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Ellesmere, Francis Egerton, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Ellesmere, Francis Egerton, 1st earl of ĕlzˈmēr [key], 1800–1857, British politician, author, and philanthropist. His family name was Leveson-Gower, but he changed it on inheriting (1833) the est...Egerton, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Egerton, Thomas: see Ellesmere, Thomas Egerton, Baron. ...Brackley, Thomas Egerton, Viscount
(Encyclopedia)Brackley, Thomas Egerton, Viscount: see Ellesmere, Thomas Egerton, Baron. ...Leveson-Gower, Sir Francis
(Encyclopedia)Leveson-Gower, Sir Francis: see Ellesmere, Francis Egerton, 1st earl of. ...Greely, Adolphus Washington
(Encyclopedia)Greely, Adolphus Washington, 1844–1935, American army officer and arctic explorer, b. Newburyport, Mass. Entering the Union army at 17, he emerged a brevet major of volunteers at the end of the Civi...Albemarle, island, Ecuador
(Encyclopedia)Albemarle, island, Ecuador: see Galápagos Islands. ...Ezel, island, Estonia
(Encyclopedia)Ezel: see Saaremaa, Estonia.Island No. 10
(Encyclopedia)Island No. 10, former island in the Mississippi River, between NW Tenn. and SE Mo.; site of an important western campaign of the Civil War. With the advance of Union Gen. U. S. Grant up the Tennessee ...Ithaca, island, Greece
(Encyclopedia)Ithaca, Greece: see Itháki.Isabela, island, Ecuador
(Encyclopedia)Isabela, island, Ecuador: see Galápagos Islands. ...Browse by Subject
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