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Winslow, Cameron McRae
(Encyclopedia)Winslow, Cameron McRae wĭnzˈlō [key], 1854–1932, American naval officer, b. Washington, D.C. He served on the Nashville in the Spanish-American War, and for his heroism off Cienfuegos, Cuba—whe...Cameron, David William Duncan
(Encyclopedia)Cameron, David William Duncan kămˈərən [key], 1966–, British political leader, b. London. Educated at Eton and Oxford, he worked for the Conservative party's research department beginning in 198...Cameron of Lochiel, Donald
(Encyclopedia)Cameron of Lochiel, Donald lŏkh-ēlˈ [key], 1695?–1748, Scottish clan chieftain, known as the Gentle Lochiel; grandson of Sir Ewen Cameron. He was the first of the major chieftains to join Charles...Lochiel, Sir Ewen Cameron of
(Encyclopedia)Lochiel, Sir Ewen Cameron of: see Cameron of Lochiel, Sir Ewen. ...Cameron, Thomas Fairfax, 3d Baron Fairfax of
(Encyclopedia)Cameron, Thomas Fairfax, 3d Baron Fairfax of: see Fairfax of Cameron, Thomas Fairfax, 3d Baron. ...Cameron of Lochiel, Sir Ewen
(Encyclopedia)Cameron of Lochiel, Sir Ewen or Evan kămˈərən, lŏkh-ēlˈ [key], 1629–1719, chief of the Scottish highland clan of Cameron after 1647. On behalf of Charles II he led his clan in an uprising aga...Hamilton, Patrick
(Encyclopedia)Hamilton, Patrick, 1504?–1528, Scottish Protestant martyr. While at St. Andrews, he was suspected of Lutheran sympathies. He fled (1527) to Germany, where, during his short stay, he met Luther and M...Fairfax of Cameron, Thomas Fairfax, 3d Baron
(Encyclopedia)Fairfax of Cameron, Thomas Fairfax, 3d Baron, 1612–71, English general. He was the son of Ferdinando Fairfax, 2d Baron Fairfax of Cameron (1584–1648), whose title he inherited and under whom he fo...Lochiel, the Gentle
(Encyclopedia)Lochiel, the Gentle: see Cameron of Lochiel, Donald. ...Reformed Presbyterianism
(Encyclopedia)Reformed Presbyterianism: see Presbyterianism; Cameron, Richard. ...Browse by Subject
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