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Boyle, Henry
Boyle, Henry (1684–1764), the greatest of the undertakers. A grandson of the 1st earl of Orrery, he inherited an estate at Castlemartyr, Co. Cork, and entered parliament in 1707 as a protégé of Alan Brodrick. On Brodrick's death Boyle became leader of his Munster‐based following, by then in opposition. In 1733 the government accepted his election as speaker, and after some initial friction he established himself as principal undertaker. When his dominance was challenged by the Ponsonby family and Archbishop Stone, he initiated the money bill dispute. Opinions differ as to how far Boyle cynically manipulated popular patriotism, and how far events, and more enthusiastic allies, carried him beyond his initial carefully calculated show of strength. Either way his acceptance in 1756 of a pension of £30,000 a year for 31 years, and the title of earl of Shannon, in exchange for resigning the speakership, caused bitter public disillusion among those who had come to see him as a champion of the Irish interest. Though now sharing power with the Ponsonbys, Shannon remained until his death the head of a leading political interest.
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"Boyle, Henry." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Boyle, Henry." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-BoyleHenry.html "Boyle, Henry." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-BoyleHenry.html |
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Henry Way Kendall
Henry Way Kendall 1926-99, American physicist. A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kendall won the 1990 Nobel Prize in Physics with Jerome Friedman and Richard Taylor for a series of experiments (1967-73) that showed that the fundamental particles of matter are not protons and neutrons, but smaller particles known as quarks (see elementary particles ). As the founder and chair of the Union of Concerned Scientists, Kendall was openly critical in the 1980s of the Strategic Defense Initiative , or "Star Wars," antimissile project. |
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"Henry Way Kendall." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Henry Way Kendall." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-KendallH.html "Henry Way Kendall." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-KendallH.html |
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