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(Encyclopedia) bookplate, label pasted in a book to indicate ownership, also called ex libris [Lat.,=from the books of]. The bookplate is usually of paper on which heraldic or other designs are engraved or printed. ...
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Wallace, Henry Cantwell
(Encyclopedia) Wallace, Henry Cantwell, 1866–1924, American agricultural leader and cabinet officer, b. Rock Island, Ill., grad. Iowa State College of Agriculture (now Iowa State Univ.), 1892; son of Henry Wallace...
Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia) Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron, 1731–1806, lord chancellor of England. Called to the bar in 1754, he enjoyed considerable success in legal practice. He was made a king's counsel in 1762 and ente...
Gordon, George
(Encyclopedia) Gordon, George, earl of Huntly: see Huntly.
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Neville, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Neville, Richard: see Warwick, Richard Neville, earl of.
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Montagu, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Montagu, Charles: see Halifax, Charles Montagu, earl of.
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Carr, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Carr, Robert: see Somerset, Robert Carr, earl of.
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Dudley, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Dudley, Robert: see Leicester, Robert Dudley, earl of.
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Butler, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Butler, Thomas: see Ossory, Thomas Butler, earl of.
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Howard, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Howard, Henry: see Surrey, Henry Howard, earl of.
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