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656:Lord Paisley
617:George Payne
539:
533:
526:
479:
460:
455:William Carr
393:
364:
349:
337:
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283:
280:Lewis Namier
274:
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193:
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118:
79:
71:coat of arms
40:
19:
18:
1497:1777 deaths
1492:1707 births
1381:Thomas Arne
1141:John Anstis
1081:James Jurin
1076:John Browne
1046:John Machin
1031:Charles Cox
826:(1792–1813)
820:(1782–1790)
814:(1777–1782)
808:(1772–1777)
806:Baron Petre
802:(1767–1772)
796:(1764–1767)
790:(1762–1764)
784:(1757–1762)
778:(1754–1757)
772:(1752–1753)
766:(1747–1752)
764:Baron Byron
760:(1744–1747)
754:(1742–1744)
748:(1741–1742)
742:(1740–1741)
736:(1739–1740)
730:(1738–1739)
724:(1737–1738)
718:(1736–1737)
712:(1735–1736)
706:(1734–1735)
700:(1733–1734)
694:(1732–1733)
688:(1731–1732)
682:(1730–1731)
676:(1728–1730)
670:(1727–1728)
664:(1726–1727)
658:(1724–1725)
646:(1723–1724)
634:(1721–1723)
625:(1719–1720)
619:(1718–1719)
613:(1717–1718)
1486:Categories
1386:John Soane
1181:Baron King
1061:John Senex
976:John Byrom
752:Baron Ward
536:1749–1777
493:1774–1777
396:edited by
170:References
1171:John Ward
940:Gormogons
488:1747–1774
483:1734–1747
164:Trevelyan
129:Yorkshire
121:Calverley
930:Whiggism
842:articles
540:Extinct
204:06-23564
101:Alderman
75:Blackett
964:Members
840:Related
603:Masters
528:Baronet
262:(1964)
230:, p. 39
218:(2004)
206:. p. 13
192:(1906)
103:of the
91:in the
80:He was
24:baronet
871:(1723)
832:(1813)
652:(1724)
640:(1723)
478:With:
371:
325:
226:
202:
125:Esholt
601:Grand
133:Cambo
109:Mayor
63:Cambo
61:, at
43:Otley
475:1777
471:1734
464:for
369:ISBN
323:ISBN
224:ISBN
200:LCCN
123:and
107:and
95:for
86:Tory
65:and
392:in
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73:of
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282:,
178:^
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