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Edward Jones (NC politician) Edward Walter (Ed) Jones is a North Carolina Democratic politician who represents the state's 4th Senate district (including Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Perquimans counties) in the North Carolina Senate. Jones is a retired state trooper and former chief of police and mayor of Enfield, North Carolina.
Edward Joseph Byrne Edward Joseph Byrne (10 June, 1872 – Feb 9, 1940) served as the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin from 1921 until his death in 1940. He served as auxiliary Bishop of Dublin with the titular see of Pegae from August 19, 1920 until his appointment as Archbishop of Dublin.
Edward Joseph Kelly Edward Joseph Kelly (born: May 1, 1876; died: October 20, 1950; buried in Calvary Cemetery). Served as chief engineer of the Chicago sanitary district in the 1920s, and later as mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1933-1947) for the Democratic Party.
Edward Judson Edward Judson (1844-1914) was an American Baptist clergyman, born at Maulmain, British Burma, a son of the missionary Adoniram Judson. He graduated in 1863 at Brown University, in 1868 was appointed professor of Latin and modern languages in Madison (now Colgate) University, in 1874-75 traveled abroad, and after being ordained to the Baptist ministry in the latter year was pastor of a church at Orange, N.
Edward Julius Berwind Edward Julius Berwind (1848-1936)- founder of the Berwind-White coal mining company, and owner of The Elms (mansion) in Newport, Rhode Island. A legacy company continues to operate today as the Berwind Company-births|Berwind]
Edward Kavanagh Edward Kavanagh (April 27, 1795 - January 22, 1844) was a United States Representative and Governor of Maine. Born in Newcastle, Maine, he attended Montreal Seminary (in Quebec, Canada) and Georgetown College, (Georgetown, D.
Edward Kelley Edward Kelley or Kelly, also known as Edward Talbot (August 1, 1555–1597) was a convicted criminal and self-declared spirit medium who worked with John Dee in his magical investigations. Besides the 'ability' to summon spirits or angels on a crystal ball, which John Dee so valued, Kelley also claimed to possess the secret of transmuting base metals into gold.
Edward Kelsey Edward Kelsey (born 1930 in Petersfield, Hampshire) is a British actor of stage and screen as well as a voiceover artist. He is perhaps best recognized as the voice of Joe Grundy on the long-running BBC radio soap opera The Archers.
Edward Kenna Edward Kenna VC (b. 6 July 1919) is an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Edward Kienholz Edward Kienholz (October 23, 1927 - June 10, 1994) was an American installation artist whose work was highly critical of several aspects of modern life. He often collaborated with his wife, Nancy Reddin Kienholz from 1972 until his death.
Edward Kinder Bradbury Edward Kinder Bradbury (16 August 1881-1 September 1914) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Edward King (British poet) Edward King (1612 - 1637), the subject of Milton's Lycidas, was born in Ireland in 1612, the son of Sir John King, a member of a Yorkshire family which had migrated to Ireland. Edward King was admitted a pensioner of Christ's College, Cambridge, on the June 9, 1626, and four years later was elected a fellow.
Edward Kitsis Edward Lawrence Kitsis (also sometimes credited as Eddy Kitsis) is an American screenwriter and television producer, best known for his work on the popular American television series, Lost. Many of his episodes have been co-written with Adam Horowitz.
Edward Kreitman Edward Kreitman is an American violin teacher and widely respected Suzuki teacher trainer. He is head of the Western Springs School of Talent Education in Illinois and is the author of Teaching from the Balance Point: A guide for Suzuki Teachers, Parents, and Students.
Edward L. Cochrane Vice Admiral Edward Lull Cochrane (March 18, 1892 - November 14, 1959) was a United States Navy officer and noted naval architect who served as Chief of the Bureau of Ships during World War II. In this capacity, he was directly responsible for the Navy's massive shipbuilding and maintenance program from November 1942 until November 1946.
