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Sir Thomas Gresham
Sir Thomas Gresham , 1519?-1579, English merchant and financier. As the royal financial agent in Antwerp after 1551 he proved himself very able, though his methods were frequently more effective than ethical. After the accession of Elizabeth I to the throne he spent most of his time in London but... Read more |
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Thomas Sir More
MORE, THOMAS(1478–1535) Sir Thomas More, later canonized St. Thomas More, was a lawyer and statesman rather than a philosopher. More was born the son of a London lawyer who later became a judge. He was educated at St. Anthony's School and was appointed a page in the household of Archbishop... Read more |
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Sonia Gandhi
Gandhi, Sonia December 9, 1947 • Orbassano, Italy Politician The story should have had a fairy-tale ending: a beautiful young girl meets her handsome Prince Charming, has two children, and lives happily every after. In 1968, however, when Sonia Maino married Rajiv ... Read more |
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Sir Thomas Brock
Sir Thomas Brock 1847-1922, English sculptor. One of the leading sculptors under the reign of Victoria, he enjoyed a long and successful career. He became an Academician in 1891 and was knighted in 1911. His bust of Longfellow (Westminster Abbey); his colossal Victoria Memorial, in front of... Read more |
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Thomas Audley Baron Audley of Walden
Thomas Audley Audley of Walden, Baron 1488-1544, lord chancellor of England (1533-44) under Henry VIII. He was made speaker of the House of Commons in 1529 and lord keeper of the great seal in 1532. A loyal servant of Henry VIII, he supported the king's divorce (1533) from Katharine... Read more |
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