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Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, 3d duke of

(Encyclopedia) Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, 3d duke of, 1735–1806, British statesman. He was secretary of state for the south of Europe (1766) and became a staunch defender of the cause of…

Aldridge-Brownhills

(Encyclopedia) Aldridge-Brownhills Aldridge-Brownhills ôlˈdrĭj-brounˈhĭlz [key], town, Walsall metropolitan district, central England. It was created in 1966 through the…

Chiltern Hundreds

(Encyclopedia) Chiltern Hundreds, the obsolete (since the 19th cent.) administrative districts of Stoke, Burnham, and Desborough in Buckinghamshire, S central England. The stewardship of the Chiltern…

Key, David McKendree

(Encyclopedia) Key, David McKendree, 1824–1900, American politician and jurist, b. Greene co., Tenn. He practiced law in Chattanooga, Tenn., from 1853 to 1870, except during the Civil War, when he…

Estremadura, region, Portugal

(Encyclopedia) EstremaduraEstremaduraəshtrəməd&oomacr;ˈrə [key], region, W Portugal, formerly a province, now divided between the provinces of Estremadura and Ribatejo, with a small part in Beira…

London, city, Canada

(Encyclopedia) London, city (1991 pop. 303,165), SE Ont., Canada, on the Thames River. The site was chosen in 1792 by Gov. Simcoe to be the capital of Upper Canada, but York was made capital instead…

Kamloops

(Encyclopedia) KamloopsKamloopskămˈl&oomacr;ps [key], city (1991 pop. 67,057), S British Columbia, Canada, at the junction of the North Thompson and South Thompson rivers. A trading post was…

Rogation Days

(Encyclopedia) Rogation Days, in the calendar of the Western Church, four days traditionally set apart for solemn processions to invoke God's mercy. They are Apr. 25, the Major Rogation, coinciding…

Park, Mungo

(Encyclopedia) Park, Mungo, 1771–1806, British explorer in Africa, b. Selkirk, Scotland. After serving as a surgeon with the East India Company, he was employed by the African Association to explore…