Edward L. Leahy Edward Laurence Leahy (February 9, 1886 - July 22, 1953) was a United States Senator and federal judge from Rhode Island. Born in Bristol, Rhode Island, he attended the public schools, was a student at Brown University in 1904 and 1905, graduated from the law school of Georgetown University in 1908, was admitted to the Rhode Island bar in 1908 and commenced the practice of law in Bristol.
Edward L. Martin Edward Livingston Martin (March 29, 1837 - January 22, 1897) was a United States Representative from Delaware. Born in Seaford, he attended private schools, Newark Academy, Bolmar's Academy (West Chester, Pennsylvania) and Delaware College (Newark).
Edward L. Thomas Edward Lloyd Thomas (March 23, 1825 – March 1894) was a Confederate Army brigadier general in the American Civil War. During much of the war, General Thomas commanded the Third Georgia Brigade (Thomas's Brigade), which consisted of 14th, 35th, 45th, and 49th Georgia regiments.
Edward L. Wright Edward L. (Ned) Wright is an American astrophysicist and cosmologist, well known for his achievements in the Nobel prized (2006) COBE-project and as a strong Big Bang proponent in web tutorials on cosmology and theory of relativity.
Edward Lane Edward Lane was a representative from Illinois; born in Cleveland, Ohio, March 27, 1842; moved to Illinois in May 1858 with his parents, who settled in Hillsboro, Montgomery County; attended the common schools and was graduated from Hillsboro Academy; taught school for several years; studied law; was admitted to the bar in February 1865 and commenced practice in Hillsboro, Ill.; city attorney of Hillsboro three years; elected judge of the Montgomery County Court in November 1869 and served until 1873; elected as a Democrat to the Fiftieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1895); chairman, Committee on Militia (Fifty-second Congress); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 to the Fifty-fourth Congress; resumed the practice of law in Hillsboro, Ill.
Edward Larrikin Edward Larrikin, born Liam Larrikin this has been clarified by him on the band's official forum. His name is not Edward Leeson, Leeson is Larrikin Love guitarist Micko's middle name, is the lead singer of the band Larrikin Love.
Edward Latymer Edward Latymer was the older son of William Latymer, a clerical man who became the influential Dean of Peterborough. When the Catholic Mary I of England came to the throne, his father's position became untenable, and he retired to Ipswich close to the family estates at Freston.
Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough (November 16, 1750 – December 13, 1818), English judge, was born at Great Salkeld, in Cumberland, of which place his father, Edmund Law (1703-1787), afterwards Bishop of Carlisle, was at the time rector.
Edward Lawrie Tatum Edward Lawrie Tatum (December 14, 1909 – November 5, 1975) was an American geneticist. He shared half of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1958 with George Wells Beadle for showing that genes control individual steps in metabolism.
Edward Lay Edward Lay is actually Gary Day, he changed his name due to confusion and many a mix up with Darren Day in the years 1994-97 because both dated Andrea Boardman. He is the so called "drummer" for indie rock band
Edward Lazarus Edward Lazarus (born September 9, 1959) is a lawyer and writer who lives in the Los Angeles area. He is best known as the author of Closed Chambers, the controversial look at the inner workings of the Supreme Court.
Edward Leavy Judge Edward Leavy (born 1929 in Butteville, Oregon) is a judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review. Prior to these positions, Leavy was a judge for the U.
Edward Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield Edward Henry Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield (1663–1716) was married to Lady Charlotte FitzRoy, the daughter of King Charles II and his mistress Barbara Palmer, when Lady Charlotte was nine and Lee was ten. When Charles Stewart, 6th Duke of Lennox died in 1673, Lee was created Earl of Lichfield.
Edward Legge Hon. Edward Legge (1710 – September 19, 1747) was a British Royal Navy captain who achieved a distinction when he was returned as Member of Parliament for Portsmouth on December 15, 1747 – an honour which meant little to him as he had died 87 days before.
