Bible Encyclopedias

Advocate, Lord
chief counsel for the crown in scotland, public prosecutor of crimes, and a member of the administration in power.

Amberley, Lord
son of lord john russell, wrote an "analysis of religious belief," which, as merely sceptical, his father took steps to secure the suppression of, without success.

Amherst, Lord
a british officer who distinguished himself both on the continent and america, and particularly along with general wolfe in securing for england the superiority in canada (1717-1797).

Anson, Lord
A celebrated British naval commander, sailed round the world, during war on the part of England with Spain, on a voyage of adventure with a fleet of

Armstrong, William George, Lord
Born at Newcastle, produced the hydraulic accumulator and the hydraulic crane, established the Elswick engine works in the suburbs of his native city,

Ashburton, Alexander Baring, Lord
Second son of Sir Francis Baring, a Liberal politician, turned Conservative, member of Peel's administration in 1834-35, sent special ambassador to the

Auckland, George Eden, Lord
son of the following, a whig in politics, first lord of the admiralty, governor-general of india; gave name to auckland; returned afterwards to his post in the admiralty (1784-1849).

Auckland, William Eden, Lord
diplomatist, and an authority on criminal law (1744-1814).

Audley, Sir Thomas, Lord
born in essex, son of a yeoman; became speaker of the house of commons and lord chancellor of england; the selfish, unscrupulous tool of henry viii. (1488-1554).

Bacon, Francis, Lord Verulam
The father of the inductive method of scientific inquiry; born in the Strand, London; son of Sir Nicholas Bacon; educated at Cambridge; called to the

Bentinck, Lord George
Statesman and sportsman, a member of the Portland family; entered Parliament as a Whig, turned Conservative on the passing of the Reform Bill of 1832;

Bentinck, Lord William Henry Cavendish
Indian statesman, governor of Madras in 1806, but recalled for an error which led to the mutiny at Vellore; but was in 1827 appointed governor-general

Berners, John Bouchier, Lord
writer or translator of romance; was chancellor of the exchequer in 1516, and governor of calais from 1520; translated froissart's "huon of bordeaux," &c.

Brougham, Henry, Lord Brougham and Vaux
Born in Edinburgh, and educated at the High School and University of that city; was admitted to the Scotch bar in 1800; excluded from promotion in Scotland

Broughton, Lord
see hobhouse .

Burleigh, William Cecil, Lord
A great statesman, born in Lincolnshire; bred to the legal profession, and patronised and promoted by the Protector Somerset; managed to escape the Marian

Byron, George Gordon, Sixth Lord
An English poet, born in London, son of Captain Byron of the Guards, and Catherine Gordon of Gight, Aberdeenshire; spent his boyhood at Aberdeen under

Campbell, Sir Colin, Lord Clyde
Born in Glasgow, son of a carpenter named Macliver; entered the army, and rose rapidly; served in China and the Punjab; commanded the Highland Brigade

Castlereagh, Lord
Entered political life as a member of the Irish Parliament, co-operated with Pitt in securing the Union, after which he entered the Imperial Parliament,

Cavendish, Lord Frederick
Brother of the ninth Duke of Devonshire, educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and a Liberal; was made Chief-Secretary for Ireland in 1882, but chancing

Churchill, Lord Randolph
An English Conservative politician, third son of the 7th Duke of Marlborough, who, though a man of mark, and more than once in office, could never heart

Clive, Robert, Lord Clive and Baron Plassey
The founder of the dominion of Britain in India, born in Shropshire; at 19 went out a clerk in the East India Company's service, but quitted his employment

Clyde, Lord
see campbell, colin .

Cockburn, Henry, Lord
An eminent Scotch judge, born in Edinburgh; called to the bar in 1800; one of the first contributors to the Edinburgh Review ; was Solicitor-General

Colchester, Charles Abbot, Lord
english statesman; sometime chief secretary of ireland, and speaker of the house of commons; raised to the peerage in response to an address of the house of commons (1757-1829).

Coleridge, John Duke, Lord
an english lawyer, cousin of hartley coleridge; after serving in inferior appointments, appointed lord chief-justice of england in 1880; when at the bar he was prominent in connection with tichborne case.

