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John Stanley John Stanley
Stanley, John (d. 1414), lieutenant to Robert de Vere, marquis of Dublin and duke of Ireland, 1386–7. As justiciar (1389–92) Stanley faced allegations of official misconduct in 1391. An investigation was ordered, with particular reference to the revenues of the lordship, the strength... Read more
Maitland Maitland
Maitland, Australia, Canada 1. Australia (New South Wales): founded as a settlement for convicts in 1818, it was first known simply as The Camp, then Molly Morgan Plains and then Wallis Plains. In 1829 a new town was surveyed nearby and called Maitland. This became East Maitland when Wallis Plains... Read more
Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria
Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria , 1899-1953, Soviet Communist leader, b. Georgia. He rose to prominence in the Cheka (secret police) in Georgia and the Transcaucasus, became party secretary in these areas, and in 1938 became head of the secret police. As commissar (later minister) of internal affairs,... Read more
Simcoe Simcoe
Simcoe, Ontario/Canada A city and a lake, formerly called Lac aux Claies ‘Hurdle Lake’ from the French claie ‘hurdle’ because of the fishing weirs at the narrows. The lake was discovered by Samuel de Champlain† in 1650 and renamed by Colonel (later Lieutenant... Read more
Thomas Mayne Reid Thomas Mayne Reid
Thomas Mayne Reid (Mayne Reid), 1818-83, British novelist, b. Ireland. He emigrated to the United States in 1840 and after various adventures in the West served as a lieutenant in the Mexican War. He returned to England and began writing adventure stories that were especially popular with boys. The... Read more
Stoughton Stoughton
Stoughton, Canada, UK, USA 1. UK (England): the place in Surrey was formerly Stoctune ‘Farmstead at an Outlying Hamlet’ from stoc and tūn.2. USA (Massachusetts): founded as part of Dorchester in 1713 and renamed in 1726 after William Stoughton (1631–1701), first... Read more
Armored Vehicles Armored Vehicles
ARMORED VEHICLES ARMORED VEHICLES. Modern armored vehicles emerged from attempts to solve the unprecedented lethal challenges presented by World War I battlefields. First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill became an enthusiastic sponsor of British lieutenant colonels Ernest D. Swinton's and... Read more
lords-lieutenant lords-lieutenant
lords-lieutenant came into existence at a time of considerable unrest after the death of Henry VIII. Protector Somerset appointed the earl of Shrewsbury in 1547 to be his lieutenant in the counties of Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, Derby, Shropshire, and Nottinghamshire and to muster the levies:... Read more
lord lieutenant lord lieutenant
lord lieutenant, the most common name for the chief governor of Ireland in the period after the Restoration, replacing justiciar, king's lieutenant, and lord deputy. Lords lieutenant in the 18th century were invariably English politicians who came to Ireland as a stage in a ministerial career or... Read more
Benjamin Oliver Davis Benjamin Oliver Davis
Benjamin Oliver Davis 1877-1970, American general, b. Washington, D.C. After studying (1897-98) at Howard Univ., Davis served as a lieutenant in the Spanish-American War and in 1899 enlisted in the regular army as a private. He subsequently rose through years of service to become (1940) the first... Read more

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