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• Cartland, Barbara    b. July 9, 1901  d. May 21, 2000
  Author. Aviation pioneer. British political and society figure. Dame Barbara Cartland was born into a middle class family, and showed writing talent from an early age; her first job as a gossip columnist for The Daily Express was followed by her first novel, "Jigsaw", in 1923. By the time her career ended, she had published 657 books, making her, according to the 1983 edition of "The Guinness Book of World Records", the largest selling author on earth. While she wrote biographies and books on...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
  Hatfield Estate, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
   
• Cecil, Robert Gascoyne    b. February 3, 1830  d. August 22, 1903
  British Prime Minister, 3rd Marquis of Salisbury. Served as Prime Minister fo Geat Britian in 1885, from 1886 to 1892 and from 1895 to 1902.
  St Etheldreda Churchyard, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
  Plot: In churchyard; memorial in church
   
• Cecil, Robert    b. 1563  d. May 24, 1612
  English Statesman, First Earl of Salisbury. Statesman under Queen Elizabeth I and King James I. Created Viscount Cranborne in 1604 and 1st Earl of Salisbury in 1605. The family remained closely involved in British politics until very recently, when the present Viscount Cranborne lost his position as Conservative Leader in the House of Lords over the issue of Parliamentary reform. Ancestor of Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquis of Salibury and Prime Minister. (Bio by: David Conway)
  St Etheldreda Churchyard, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
  Plot: in Salisbury Chapel
   
• Collings-Wells, LTC. John Stanhope [memorial]    b. July 19, 1880  d. March 27, 1918
  World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Manchester, England, he served as a Lieutenant Colonel in command of the 4th Bedfordshire Regiment, British Army. On March 27, 1918, during a withdrawal of his battalion at Albert France, Lieutenant Colonel Collings-Wells called for volunteers to remain behind and hold up the enemy while the main body of the battalion retreated. With his small body of volunteers he held off the advancing enemy for over one and a half hours. Later when his battalion...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  St Etheldreda Churchyard, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
   
• Lamb, Lady Caroline    b. November 13, 1785  d. January 11, 1828
  Literary Figure. Lord Byron's lover and Melbourne's wife.
  St Etheldreda Churchyard, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
  Plot: in churchyard
   
• Lamb, William    b. March 15, 1779  d. November 24, 1848
  British Prime Minister, Served as Prime Minister of Great Britian in 1834, and from 1835 to 1841. Made Third Viscount Melbourne in 1848.
  St Etheldreda Churchyard, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
  Plot: in St. Etheldredas churchyard
   

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