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Somers, John Somers, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Somers, John Somers or Sommers, Baron sŭmˈərz [key], 1651–1716, English jurist and statesman. In the Glorious Revolution he secured Parliament's acceptance of the official statement that James II...Murray, William
(Encyclopedia)Murray, William: see Mansfield, William Murray, 1st earl of. ...Marshal, William
(Encyclopedia)Marshal, William: see Pembroke, William Marshal, 1st earl of. ...Bentinck, William
(Encyclopedia)Bentinck, William: see Portland, William Bentinck, 1st earl of. ...Corvo, Baron
(Encyclopedia)Corvo, Baron: see Rolfe, Frederick William. ...Pitt, William, 1708–78, 1st earl of Chatham
(Encyclopedia)Pitt, William, 1708–78: see Chatham, William Pitt, 1st earl of. ...Seymour, William
(Encyclopedia)Seymour, William: see Hertford, William Seymour, 1st marquess and 2d earl of. ...Stamp, Josiah Charles, 1st Baron Stamp of Shortlands
(Encyclopedia)Stamp, Josiah Charles, 1st Baron Stamp of Shortlands, 1880–1941, English economist and financier. Active in many national and international economic commissions, he had an important part in the fram...Ellenborough, Edward Law, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia)Ellenborough, Edward Law, 1st Baron, 1750–1818, British jurist and statesman. He achieved fame through his successful defense of Warren Hastings in the impeachment trial (1788–95), but his princip...Berkeley, John, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton
(Encyclopedia)Berkeley, John, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, 1602–78, English army officer and courtier. A royalist, he fought in numerous engagements in the English civil war and later, through association with...Browse by Subject
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