Collingwood, Cuthbert, Lord
a celebrated english admiral, entered the navy at 13; his career was intimately connected all along with that of nelson; succeeded in command when nelson fell at trafalgar, and when he died himself, which happened at sea, his body was brought home and buried beside nelson's in st. paul's cathedral (1740-1810).

Cornwallis, Lord
An English general and statesman; saw service in the Seven Years' and the American Wars; besieged in the latter at York Town, was obliged to capitulate;

Curzon, George Nathaniel, Lord
english statesman, son of a clergyman, educated at eton and oxford; became fellow of all souls; became under-secretary for india in 1891; travelled in the east, and wrote on eastern topics, on which he became an authority; was appointed viceroy of india in 1899; b . 1859.

Dalgarno, Lord
a heartless profligate in the "fortunes of nigel."

Darnley, Henry Stuart, Lord
eldest son of the earl of lennox and grand-nephew of henry viii.; husband of queen mary; was murdered on feb. 5,1567, in kirk-o'-field, which stood on the site of the present university of edinburgh.

Denman, Lord
lord chief-justice of england from 1832 to 1850, born in london; was along with brougham counsel for queen caroline (1779-1854).

Dundreary, Lord
a character of the play "our american cousin"; the personification of a good-natured, brainless swell; represented uniquely on the stage by mr. sothern.

Eldon, John Scott, Lord
A celebrated English lawyer, born at Newcastle, of humble parentage; educated at Oxford for the Church, but got into difficulties through a runaway marriage;

Erskine, Thomas, Lord
A famous lawyer, youngest son of the Earl of Buchan, born in Edinburgh; spent his early years in the navy, and afterwards joined the army; resigned in

Fairfax, Thomas, Lord
A distinguished Parliamentary general, nephew of the preceding, born at Denton, Yorkshire; served in Holland, but in 1642 joined the Parliamentarians,

Gambier, James, Lord
British admiral, born in the Bahamas; at 22 he was created a post-captain; in 1781 distinguished himself in an engagement against the French at Jersey;

Gifford, Adam, Lord
A Scottish judge, born in Edinburgh; had a large practice as a barrister, and realised a considerable fortune, which he bequeathed towards the endowment

Gordon, Lord George
Anti-Papal agitator, born in London, son of the Duke of Gordon; he adopted the navy as a profession, and rose to be lieutenant; entered Parliament, and

Grenville, William Wyndham, Lord
Statesman; entered Parliament in 1782; was not a man of brilliant parts, but his integrity and capacity for work raised him to the highest offices of

Hailes, Lord, Sir David Dalrymple
Scottish judge and antiquary, born at Edinburgh; was called to the Scotch bar in 1748, and raised to the bench in 1768; ten years later he became a justiciary

Halsbury, Hardinge Stanley Gifford, Lord
lord chancellor of england, born in london; was called to the bar in 1850; he was solicitor-general in the last disraeli government; entered parliament in 1877, and in 1885 was raised to the peerage and made lord-chancellor, a position he has held in successive conservative governments; b . 1825.

Hawke, Lord
an english admiral, born in london; entered the navy at an early age in 1747; defeated a french fleet off finisterre and captured six ships of the line in 1759; defeated admiral conflans off belleisle; was made a peer in 1776; d . 1781.

Heathfield, George Augustus Eliott, Lord
A gallant general, the defender of Gibraltar, son of Sir Gilbert Eliott, born at Stobs, in Roxburghshire; saw service first in the war of the Austrian

Herbert, Edward, Lord
Of Cherbury, diplomatist, soldier, and scholar, born at Montgomery Castle, in Wales; served as a soldier under Maurice of Orange; was twice ambassador

Houghton, Richard Monckton Milnes, Lord
Poet and patron of letters, born of good family at Fryston Hall, Pontefract; graduated at Cambridge; entered Parliament as a Conservative, but subsequently

Jeffrey, Francis, Lord
A celebrated critic and lawyer, born in Edinburgh; trained for and called to the bar in 1794; with a fine cultivated literary taste devoted himself principally

Kames, Henry Home, Lord
Scottish judge and philosopher, born in Berwickshire; became an advocate in 1723 and judge in 1752; wrote books on law, "Essays on Morality and Natural

Keith, Lord
english admiral, born near stirling; served in various parts of the world, and distinguished himself in the american and french wars.