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Russell of Killowen, Charles Russell, Baron

(Encyclopedia)Russell of Killowen, Charles Russell, Baron kĭlōˈən [key], 1832–1900, British jurist, b. Ireland. He practiced law in Belfast and London before his election to Parliament as a Liberal in 1880. I...

Glencoe, valley, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Glencoe glĕnkōˈ [key], valley of the Coe River, Highland, W Scotland. It was the scene of the massacre of the Macdonald clan (Feb., 1692) by the Campbells, under the direction of John Campbell, 1st...

Nottingham, Heneage Finch, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia)Nottingham, Heneage Finch, 1st earl of , nŏtˈĭngəm [key], 1621–82, lord chancellor of England. He took no part in the politics of the English civil war, but in 1660 he entered Parliament and bec...

Tyrone, Hugh O'Neill, 2d earl of

(Encyclopedia)Tyrone, Hugh O'Neill, 2d earl of, 1540?–1616, Irish chieftain. He was the son of Matthew O'Neill, the illegitimate son of the 1st earl. Hugh succeeded his murdered older brother, Brian, as Baron Dun...

Egerton, Thomas

(Encyclopedia)Egerton, Thomas: see Ellesmere, Thomas Egerton, Baron. ...

Brackley, Thomas Egerton, Viscount

(Encyclopedia)Brackley, Thomas Egerton, Viscount: see Ellesmere, Thomas Egerton, Baron. ...

Carington, Peter

(Encyclopedia)Carington, Peter: see Carrington, Peter Carington, 6th Baron. ...

Fraser, Simon, Scottish nobleman

(Encyclopedia)Fraser, Simon: see Lovat, Simon Fraser, 11th Baron. ...

La Motte-Fouqué, Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Baron de

(Encyclopedia)La Motte-Fouqué, Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Baron de: see Fouqué. ...

Trimble, David

(Encyclopedia)Trimble, David: see Trimble of Lisnagarvey, William David Trimble, Baron. ...