In 1824, Jackson wrote a letter saying that he was born at an uncle's plantation in Lancaster County, South Carolina.

Backman was formerly manager of the Class A California League Lancaster JetHawks, one of the Diamondbacks ' minor-league affiliates.

The title of Baron Abergavenny, in the Nevill family, dates from Edward Nevill, 3rd Baron Bergavenny ( d. 1476 ), who was the youngest son of Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland by his second wife Joan Beaufort, daughter of John of Gaunt, first Duke of Lancaster.

The eldest of seven children, Housman was born at Valley House in Fockbury, a hamlet on the outskirts of Bromsgrove in Worcestershire, to Sarah Jane ( née Williams, married 17 Jun 1858 in Woodchester, Gloucester ) and Edward Housman ( whose family came from Lancaster ), and was baptized on 24 Apr 1859 at Christ Church, in Catshill.

Burton Stephen " Burt " Lancaster ( November 2, 1913-October 20, 1994 ) was an American film actor noted for his athletic physique, blue eyes and distinctive smile ( which he called " The Grin ").

Lancaster was nominated four times for Academy Awards and won once — for his work in Elmer Gantry in 1960.

Lancaster was born in Manhattan, New York City, at his parents ' home at 209 East 106th Street, between Second and Third Avenues, today the site of Benjamin Franklin Plaza.

Lancaster was the son of Elizabeth ( née Roberts ) and James Henry Lancaster, who was a postman.

Lancaster grew up in East Harlem and spent much of his time on the streets, where he developed great interest and skill in gymnastics while attending the DeWitt Clinton High School, where he was a basketball star.

Lancaster was accepted into New York University with an athletic scholarship but subsequently dropped out.

Lancaster sought demanding roles, and if he liked a part or a director, he was prepared to work for much lower pay than he might have earned elsewhere.

Lancaster was an early and successful actor / producer.

The Midnight Man was in fact starred in, co-written, produced, and directed by Lancaster.

The connection was firmly cemented by the time Lancaster and Douglas reteamed for their final movie, Tough Guys.

Although Douglas was always second billed under Lancaster in these films, their roles were usually more or less the same size with the exceptions of I Walk Alone, in which Douglas played a villain, and in Seven Days in May, where Douglas ' part was larger than Lancaster's but not as dramatic.

Lancaster was a vocal supporter of liberal political causes, and frequently spoke out in support of racial minorities, including at the March on Washington in 1963.

Lancaster was cremated and his ashes were buried under a large oak tree in Westwood Memorial Park located in Westwood Village, Los Angeles County, California.

The 120-page book, first published in the United States and then in Britain, was illustrated by Osbert Lancaster and became an instant best seller.

Attlee was given Mosley's post of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

Catherine was quite short in stature with long red hair, wide blue eyes, a round face, and a fair complexion. She was descended, on her maternal side, from the English royal house ; her great-grandmother Catherine of Lancaster, after whom she was named, and her great-great-grandmother Philippa of Lancaster were both daughters of John of Gaunt and granddaughters of Edward III of England.

Ranulf of Chester revolted once again in the summer of 1144, splitting up Stephen's Honour of Lancaster between himself and Prince Henry.

The Tudors made no substantial changes in their foreign policy from either Lancaster or York, whether the alliance was with Aragon or Cleves, the chief foreign enemies continuing as the Auld Alliance, but the Tudors resurrected old ecclesiastic arguments once pursued by Henry II of England and his son John of England.

By the end of 1328 the situation had descended into near civil war once again, with Lancaster mobilising his army against Isabella and Mortimer.

England, for once, was largely united in this ambition, although some of Edward's greatest magnates and former enemies, headed by his cousin, Thomas of Lancaster, did not attend in person, sending the minimum number of troops they were required to by feudal law.

The Red Run Covered Bridge or Oberhaltzer's Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that once spanned the Muddy Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Ranulf of Chester revolted once again in the summer of 1144, splitting up Stephen's Honour of Lancaster between himself and Prince Henry.

Towns such as Harvard, Stow, Bolton, Hudson, Marlborough, Leominster, Clinton, Berlin and Boylston were all once considered part of Lancaster.

The borough was once considered to be the hub of cigar-making in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

The world's longest covered bridge, at, once spanned the Susquehanna from Wrightsville to neighboring Columbia in Lancaster County.

It once hosted a German Lutheran congregation, and is now again in Church of England use as the church for the Duchy of Lancaster and Royal Victorian Order.

