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Tweedsmuir, John Buchan, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Tweedsmuir, John Buchan, 1st Baron: see Buchan, John. ...Buchan, John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir
(Encyclopedia)Buchan, John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir bŭkˈən, twēdzˈmyo͞or [key], 1875–1940, Scottish author and statesman. Included among his works are a history (4 vol., 1921–22) of World War I; biographies ...Ashburton, John Dunning, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Ashburton, John Dunning, 1st Baron: see Dunning, John, 1st Baron Ashburton. ...Inverchapel of Loch Eck, Archibald John Kerr Clark Kerr, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Inverchapel of Loch Eck, Archibald John Kerr Clark Kerr, 1st Baron kär, ĭnˌvərchăpˈəl, lŏkh ĕk [key], 1882–1951, British diplomat. He entered the diplomatic service in 1906 and served in nu...Keyes, Roger John Brownlow Keyes, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Keyes, Roger John Brownlow Keyes, 1st Baron kēz [key], 1872–1945, British admiral. In World War I he achieved his greatest fame as commander of the Dover patrol when he raided Zeebrugge and Ostend ...Colborne, John
(Encyclopedia)Colborne, John: see Seaton, John Colborne, 1st Baron. ...Avebury, John Lubbock, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Avebury, John Lubbock, 1st Baron: see Lubbock, Sir John. ...Kerr, Archibald John Kerr Clark
(Encyclopedia)Kerr, Archibald John Kerr Clark: see Inverchapel of Loch Eck, Archibald John Kerr Clark Kerr, 1st Baron. ...Houghton, Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Houghton, Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron houˈtən, hôˈ– [key], 1809–85, English author. Throughout much of his life he was an active member of Parliament. He was among the first to recogniz...Chelmsford, Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 3d Baron and 1st Viscount
(Encyclopedia)Chelmsford, Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 3d Baron and 1st Viscount nāˈpēər, thĕsˈĭjər, chĕlmsˈfərd [key], 1868–1933, British colonial administrator. After serving as governor of Queensl...Browse by Subject
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