Edward Leigh, 5th Baron Leigh Edward Leigh, 5th Baron Leigh (1742 – 1786) was descended from Thomas Leigh, Lord Mayor of London in 1558, and inherited the Leigh family seat at Stoneleigh Abbey, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire following the death of father Thomas Leigh, 4th Baron Leigh in 1749.
Edward Lewis Brown Edward Lewis Brown, a resident of the American state of New Hampshire, gained national news media attention in January 2007 for refusing to pay his taxes and refusing to surrender to federal government agents. He has barricaded himself in his home with armed supporters through most of his tax evasion trial, stating he will defend himself against capture if necessary.
Edward Littleton, 1st Baron Lyttleton of Mounslow Edward, Baron Littleton, also Lyttelton (1589-1645), son of Sir Edward Littleton (died 1622) Chief Justice of North Wales, was born at Munslow in Shropshire. He was educated at Oxford and became a lawyer, succeeding his father as Chief Justice of North Wales.
Edward Livingston Edward Livingston (May 26,1764–May 23, 1836) was a prominent American jurist and statesman. He was an influential figure in the drafting of the Louisiana Civil Code of 1825, a civil code based largely on the Napoleonic Code.
Edward Lone Fight Edward Lone Fight (born 1940) served as Chairman of the Three Affiliated Tribes in the 1980's. In 1988 Lone Fight met with President Ronald Reagan, a meeting which was the catalyst for the tribes receiving compensation from the flooding of reservation due to the construction of the Garrison Dam under the Pick-Sloan Legislation.
Edward Lovett Pearce Sir Edward Lovett Pearce (1699 - 1733) was an Irish architect, and the chief exponent of palladianism in Ireland. A cousin of Sir John Vanbrugh, under whom he is thought to have studied, his principal works include the Irish Houses of Parliament in Dublin.
Edward M. Davis Edward Michael Davis (November 15, 1916 – April 22, 2006) was the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department from (1969-1978), and later a California State Senator from (1981-1993) and an unsuccessful Republican candidate for the United States Senate in 1986. Davis' name was familiar to a generation of Americans since it appeared on its own card for "technical advice" in the closing credits of the popular television programs Dragnet (1967-70) and Adam-12 (1968-75).
Edward M. House Edward Mandell House (July 26, 1858 – March 28, 1938) was an American diplomat, politician and presidential advisor from the time of World War I until well into the 1930s. Commonly known by the honorific title of Colonel House, he had a relationship of enormous personal influence with President Woodrow Wilson as his foreign policy advisor.
Edward Macartney-Filgate Colonel 'EJPF (Edward Patrick John Fitzgerald) Macartney-Filgate' (17 March 1865 – 10 June 1927) was the son of Townley Macartney-Filgate, Registrar General (Bombay Residency) of Lowtherstone, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin and Tryphena Seymour Fitzgerald.
Edward MacDowell Edward Alexander MacDowell (New York, December 18, 1860 - January 23, 1908) was an American composer and pianist, best known for his second piano concerto and his piano suites "Woodland Sketches", "Sea Pieces", and "New England Idyls".
Edward MacLysaght Edward MacLysaght (Irish: Éamonn Mac Giolla Iasachta) (November 6, 1887 – March 4, 1986) was one of the foremost genealogists of twentieth century Ireland. His numerous books on Irish surnames built upon the work of Patrick Woulfe's Irish Names and Surnames (1923) and made him well known to all those researching their family past.
Edward Macnaghten, Baron Macnaghten Sir Edward Macnaghten, Baron Macnaghten, GCB, GCMG (February 3, 1830 – February 17, 1913) was a British lawyer and politician. He was born the second son of Sir Edmund Charles Workman-Macnaghten, 2nd Baronet, and educated at the Queen's University of Belfast, and Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating BA in 1852.