Other landmarks historically associated with Ardmore include the Autocar Manufacturing Company, an important manufacturer of trucks and jeeps during the world wars, once located on Lancaster Pike on the site of the current Ardmore West Shopping Center, which burned down in a famous conflagration in 1956 ; the Ardmore Theater on Lancaster Pike, now the Philadelphia Sports Club ; Harrison's Department Store, on the north side of Lancaster Pike across from the theater ; Mads Record Shop, rock music mecca since the genre's inception, still going strong ; the Merion Art Center ; the Pennywise Thrift Shop of Jefferson Medical College ; Lyons Hardware Store on Rittenhouse Place ; Rittenhouse Electric, also on Rittenhouse Place ; A. Talone Cleaners at Lancaster and Greenfield ; and luxury travel company SWAIN Tours.

On the death of Henry in 1379, the Duke of Lancaster once more put forward his claims, and again found an ally in Portugal.

The small town identity which Lancaster once held is now changing because of the rapid town growth, a rarity in a county and region that has seen rapid population decline.

His father, once decorated as a Lancaster Bomber pilot in World War 2, by then a scientific partner to Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman E. Borlaug, fell ill when Pierre was sixteen, and died three years later.

After exceeding 40 disciplinary points he was once again summoned to Lancaster Gate, but failed to appear.

At IH 30, US 377 and former US 80 join the freeway into downtown Fort Worth ; the old route — along Camp Bowie Boulevard and Lancaster Avenue — was once Business U. S. Highway 80.

Webb once ran federally for the Confederation of Regions Party in Saint John, New Brunswick and 2 times for the New Brunswick Confederation of Regions Party in the provincial riding of Saint John Lancaster.

The Hocking Canal once linked Athens to Lancaster and the Ohio and Erie Canal, but was destroyed by flooding and never rebuilt.

Features of the park include the Ashton Memorial, fountains, a butterfly house, a café, a children's play area, the Lancaster sundial on the site of what was once a bandstand, some sculptures and a small folly known as the Temple.

He remained out of office for the next 23 years but was once again Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1806 and 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents headed by Lord Grenville.

In 1954, they collaborated again on His Majesty O ' Keefe, with Lancaster acting and Hecht producing.

Criss Cross ( 1949 ), with Lancaster again the lead, exemplifies how Siodmak brought the virtues of the B-movie to the A noir.

Further imprisonments came at London in 1654, Launceston in 1656, Lancaster in 1660, Leicester in 1662, Lancaster again and Scarborough in 1664 – 66 and Worcester in 1673 – 75.

In 1603 Lancaster again visited Saint Helena on his return from the first voyage equipped by the British East India Company.

Gardner again appeared with Lancaster, this time paired with Kirk Douglas, in Seven Days in May ( 1962 ), a taut thriller about a military takeover of the US government.

After William's death in 1164, the Honour of Lancaster again came under royal control when Henry II gained possession of the Honour.

The Royalists unsuccessfully tried to recapture Lancaster in April and again in June ; the town and castle remained under Parliament's control until the end of the war.

The following year, Baffin again sailed as pilot of the Discovery, sailing to the west of Greenland and north up through the Davis Strait, where he discovered the large bay to the north which now bears his name, together with the series of straits which radiate from its head and were named by him Lancaster, Smith and Jones Sounds, in honour of the patrons of his voyages.

for Leeds 1852, again became president of the Poor Law Board ( till 1855 ), and entered the cabinet as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1856.

Until 1799, when the state capital was moved to Lancaster, it again rang to summon legislators into session.

The title was again created in favour of Thomas of Lancaster, the second son of King Henry IV, in 1412.

The new leadership, eventually headed by Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester and his son Hugh the younger Despenser, proved no more popular with the Baronage, and in 1321 Lancaster was again at the head of a rebellion.

Through a set of regulations known as the Ordinances, Lancaster and his associates had been trying to put restrictions on royal authority, but by the late 1310s Edward was again in full control of central government.

Once again opposite Lancaster, he won acclaim and an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the sadistic Feto Gomez in Birdman of Alcatraz ( 1962 ).

But he re-entered the cabinet in May 1864 as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster ; and upon the death of Lord Palmerston in 1865, Lord Russell again became prime minister, when Lord Clarendon returned to the foreign office, which was again confided to him for the third time upon the formation of Gladstone's administration in 1868.

Then again in 2011, Penn Masala toured the United Kingdom and did a show at the Lancaster Hotel for The Rajasthani Foundation's Diwali Charity Gala Ball.