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(Encyclopedia) Dalrymple, John: see Stair, John Dalrymple, 1st earl of, and Stair, John Dalrymple, 2d earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Rivers, Richard Woodville, 1st Earl, d. 1469, English nobleman. He was knighted (1426) by Henry VI and acquired wealth and power by marrying (c.1436) Jacquetta of Luxemburg, widow of John of Lancaster...

(Encyclopedia) Cumming, John. For persons thus named, use Comyn, John.

(Encyclopedia) Opie, John, 1761–1807, English portrait and historical painter. Opie showed a remarkable talent as a young man. He became the protégé of the poet John Wolcot, and enjoyed a brief popularity as a f...

(Encyclopedia) St. John, John Pierce, 1833–1916, American political reformer, b. Brookville, Ind. He traveled in the West and in South America, fought in the Union army in the Civil War, and after 1869 practiced l...

(Encyclopedia) Lesley, John: see Leslie, John.

(Encyclopedia) Leyland, John: see Leland, John.

(Encyclopedia) Lilly, John: see Lyly, John.

(Encyclopedia) Reynolds, John: see Rainolds, John. ...

(Encyclopedia) John Bull: see Arbuthnot, John.