Shovell, Sir Clowdisley
(Encyclopedia) Shovell, Sir Clowdisley, or Sir Cloudesley Shovel kloudzˈlē shŭvˈəl [key], 1650–1707, English admiral. In the War of the Grand Alliance he burned enemy ships at the battle of La Hogue in 1692 a...
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Lyndsay, Sir David
(Encyclopedia) Lyndsay, Sir David: see Lindsay, Sir David.
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Lyttelton, Sir Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Lyttelton, Sir Thomas: see Littleton, Sir Thomas.
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Sherley, Sir Anthony
(Encyclopedia) Sherley, Sir Anthony: see Shirley, Sir Anthony.
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Sydney, Sir Philip
(Encyclopedia) Sydney, Sir Philip: see Sidney, Sir Philip.
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Throgmorton, Sir Nicholas
(Encyclopedia) Throgmorton, Sir Nicholas: see Throckmorton, Sir Nicholas.
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Urchard, Sir Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Urchard, Sir Thomas: see Urquhart, Sir Thomas.
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Vandyke, Sir Anthony
(Encyclopedia) Vandyke, Sir Anthony: see Van Dyck, Sir Anthony.
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Minto, Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th earl of
(Encyclopedia) Minto, Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th earl of kĭnĭnˈmənd [key], 1845–1914, British colonial administrator. He entered the army in 1867, eventually becoming (1884) military secretary ...
Johnson, Sir William
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Sir William, 1715–74, British colonial leader in America, b. Co. Meath, Ireland. He settled (1738) in the Mohawk valley, became a merchant, and gained great power among the Mohawk and other...
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