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

(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...

(Encyclopedia) Eden, Emily, 1797–1869, English novelist. She went with her brother George, Lord Auckland, to India when he was governor-general (1836–42). Her two novels, The Semi-detached House (1859) and The S...

(Encyclopedia) Laurance, John lôrˈəns [key], 1750–1810, American Revolutionary officer, b. near Falmouth, Cornwall, England; son-in-law of Alexander MacDougall. A lawyer, he was (1777–82) judge advocate gener...

(Encyclopedia) Aubrey, John ôˈbrē [key], 1626–97, English antiquary and miscellaneous writer, b. Kingston, Wiltshire, educated at Trinity College, Oxford. He knew most of the famous people of his day and left c...