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John Wilmot Rochester, 2d earl of
John Wilmot Rochester, 2d earl of 1647-80, English poet and courtier, b. Ditchley, Oxfordshire. Most notorious and dissolute of the Restoration rakes, he lost the favor of Charles II on several occasions because of his recklessness. His most celebrated poem is his Satyr Against Mankind (1675). Al... Read more
John Earle
John Earle , 1601?-1665, English clergyman and author. The Microcosmographie (1628), a collection of witty characterizations, is his most famous work. In 1663 he became bishop of Salisbury. ... Read more
David Wilmot
David Wilmot 1814-68, American legislator, b. Bethany, Pa. As a Democratic Congressman (1845-51) he became widely known as the author of the famous Wilmot Proviso , which helped build up sectional animosity before the Civil War. Ardently opposed to slavery, Wilmot became a leader of the Free-Soil ... Read more
Glencoe
Glencoe , valley of the Coe River, Highland, W Scotland. It was the scene of the massacre of the Macdonald clan (Feb., 1692) by the Campbells, under the direction of John Campbell, 1st earl of Breadalbane, and John Dalrymple, 1st earl of Stair. ... Read more
Wilmot Proviso
Wilmot Proviso 1846, amendment to a bill put before the U.S. House of Representatives during the Mexican War; it provided an appropriation of $2 million to enable President Polk to negotiate a territorial settlement with Mexico. David Wilmot introduced an amendment to the bill stipulating that no... Read more
Edmund de Mortimer, 3d earl of March and 1st earl of Ulster
Edmund de Mortimer, 3d earl of March and 1st earl of Ulster , 1351-81, English nobleman. He succeeded (1360) his father, Roger, 2d earl of March, married (1368) Philippa, daughter of Edward III's son Lionel, duke of Clarence, and on Lionel's death (1368) inherited his estates and the title of earl o... Read more
George Digby Bristol, 2d earl of
George Digby Bristol, 2d earl of 1612-77, English courtier; son of John Digby, 1st earl of Bristol. At first a member of the parliamentary opposition to Charles I, he later fought for the king in the English civil war. Afterward he served Louis XIV of France. On his return to England after the Rest... Read more
John Fitzgibbon Clare, 1st earl of
John Fitzgibbon Clare, 1st earl of 1749-1802, Irish statesman. He was (1783-89) attorney general of Ireland and in 1789 became lord chancellor. A resolute upholder of the Protestant ascendancy in Ireland, he denounced the Catholic Relief Act of 1793 and helped to thwart Lord Fitzwilliam in his move... Read more
John Dalrymple Stair, 1st earl of
John Dalrymple Stair, 1st earl of 1648-1707, Scottish statesman; son of Viscount Stair. He served under James II, but sponsored the accession (1688) of William III in the Scottish Parliament and became (1691) that monarch's joint secretary of state for Scotland. His political skill and eloquence en... Read more
Sheriffmuir
Sheriffmuir , battlefield in Stirling, central Scotland, near Dunblane. It was the scene, Nov. 13, 1715, of an indecisive battle between the Jacobites under John Erskine, 6th earl of Mar, and George I's forces under John Campbell, 2d duke of Argyll. ... Read more

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Rochester, John Wilmot, 2nd earl of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Rochester, John Wilmot, 2nd earl of (1647–80). Poet and courtier. Wilmot's father fought for the king in the Civil War, was...baron in 1643, and advanced to the earldom in 1652. Wilmot inherited the title at the age of 11, spent a year... Read more

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Rochester, John Wilmot, 2nd earl of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Rochester, John Wilmot, 2nd earl of (1647–80). Poet and courtier. Wilmot's father fought for the king in the Civil War, was...baron in 1643, and advanced to the earldom in 1652. Wilmot inherited the title at the age of 11, spent a year... Read more