Edward Maitland Edward Maitland (October 27, 1824-October 2, 1897), English humanitarian writer, was born at Ipswich and was educated at Caius College, Cambridge. The son of Charles David Maitland, perpetual curate of St James's Chapel, Brighton, he was intended for the Church, but his religious views did not permit him to take holy orders.
Edward Maitland (aviator) Air Commodore Edward Maitland Maitland CMG DSO AFC DFM (US) BA FRGS RAF (died 24 August 1921) was an early military aviator who served in the Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers, the Royal Flying Corps, the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Air Force.
Edward Maniura Edward Maniura (born February 24, 1960 in Lubsza) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 11279 votes in 28 Częstochowa district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list.
Edward Mann Butler Edward Mann Butler (July 13, 1784 – November 1, 1855) was one of Kentucky's most prominent early educators. He is best remembered as being the first president of what would become the University of Louisville and heading the first public school in Kentucky.
Edward Mannock Major Edward Corringham "Mick" Mannock, VC, DSO and 2 bars, MC and bar (24 May, 1887–26 July, 1918) was a British First World War flying ace and posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross. Mannock was a ruthless pilot who is regarded as one of the finest patrol leaders and mentors of novice pilots of the war, though he is not as well known as others like Manfred von Richthofen or Albert Ball.
Edward Maria Wingfield Captain Edward Maria Wingfield, sometimes hyphenated as Edward-Maria Wingfield, (born 1550 in Stonely, Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire); died in 1631) was a soldier and English colonist in America. He was the grandson of Richard Wingfield and son of Thomas Maria Wingfield.
Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth KT PC (8 July 1849 – 15 September 1909) was a British Liberal Party statesman who served in various capacities in the Liberal governments of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Edward Marsh Sir Edward Howard Marsh (November 18, 1872-January 13, 1953) was a British polymath, the sponsor of the Georgian school of poets and a friend to many individuals, including Rupert Brooke and Siegfried Sassoon. A classical scholar and translator, he edited five anthologies of Georgian Poetry between 1912 and 1922, and he became Brooke's literary executor, editing the latter's Collected Poems in 1918.
Edward Marshall-Hall Sir Edward Marshall-Hall (Brighton, September 16, 1858 - February 24, 1927) was an English barrister who had a formidable reputation as an orator. He successfully defended many notorious murderers and became known as "The Great Defender".
Edward Martin Edward Martin (September 18, 1879–March 19, 1967) was an American lawyer and Republican party politician from Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. He was Governor of Pennsylvania and represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate.
Edward Matthew Ward Edward Matthew Ward (July 14, 1816 – January 15, 1879) was an English Victorian narrative painter best known for his murals in the Palace of Westminster depicting episodes in British history from the English Civil War to the Glorious Revolution.
Edward Maunde Thompson Edward Maunde Thompson (1840–1929), Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, was a British palaeographer, best remembered today for his study of William Shakespeare's handwriting in the manuscript of the play Sir Thomas More.
Edward McCarthy Edward McCarthy was the sixth chief of police in Los Angeles, California and had one of the shortest commands of any chief, being forced out of office on May 12 1885, after serving only since January 2 of that year, when he succeeded Thomas J. Cuddy.
Edward McGill Edward Robert McGill (born September 21, 1912 in Vancouver, British Columbia, died December 3, 1996) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1981, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Sterling Lyon.
Edward McGuire (economist) Edward McGuire is a character created by an Australian comedian Charles Firth as research for his book "American Hoax". Firth, in the persona of McGuire, created the blog "The Price of Freedom".
Edward McKendree Bounds Edward McKendree Bounds, a Methodist minister and author of books chiefly on prayer, was born in rural Missouri on August 15, 1835. Although apprenticed as an attorney, Bounds felt called to the ministry in his early twenties.
Edward McKenna Edward McKenna (15 February 1827 -8 June 1908) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Edward McPherson Edward McPherson (July 31, 1830 – December 14, 1895) was a prominent Pennsylvania newspaperman, attorney, and United States Congressman. A significant part of the Battle of Gettysburg's first day fighting occurred on property owned by McPherson, known thereafter as McPherson's Ridge.
