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Wallace, Sir Richard

(Encyclopedia) Wallace, Sir Richard, 1818–90, English art collector. The illegitimate son of the marquess of Hertford, he inherited in 1871 his father's superb collection of continental art, which he…

Westmacott, Sir Richard

(Encyclopedia) Westmacott, Sir RichardWestmacott, Sir Richardwĕstˈməkŏt [key], 1775–1856, English sculptor. He worked in the studio of his father, also a sculptor, and in Italy under Canova. His work…

Bennett, Richard Bedford

(Encyclopedia) Bennett, Richard Bedford, 1870–1947, Canadian prime minister, b. Hopewell, N.B. In 1927 he succeeded Arthur Meighen as leader of the Conservative party; upon the defeat of the Liberals…

Russell, Richard B.

(Encyclopedia) Russell, Richard B., 1897–1971, American political leader, b. Winder, Ga. The son of a justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, he began his political career as a state representative (…

Trench, Richard Chenevix

(Encyclopedia) Trench, Richard Chenevix, 1807–86, Irish clergyman and author, b. Dublin. He was dean of Westminster, 1856–63, and Protestant archbishop of Dublin, 1863–84. His many theological…

Trumka, Richard Louis

(Encyclopedia) Trumka, Richard Louis, 1949–, U.S. labor leader, b. Nemacolin, Pa., grad. Pennsylvania State Univ. (B.S., 1971), Villanova Univ. (J.D., 1974). A third-generation miner, he worked as a…

Thaler, Richard H.

(Encyclopedia) Thaler, Richard H., 1945–, American economist, b. East Orange, N.J., Ph.D. Univ. of Rochester, 1974. He was a professor at the Univ. of Rochester (1974–78) and at Cornell (1978–95),…

Bland, Richard Parks

(Encyclopedia) Bland, Richard Parks, 1835–99, American statesman, b. near Hartford, Ky. He taught in rural schools in Kentucky and Missouri before he went to the gold fields of California in 1855. He…