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George Dobson Percival Willoughby (23 November 1828 – 12 May 1857) was a British soldier who served as a lieutenant in the Bengal Artillery of the East India Company. He is remembered for having blown up the powder magazine at Delhi during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 to prevent it from falling into the hands of the rebels.
George Willoughby may refer to: George Willoughby (activist) (1914–2010), American Quaker activist. Sir George Willoughby (MP) (c. 1635–1695), English MP for Marlborough, 1685–1695. George Willoughby, 7th Baron Willoughby of Parham (1638–1674), English peer. George Willoughby, 17th Baron Willoughby of Parham (1748/9–1779), English peer.
Colleen Seidelhuber was born around 1934. [1][2] Both of her parents volunteered regularly. Her father volunteered at the YMCA and her mother at the local Parent Teacher Association. [1] Willoughby attended Whitman College, studying political science and speech. [1][3] She graduated in 1955. [2]
The novel recounts the story of self-absorbed Sir Willoughby Patterne and his attempts at marriage; jilted by his first bride-to-be, he vacillates between the sentimental Laetitia Dale and the strong-willed Clara Middleton. More importantly, the novel follows Clara's attempts to escape from her engagement to Sir Willoughby, who desires women to ...
Lane Cove, New South Wales, Australia. Occupation (s) actor; theatre manager. Spouse (s) (1) Alice Mary Jackson. (2) Rosina Kenna. Parent. Henry James Dowse & Rosa (née Stevens) George Willoughby Dowse (c. 1869 – 23 December 1951), professionally known as "George Willoughby", was an English comic actor and theatre manager who had a ...
Sir George Barne (died 1558) (also called Barons or Barnes) was an English businessman in the City of London who was active in developing new trading links with Russia, West Africa and North America, far outside what had been traditional English trading patterns. [1] Created a knight in 1553, he served as Sheriff of London and Lord Mayor of London.
Website. travelingwilburys.com. Traveling Wilburys were a British-American supergroup active from 1988 to 1991 consisting of Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty. They were a roots rock band and described as "perhaps the biggest supergroup of all time". [ 2 ]
Sharpe's Justice is a British television drama, the 13th of a series that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier during the Napoleonic Wars. Unlike most of the other instalments of the series, this episode was not based on a novel by Bernard Cornwell. A key scene in the story is based on the Peterloo Massacre of 1819 ...