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111Chancellor's Gold Medal — The Chancellor s Gold Medal is a prestigious annual award at Cambridge University for poetry, paralleling Oxford University s Newdigate prize. It was first presented by Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh during his time as …
112Chancellor, Richard — ▪ British seaman died Nov. 10, 1556, Pitsligo Bay, Aberdeen, Scot. British seaman whose visit to Moscow in 1553–54 laid the foundations for English trade with Russia. In 1553 Chancellor was appointed pilot general of Sir Hugh… …
113Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh — The Chancellor is the titular head of the University of Edinburgh. Their duties include conferring degrees, promoting the University s image throughout the world, and furthering its interests, both within Scotland and beyond. The position was… …
114Chancellor of the University of Paris — The Chancellor of the University of Paris was originally the chancellor of the chapter of Notre Dame de Paris. The University of Paris ceased to exist in 1970, though the related position, Chancellor of the Universities of Paris is currently held …
115Chancellor of Florence — The Chancellor of Florence held the most important position in the bureaucracy of the Florentine Republic. Though the chancellor was not officially a member of the Republic s elected political government like the gonfaloniere or the nine members… …
116Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland — The Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland was a member of the government of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland under the Kingdom of Ireland. He headed the Exchequer of Ireland and sat as an MP in the Irish House of Commons. The office should not be… …
117Chancellor Miller — Aaron Chancellor Miller (born May 11, 1993 in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Jupiter Jones in the Three Investigators. External links Chancellor Miller at the Internet Movie Database Persondata Name… …
118Chancellor of England — Originally a clerk and chaplain, the chancellor gradually evolved into one of the most powerful offices in England, keeper of the king s secretariat. The chancellor, well schooled, was to keep the king s seal and authenticate important state… …
119Chancellor of the Exchequer — noun the British cabinet minister responsible for finance • Syn: ↑Chancellor • Hypernyms: ↑cabinet minister • Member Holonyms: ↑British Cabinet * * * noun, pl Chancellors of the Exchequer [count] : an official in the British government who is in… …
120Chancellor of the exchequer — Exchequer Ex*cheq uer, n. [OE. escheker, OF. eichekier, fr. LL. scaccarium. See {Checker}, {Chess}, {Check}.] 1. One of the superior courts of law; so called from a checkered cloth, which covers, or formerly covered, the table. [Eng.] [1913… …
