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Elgin, Victor Alexander Bruce, 9th earl of

(Encyclopedia) Elgin, Victor Alexander Bruce, 9th earl of: see under Elgin, James Bruce, 8th earl of.

Mackenzie, Sir Alexander, Canadian fur trader and explorer

(Encyclopedia) Mackenzie, Sir Alexander, 1764?–1820, Canadian fur trader and explorer, b. Scotland. His family took him to the colony of New York in 1774, and later he was sent to Canada. He entered…

Linlithgow, Victor Alexander John Hope, 2d marquess of

(Encyclopedia) Linlithgow, Victor Alexander John Hope, 2d marquess ofLinlithgow, Victor Alexander John Hope, 2d marquess oflĭnlĭthˈgō [key], 1887–1952, British statesman, viceroy of India. Linlithgow…

Bruce, Victor Alexander, 9th earl of Elgin

(Encyclopedia) Bruce, Victor Alexander, 9th earl of Elgin: see under Elgin, James Bruce, 8th earl of.

Douglas-Home, Sir Alec

(Encyclopedia) Douglas-Home, Sir Alec: Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick, Baron Home of the Hirsel.

Members of Congress: Virginia, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Virginia Member Name Birth-Death ABBITT, Watkins Moorman 1908-1998 ADAMS, Thomas 1730-1788 ALEXANDER, Mark 1792-1883 ALLEN…

kite, in aviation and recreation

(Encyclopedia) kite, in aviation, aircraft restrained by a towline and deriving its lift from the aerodynamic action of the wind flowing across it. Commonly the kite consists of a light framework…

Beatrix

(Encyclopedia) BeatrixBeatrixbēˈətrĭks, bē-ăˈtrĭks [key], 1938–, queen of the Netherlands (1980–2013). The oldest daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld…

Home, 14th earl of

(Encyclopedia) Home, 14th earl of: see Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick, Baron Home of the Hirsel.

Smoky

(Encyclopedia) Smoky, river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, rising in Jasper National Park, W Alta., Canada, and flowing generally NE to the Peace River. It receives the Wapiti and Little Smoky rivers. It…