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  • 51HALLAM, ARTHUR HENRY —    eldest son of the succeeding, the early friend of Tennyson, who died suddenly at Vienna to the bitter grief of his father and of his friend, whose In Memoriam is a long elegy over his loss (1811 1838) …

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  • 52KEMBLE, JOHN PHILIP —    eldest son of Roger, born at Prescot, Lancashire; began to study for the Roman Catholic priesthood, but adopted the stage, and appeared first at Wolverhampton in 1776; after touring in Yorkshire and Ireland he came to London in 1783, playing… …

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  • 53LORNE, MARQUIS OF —    eldest son of the Duke of Argyll; entered Parliament in 1868; married Princess Louise, fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, in 1871; became Governor General of Canada in 1878, member of Parliament for South Manchester in 1895, and is Governor of …

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  • 54WARWICK, RICHARD NEVILLE, EARL OF —    eldest son of the Earl of Salisbury, THE KING MAKER (q.v. KINGMAKER, THE); fought in the Wars of the Roses, and was in the end defeated by Edward IV. and slain (1428 1471) …

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  • 55Constantine II —    Eldest son of Constantine I the Great (q.v.) and co emperor in the West with his brother Constans I (q.v.) from 337 until 340. A staunch opponent of Arianism (q.v.), he ruled over Gaul, Spain, and Britain (qq.v.). In 340 he invaded Italy… …

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  • 56first born — eldest, first in the order of birth …

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  • 57Caldwell, Sir John —    Eldest son of Sir James Caldwell, the third baronet. Succeeded his father, 1784. Appointed receiver general of Lower Canada, and found to have misappropriated the public funds. Made restoration afterwards of the greater part of the amount.… …

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  • 58Daniel, André —    Eldest son of Antoine Daniel, of Dieppe, and brother of Charles. Died in 1637.    Index: Ch Sent to London (1629) to demand restoration of New France, 212 213 …

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  • 59Hébert, Anne —    Eldest daughter of Louis Hébert, Quebec; married to Stephen Jonquest in the autumn of 1617, Father Le Caron officiating. This was the first marriage in New France.    Index: Ch Her marriage, 113; her death, 117 …

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  • 60Daisy Gamgee —    Eldest daughter of Hamfast Gamgee and Bell Goodchild; a sister of Samwise Gamgee of the Company of the Ring …

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