Edward McTiernan Sir Edward Aloysius McTiernan KBE (February 16, 1892 - January 9, 1990) was an Australian jurist, lawyer and politician. He served as an Australian Labor Party member of both the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and federal House of Representatives before being appointed to the High Court of Australia in 1930.
Edward Medal The Edward Medal is a British civilian decoration which was instituted by Royal Warrant on 13 July 1907 to recognise acts of bravery of miners and quarrymen in endangering their lives to rescue their fellow workers. The original Royal Warrant was amended by a further Royal Warrant on 1 December 1909 to encompass acts of bravery by all industrial workers in factory accidents and disasters, creating two versions of the Edward Medal: Mines and Industry.
Edward Mekhraliev Currently one of Russia's most prolific and versatile composers, Edward Mekhraliev has long been recognized among the most innovative musical talents in game industry. His ability to create any kind of music, from pop & rock to full-blown symphonic scores, from avant-garde electronics to ethnic tunes has earned him a reputation of first-class composer for both media entertainment industry and performance stages.
Edward Middleton Barry Edward Middleton Barry (1830 – 27 January 1880) was an English architect of the 19th century. The third son, and assistant, of Sir Charles Barry, Edward completed his father’s work on the Palace of Westminster and Halifax Town Hall after his death in 1860, but was also responsible for numerous other buildings of his own, particularly in London, often favouring a very classical style.
Edward Michael Gresford Jones Edward Michael Gresford Jones (1901-1982) became Bishop of Willesden in 1942 and was enthroned as 6th Bishop of St Albans on 28 September 1950, where he remained in office until 1970. Renowned for his administrative skills rather than his oratory, he spoke only once in the House of Lords making a passionate plea calling on legislation to ensure better welfare for pit ponies in Britain’s coal mines.
Edward Michael Law Yone Edward Michael Law Yone (born February 5, 1911 at Kamaing, Myitkyina District (now Kachin State), Burma). Educated at Saint Peters' School, Mandalay, at 16 he went to work as a clerk in the Burma-China border frontier service.
Edward Mills Purcell Edward Mills Purcell (August 30, 1912 – March 7, 1997) was an American physicist who shared the 1952 Nobel Prize for Physics for his independent discovery (published 1946) of nuclear magnetic resonance in liquids and in solids. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) has become widely used to study the molecular structure of pure materials and the composition of mixtures.
Edward Mirzoeff Edward Mirzoeff, CVO, CBE, has directed and produced numerous documentaries for the BBC, attracting record-breaking audiences to his portrait of the Queen during her 40th anniversary (for which he was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, in the personal gift of Her Majesty), and to studies of institutions including Scotland Yard, the Royal Green Jackets, Westminster public school, the Royal Opera House, National Trust and Ritz hotel.
Edward Misselden Edward Misselden (1608-54) was a leading member of the writers in the Mercantilist group of economic thought. He argued that international movements of specie and fluctuations in the exchange rate depended upon the international trade flows and not the manipulations of the bankers, which was the popular view at the time.
Edward Mitchell Bannister Edward Mitchell Bannister (ca. 1828 - January 9, 1901) was an African American painter whose tonalism and predominantly pastoral subject matter owed much to his admiration for Millet and the French Barbizon School.
Edward Monkton Edward Monkton is an artist responsible for a range of cartoon-like designs. Originally created as the Interesting thoughts of Edward Monkton greeting cards, the designs are now available in other forms as a range of gifts.
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, KG (27 July 1626 – 28 May 1672) was an English naval officer. He was the only surviving son of Sir Sidney Montagu and Paulina Pepys, and was brought up at Hinchingbrooke House.
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester KG (1602 – May 5, 1671), eldest son of the first earl by his first wife, Catherine Spencer, granddaughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorpe, was born in 1602, and was educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.
