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Ashburton, John Dunning, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia) Ashburton, John Dunning, 1st Baron: see Dunning, John, 1st Baron Ashburton.Claverhouse, John Graham of
(Encyclopedia) Claverhouse, John Graham of: see Dundee, John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount.John of Lancaster, duke of Bedford
(Encyclopedia) John of Lancaster, duke of Bedford: see Bedford, John of Lancaster, duke of.Lancaster, John of, duke of Bedford
(Encyclopedia) Lancaster, John of, duke of Bedford: see Bedford, John of Lancaster, duke of.Althorp, John Charles Spencer, Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Althorp, John Charles Spencer, Viscount: see under Spencer, George John Spencer, 2d Earl.St. Vincent, John Jervis, earl of
(Encyclopedia) St. Vincent, John Jervis, earl of: see Jervis, John, earl of St. Vincent.Crerar, John
(Encyclopedia) Crerar, JohnCrerar, Johnkrēˈrər [key], 1827–89, American capitalist and philanthropist, b. New York City. Crerar was a manufacturer in Chicago, and gave liberally to many causes. He is…Stetson, John Batterson
(Encyclopedia) Stetson, John Batterson, 1830–1906, American hat manufacturer, b. Orange, N.J. Stetson, who had learned hatmaking, traveled to the West in the 1860s to improve his health. He returned…Charles II, king of Navarre
(Encyclopedia) Charles II (Charles the Bad), 1332–87, king of Navarre (1349–87), count of Évreux; grandson of King Louis X of France. He carried on a long feud with his father-in-law, John II, king…Manuel II, Byzantine emperor
(Encyclopedia) Manuel II (Manuel Palaeologus), 1350–1425, Byzantine emperor (1391–1425), son and successor of John V. In his youth he was taken captive by the Turks, and during his reign the Ottomans…