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"George Gordon, Lord Byron, was born in Holles Street, London." —The Popular Cyclopedia, 1888

Lord George Gordon Byron

"George Gordon, Lord Byron, was born in Holles Street, London." —The Popular Cyclopedia, 1888

An English nobleman, who played a large part in the capture of William Kidd, the pirate. Coote served as colonial governor of New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.

Richard Coote, First Early of Bellomont

An English nobleman, who played a large part in the capture of William Kidd, the pirate. Coote served…

Chancellor of Germany, founder of the German Empire

Count von Bismarck

Chancellor of Germany, founder of the German Empire