Edward Moore Gawne Edward Moore Gawne (1802-1871) served as a Member of the House of Keys from 1829, at the relatively young age of 27, and became Speaker in 1854 following the death of his uncle. Having fought strenuously against the introduction of popular elections, Gawne oversaw what was, for him, the lowest point in the long and illustrious history of the Keys when the self-elected House was finally dissolved in 1867.
Edward Mordrake Edward Mordrake (sometimes written Edward Mordake) is claimed to be a 19th Century heir to one of the peerages in England who had a female face on the back of his head. According to the story, the extra face could neither eat nor speak, but it could laugh and cry.
Edward Mortimer Edward Mortimer ; Born 22 December 1943 in Burford) is the Director of Communications in the Executive Office of the United Nations Secretary-General. He is an author, journalist, and fellow of All Souls College Oxford.
Edward Mortimer Archibald Sir Edward Mortimer Archibald, KCMG (10 May 1810 – 8 February 1884) was a lawyer and office holder active during the transition to responsible government in the colony of Newfoundland. Beginning in 1857, he served as British consul to New York, a position he held for twenty-six years until his retirement on 1 January 1883.
Edward Moseley Edward Moseley (died 11 July 1749), Surveyor General of North Carolina from about 1710 and the first colonial Treasurer of North Carolina starting in 1715, was partly responsible (with William Byrd II) for surveying the boundary between North Carolina and Virginia in 1728. He was also Speaker of the North Carolina House of Burgesses (the lower house of the legislature) and briefly acting Governor of North Carolina while Gov.
Edward Murphy Markham Born July 6, 1877, in Troy, New York, Edward Markham graduated fifth in the United States Military Academy class of 1899 and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers. He served five years with the 2d Battalion of Engineers, including two years in the Philippines and eight months in Cuba, engaging in military mapping and road and bridge construction.
Edward Natapei Edward Nipake Natapei Tuta Fanua`araki (born 1954) is a politician from Vanuatu. He was the foreign minister of Vanuatu briefly during 1991, the acting President of Vanuatu from March 2 1999 to March 24 1999, during a time in which he was the speaker of parliament, and the prime minister of Vanuatu from 2001 until 2004.
Edward Needles Hallowell Edward Needles Hallowell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 3 1836 to Morris Hallowell and Hannah Penrose, and died on July 26 1871 in Medford, Massachusetts. He had two children, Charlott and Emily Hallowell, with his wife, Charlotte Bartlett Wilhelmina Swett.
Edward Nesfield Edward Roy Nesfield (7 March 1900 - 1 July 1987) was an English cricketer who played three first-class matches for Worcestershire just after the First World War. Two of these games were friendlies in 1919 against HK Foster's XI, while the other — Nesfield's only County Championship outing — came the following year.
Edward Neumeier Edward Neumeier (born 1957) is a screenwriter best known for his work on the science fiction movies RoboCop and Starship Troopers. He wrote the latter's sequel, and is currently writing and directing Starship Troopers 3.
Edward Noel Mellish Edward Noel Mellish (VC, MC) (Born 24 December 1880 - Died 8 July 1962) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Edward O'Hara Edward O'Hara (born 1 October 1937, Bootle, near Liverpool) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is the Labour member of Parliament for Knowsley South, having represented the constituency since a by-election in 1990, following the death of Sean Hughes.
Edward O'Hare Lt. Commander Edward Henry "Butch" O'Hare (March 13, 1914 – November 26, 1943) was a naval aviator of the United States Navy who on February 20, 1942 became the US Navy's first flying ace and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II.
Edward O. Thorp Edward Oakley Thorp (born in August 14, 1932, Chicago) is an American math professor, author, and blackjack player. He is best known for his 1962 book Beat the Dealer, which was the first book to prove mathematically that blackjack could be beaten by card counting.
