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en.wikipedia.org › Francis_Norreys

Francis Norreys

Francis Norreys (also spelled Norris) may refer to:

Updated: January 20, 2026
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Francis Brooke Norris

Francis Brooke Norris (1801 – 4 January 1879) was a British colonial administrator who was the fourth Surveyor General of Ceylon. He was appointed in 1833, succeeding Gualterus Schneider, and held the office until 1846. He was succeeded by W. H....

Updated: April 4, 2026
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Surveyor General of Sri Lanka

Surveyor General of Sri Lanka is the head of Department of Survey of Sri Lanka. The post was established on 2 August 1800 with the formation of the Surveyor General's Department by a proclamation of Governor Frederick North at Galle. Joseph Jonville...

Updated: September 8, 2026
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Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer and privateer known for making the second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580 (being the first English expedition to accomplish this). He is...

Updated: October 7, 2026
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Lord Henry Seymour (politician)

Lord Henry Seymour (15 December 1746 – 5 February 1830) was a British politician, the second son of Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford. He was known as Hon. Henry Seymour-Conway until 1793, when his father was created a marquess; he...

Updated: January 27, 2026
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Old Philadelphians

Old Philadelphians, also called Proper Philadelphians or Perennial Philadelphians, are the First Families of Philadelphia, that class of Pennsylvanians who claim hereditary and cultural descent mainly from England, also from Ulster, Wales and even...

Updated: June 28, 2026
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Toast of London

Toast of London is a British television sitcom, created by Matt Berry and Arthur Mathews and starring Berry as Steven Toast, an eccentric, middle-aged actor with a chequered past who spends more time dealing with his problems offstage than...

Updated: September 21, 2026
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Chicago Blackhawks

The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the...

Updated: October 8, 2026
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Palgrave's Golden Treasury

The Golden Treasury of English Songs and Lyrics is a popular anthology of English poetry, originally selected for publication by Francis Turner Palgrave in 1861. It was considerably revised, with input from Alfred, Lord Tennyson, about three decades...

Updated: December 18, 2025
en.wikipedia.org › List_of_Old_Marlburians

List of Old Marlburians

The following is a list of notable Old Marlburians, former pupils of Marlborough College, Wiltshire, England or Marlborough College Malaysia, Iskandar Puteri, Malaysia.

Updated: July 14, 2026