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Minto, Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th earl of
(Encyclopedia)Minto, Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th earl of kĭnĭnˈmənd [key], 1845–1914, British colonial administrator. He entered the army in 1867, eventually becoming (1884) military secretary ...Nikolais, Alwin
(Encyclopedia)Nikolais, Alwin nĭkˌəlīˈ [key], 1910–93, American dancer and choreographer, b. Southington, Conn. Nikolais became director of his own dance company in New York City in 1949. He made ingenious u...Mansfield, William Murray, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Mansfield, William Murray, 1st earl of, 1705–93, English jurist. As solicitor general (1742–54) he prosecuted the Scottish rebel lords, Balmerino (Arthur Elphinstone), Kilmarnock, and Lovat. In 17...Dunmore, John Murray, 4th earl of
(Encyclopedia)Dunmore, John Murray, 4th earl of, 1732–1809, British colonial governor of Virginia, a Scottish peer. Appointed governor of New York in 1770, he remained there for about 11 months before being trans...Hamilton, John Hamilton, 1st marquess of
(Encyclopedia)Hamilton, John Hamilton, 1st marquess of, 1532–1604, Scottish nobleman; second son of James Hamilton, 2d earl of Arran. He was in his earlier years hostile to Mary Queen of Scots, but he later becam...Sturt, Charles
(Encyclopedia)Sturt, Charles stûrt [key], 1795–1869, English explorer and administrator in Australia, b. India. In 1827 he arrived in Sydney with a detachment of the British army. While in command of an expediti...Langside
(Encyclopedia)Langside, district of Glasgow, S central Scotland. At the battle of Langside (1568) the 1st earl of Murray defeated the forces of Mary Queen of Scots led by Archibald Campbell, 5th earl of Argyll. As ...Atholl
(Encyclopedia)Atholl ăthˈəl [key], successively an earldom, a marquisate, and a dukedom of Scotland. For Scottish nobles so entitled, use Stuart, John, and Murray, John. ...Saluda
(Encyclopedia)Saluda, river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in the Blue Ridge, W S.C., and flowing southeast across the Piedmont to the Broad River (with which it forms the Congaree) near Columbia. The Saluda Dam (...Ardmore
(Encyclopedia)Ardmore, city (2020 pop. 24,725), seat of Carter co., S Okla.; inc. 1898. It is the commercial center of an oil and farm area. Its industries include oil refining, tourism, and the manufac...Browse by Subject
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