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(Encyclopedia) Digby, John: see Bristol, John Digby, 1st earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Churchill, John: see Marlborough, John Churchill, 1st duke of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Fitzgibbon, John: see Clare, John Fitzgibbon, 1st earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Stuart, John: see Bute, John Stuart, 3d earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Tyler, John, 1790–1862, 10th President of the United States, b. Charles City co., Va. Tyler, nominated by a small Democratic faction, had withdrawn from the 1844 election. In Feb., 1861, he pres...

(Encyclopedia) Alexander John I, prince of Romania: see Cuza, Alexander John. ...

(Encyclopedia) Charles, Jacques Alexandre César zhäk älĕksäNˈdrə sāzärˈ shärl [key], 1746–1823, French physicist. He confirmed Benjamin Franklin's electrical experiments, became interested in aeronautic...

(Encyclopedia) Charles River Bridge Case, decided in 1837 by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Charles River Bridge Company had been granted (1785) a charter by the state of Massachusetts to operate a toll bridge. The sta...

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

(Encyclopedia) Crerar, John krēˈrər [key], 1827–89, American capitalist and philanthropist, b. New York City. Crerar was a manufacturer in Chicago, and gave liberally to many causes. He is remembered chiefly fo...