisle, Charles Howard, 1st earl of kärlīlˈ [key], 1629–85, English statesman. A member of the prominent Howard family, he held various offices under Oliver Cromwell and remained in favor after...

Eden, Anthony, 1st earl of Avon

(Encyclopedia) Eden, Anthony, 1st earl of Avon āˈvən [key], 1897–1977, British statesman. After service in World War I ...

Boyle, Richard, 1st earl of Cork

(Encyclopedia) Boyle, Richard, 1st earl of Cork, 1566–1643, English settler in Ireland. He first went to Ireland in 1588 and in 1602 purchased for a small sum Sir Walter Raleigh's large landholdings in Cork, Water...
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