julian h. george byng

noun

Julian Hed·worth George

[hed-werth] , ( Viscount Byng of Vimy ) 1862–1935, English general: governor general of Canada 1921–26.

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Byng (bɪŋ)

—n
1.	George, Viscount Torrington. 1663--1733, British admiral: defeated fleet of James Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender, off Scotland (1708); defeated Spanish fleet off Messina (1717)
2.	his son John. 1704--57, English admiral: executed after failing to relieve Minorca
3.	Julian Hedworth George, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy. 1862--1935, British general in World War I; governor general of Canada (1921--26)

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