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Morris, Mary Philipse
(Encyclopedia)Morris, Mary Philipse: see under Morris, Roger. ...Morris, Robert Hunter
(Encyclopedia)Morris, Robert Hunter: see under Morris, family. ...Morris, Richard, 1730–1810, American landowner and judge
(Encyclopedia)Morris, Richard, 1730–1810: see under Morris, family. ...Lamb, William
(Encyclopedia)Lamb, William: see Melbourne, William Lamb, 2d Viscount. ...Church, Richard William
(Encyclopedia)Church, Richard William, 1815–90, English Anglican clergyman. He was educated at Oxford, where he became a follower of John Henry Newman. As dean of St. Paul's (1871–90) he did much to disseminate...Lethaby, William Richard
(Encyclopedia)Lethaby, William Richard lĕthˈəbē [key], 1857–1931, English architect. He was a founder and first principal (1893–1911) of the London County Council Central School of Arts and Crafts, and prof...Pembroke, William Marshal, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Pembroke, William Marshal, 1st earl of, d. 1219, English nobleman. He became (1170) a guardian of Prince Henry, eldest son of Henry II, and supported him in his abortive rebellion (1173–74) against ...Saye and Sele, William Fiennes, 1st Viscount
(Encyclopedia)Saye and Sele, William Fiennes, 1st Viscount fīnz, sāˈənsēl [key], 1582–1662, English politician and promoter of colonization in America. He was a Puritan in religious sympathy and a leader in ...Rush, William
(Encyclopedia)Rush, William, 1756–1833, American sculptor, one of the earliest in the country, b. Philadelphia. His wood carvings, clay models, and figureheads were famous in their day. Of his other works, carved...Germain, George Sackville, 1st Viscount Sackville
(Encyclopedia)Germain, George Sackville, 1st Viscount Sackville jûrˈmən, –mān [key], 1716–85, British soldier and statesman. He was known as Lord George Sackville until 1770, when under the terms of a will ...Browse by Subject
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