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Temple, Frederick

(Encyclopedia)Temple, Frederick, 1821–1902, Anglican prelate, archbishop of Canterbury, b. Santa Maura, one of the Ionian Islands. A fellow of Balliol College, Oxford, he was ordained a priest in 1847. He was an ...

Parnell, Charles Stewart

(Encyclopedia)Parnell, Charles Stewart pärˈnəl, pärnĕlˈ [key], 1846–91, Irish nationalist leader. Haughty and sensitive, Parnell was only a mediocre orator, but he possessed a marked personal fascination an...

Dalrymple, James

(Encyclopedia)Dalrymple, James: see Stair, James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount. ...

Colborne, John

(Encyclopedia)Colborne, John: see Seaton, John Colborne, 1st Baron. ...

Carteret, John

(Encyclopedia)Carteret, John: see Granville, John Carteret, 1st Earl. ...

Lehman, Herbert Henry

(Encyclopedia)Lehman, Herbert Henry lēˈmən [key], 1878–1963, American political leader, b. New York City. At first an executive of a textile firm, he became (1908) a partner in the family banking house of Lehm...

Digby, John

(Encyclopedia)Digby, John: see Bristol, John Digby, 1st earl of. ...

Churchill, John

(Encyclopedia)Churchill, John: see Marlborough, John Churchill, 1st duke of. ...

Fitzgibbon, John

(Encyclopedia)Fitzgibbon, John: see Clare, John Fitzgibbon, 1st earl of. ...

Harmsworth, Harold Sidney

(Encyclopedia)Harmsworth, Harold Sidney: see Rothermere, Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount. ...