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Fisher, John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Fisher, John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron ärbŭthˈnət [key], 1841–1920, British admiral. Entering the navy in 1854, he specialized in gunnery and in 1872 was responsible for instituting the develo...Strathcona and Mount Royal, Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Strathcona and Mount Royal, Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron străthkōˈnə [key], 1820–1914, Canadian fur trader, financier, and railroad builder, b. Scotland. Coming to Canada in 1838, he was hi...Burleigh, William Cecil, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Burleigh, William Cecil, 1st Baron: see Burghley. ...Dorchester, Guy Carleton, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Dorchester, Guy Carleton, 1st Baron: see Carleton, Guy. ...Colborne, John
(Encyclopedia)Colborne, John: see Seaton, John Colborne, 1st Baron. ...Graham, Hugh
(Encyclopedia)Graham, Hugh: see Atholston, Hugh Graham, 1st Baron. ...Ashburton, Alexander Baring, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Ashburton, Alexander Baring, 1st Baron: see Baring, family. ...Brackley, Thomas Egerton, Viscount
(Encyclopedia)Brackley, Thomas Egerton, Viscount: see Ellesmere, Thomas Egerton, Baron. ...Cecil, William
(Encyclopedia)Cecil, William: see Burghley, William Cecil, 1st Baron. ...Carington, Peter
(Encyclopedia)Carington, Peter: see Carrington, Peter Carington, 6th Baron. ...Browse by Subject
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