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Survey of London
… possessed a pleasant voice, and practised elocution under Alexander Pope, and was called "the silver-tongued Murray." …
The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk
… him it passed to the Waburnes and Sampsons, and again to Alexander Kingston. Nicholas Hasburgh next occurs as lord: …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… which the original grant was confirmed by a bull of Pope Alexander III., in 1178, and by some of his successors. A … were the property of the Maxwell family in the reign of Alexander III., and are still in the possession of their … at this place, in which he was interred. David's son, Alexander, who was the first earl of Balcarres, was a firm …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… enlarged his possessions by marriage, his descendant, Alexander, was created Earl of Glencairn by James II. … to Forteviot, in the county of Perth, where he died. Alexander II., King of Scotland, having assembled a fleet in … of 1715; but the property was subsequently restored to Alexander, grandfather of the existing proprietor, Capt. John …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… old fortress of Beaufort, or Downie, which, in the time of Alexander I., was besieged by the royal troops. Cromwell, … it, were, after the Reformation, granted by the crown to Alexander Cunningham, son of the Earl of Glencairn, who was … free; at the east end is a large monument to the memory of Alexander Campbell, Bishop of Brechin, who is styled "Laird …
Survey of London
… of prosperity in 1891 under the management of (Sir) George Alexander, whose reign lasted until his death in 1918. His … pounds. 57 The distinguished tradition established by Alexander was continued in the 1920's and 30's by Gilbert …
Survey of London
… Nos. 34, from Midsummer 1882, was granted in July 1884 to Alexander Blackford, clothier, 13 who had previously occupied …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Cambridge
… probably an early 19th-century renewal; (7) of George Alexander Seymour, 1838, [Scholar], white marble tablet; on …
Survey of London
… moved to Maiden Lane in St Pancras. Building under Alexander Cumming and John Weston, 1779c. 1802 Development of … in 1779 in three plots to the watchmaker and inventor Alexander Cumming, under whom it was mostly laid out with … RB Mary Cosh, 'Clockmaker Extraordinary: The Career of Alexander Cumming', in Country Life, 12 June 1969, pp.152835: …