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Byng, Julian Hedworth George, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy
(Encyclopedia)Byng, Julian Hedworth George, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy vĭmˈē, vēmēˈ [key], 1862–1935, British general. He served in India and South Africa and had several commands in World War I. In Apr., 19...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...Kelvin, William Thomson, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Kelvin, William Thomson, 1st Baron, 1824–1907, British mathematician and physicist, b. Belfast. He was professor of natural philosophy at the Univ. of Glasgow (1846–99). He is known especially for...Baltimore, George Calvert, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Baltimore, George Calvert, 1st Baron: see Calvert, George. ...Dorchester, Guy Carleton, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Dorchester, Guy Carleton, 1st Baron: see Carleton, Guy. ...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. ...Colborne, John
(Encyclopedia)Colborne, John: see Seaton, John Colborne, 1st Baron. ...Tweedsmuir, John Buchan, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Tweedsmuir, John Buchan, 1st Baron: see Buchan, John. ...Stephen, George
(Encyclopedia)Stephen, George: see Mount Stephen, George Stephen, 1st Baron. ...Browse by Subject
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