Edward Ochab Edward Ochab (1906–1989) was a Polish Communist politician who was First Secretary of the Communist party between March and October 1956 and served as head of state in the years 1964-1968. Ochab withdrew from politics in 1968 in the aftermath of the anti-Semitic campaign in Poland.
Edward Onslow Ford Edward Onslow Ford (July 27, 1852 – December 23, 1901), English sculptor, was born in London. He received some education as a painter in Antwerp and as a sculptor in Munich under Professor Wagmuller, but was mainly self-taught.
Edward Osóbka-Morawski Edward Osóbka-Morawski (5 October 1909 - 9 January 1997) was a Polish politician who served as Prime Minister of the Communist Lublin Committee government (Polski Komitet Wyzwolenia Narodowego), and then of Poland - Provisional Government of Republic of Poland - Rząd Tymczasowy Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, January-June 1945, and Provisional Government of National Unity - Tymczasowy Rząd Jedności Narodowej, June 1945 to 1947.
Edward Oxford Edward Oxford was tried for high treason for attempting to assassinate the British Queen, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom while she was out riding on Constitution Hill with her husband, Prince Albert. He was acquitted by reason of insanity in July of 1840, and sent to Bethlem Royal Hospital, where he remained until the criminal patients of the institution were transferred to Broadmoor Hospital in 1864.
Edward P. King Edward P. King (1884 - 1958) was a Major General in the United States Army who gained prominence for leading the defense of the Bataan Peninsula in the Battle of Bataan against the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in World War II.
Edward Packard Edward Packard (born 1931 in Huntington, New York) is a graduate of Princeton University and Columbia Law School. In addition to his work as a lawyer, essayist, and poet, he is one of the pioneering authors of the second-person fiction style made famous by the Choose Your Own Adventure series of children's books.
Edward Palanker Edward Palanker is presently clarinetist and bass clarinetist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. He is also on the faculty of The Peabody Conservatory of Music where he performs regularly on the prestigious chamber music series.
Edward Palmer Edward Palmer (September 1 1809 – November 3 1889) was born at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and resided in Prince Edward Island until his death. He is considered one of the Fathers of Canadian Confederation, despite his opposition to Confederation, as he was a delegate to both the Charlottetown and Québec Conferences.
Edward Parenti Edward ("Eddie") Parenti (born June 26, 1971 in Montréal, Quebec) is a former international freestyle and butterfly swimmer, who competed for Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he finished in 26st position in the 200m Butterfly, in 27th place in the 400m Freestyle and in ninth place with the Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Team.
Edward Parry Admiral Sir William Edward Parry KCB (1893 - 1972) was an officer of the HMS/HMNZS Achilles/HMINS Delhi and the second Commander-in-Chief of the (Imperial) Indian Navy. He was the commanding officer of Achilles at the 1939 Battle of the River Plate.
Edward Partridge Edward Partridge (August 27, 1793–May 27, 1840) was an early member of the Latter Day Saint movement, the first person to hold the prominent position of Bishop and Presiding Bishop. Partridge died in 1840 at Nauvoo, Illinois.
Edward Patten Edward "Eddie" Roy Patten (2 August, 1939 - February 25 2005) was an Atlanta, Georgia-born R&B/soul singer, best known as a member of Gladys Knight & the Pips. He was lead singer Gladys Knight's cousin.
Edward Pawley Edward Joel Pawley (born March 16, 1901 in Kansas City, Missouri - died January 27, 1988 in Charlottesville, Virginia) is an American actor. At maturity, he was a slender 5'-10" tall and had thick black hair, blue eyes, and a wonderfully rich baritone voice.
Edward Payson Edward Payson (1783-1827), American Congregational preacher, was born on 25 July 1783 at Rindge, New Hampshire, where his father, Seth Payson (1758-1820), was pastor of the Congregational Church. His uncle, Phillips Payson (1736-1801), pastor of a church in Chelsea, Massachusetts, was a physicist and astronomer.

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