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Ashley, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Baron

(Encyclopedia)Ashley, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Baron: see Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of. ...

Keppel, Arnold Joost van

(Encyclopedia)Keppel, Arnold Joost van: see Albemarle, Arnold Joost van Keppel, 1st earl of. ...

Butler, James

(Encyclopedia)Butler, James: see Ormonde, James Butler, 12th earl and 1st duke of. ...

Russell, William, 5th earl and 1st duke of Bedford

(Encyclopedia)Russell, William, 5th earl and 1st duke of Bedford: see Russell, family. ...

Bedford, William Russell, 5th earl and 1st duke of

(Encyclopedia)Bedford, William Russell, 5th earl and 1st duke of: see Russell, family. ...

Wood, Edward Frederick Lindley

(Encyclopedia)Wood, Edward Frederick Lindley: see Halifax, Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st earl of. ...

Seymour, William

(Encyclopedia)Seymour, William: see Hertford, William Seymour, 1st marquess and 2d earl of. ...

Holness, Andrew

(Encyclopedia)Holness, Andrew, 1972–, Jamaican politician, prime minister of Jamaica (2011–12, 2016–). A member of the Jamaica Labor party (JLP), Holness served (1996–2000) as special assistant to Prime Min...

Patterson, P. J.

(Encyclopedia)Patterson, P. J. (Percival James Patterson), 1935–, Jamaican political leader, prime minister of Jamaica (1992–2006). A lawyer, he became an active member of the People's National party (PNP) in t...

Lee Hsien Loong

(Encyclopedia)Lee Hsien Loong lē shyĕn lo͞ong [key], 1952–, prime minister of Singapore (2004–). The eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first prime minister, Lee was educated at Cambridge and Harvard wh...