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*Two dukes, both military officers, were nicknamed the "'''Iron Duke'''" during their lifetimes: |
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== People == |
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* [[William Mark Duke]] (1879–1971), Archbishop of Vancouver |
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* [[Irvin Khoza]] (born 1948), South African football administrator |
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**[[Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva]] |
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* [[John F. Thompson (politician)]] (1920–1965), U.S. politician |
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* [[Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba]] (1507–1582), Spanish noble, general, and diplomat involved in the Eighty Years' War |
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* [[Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias]] (1803–1880), Brazilian army officer and politician |
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* [[Beltrán Alfonso Osorio, 18th duke of Alburquerque]] (1918–1994), Spanish noble and amateur jockey |
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* [[Robert William Wilcox]] (1855–1903), Hawaiian revolutionary soldier and politician |
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* [[George Deukmejian]] (1928–2018), Governor of California |
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== Ships == |
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*[[HMS Iron Duke|HMS ''Iron Duke'']] named after Wellington, is the name of three ships in the Royal Navy, one of which is still in active service (a frigate) |
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* {{HMS|Iron Duke}}, any of several British Royal Navy ships |
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* [[GM Iron Duke engine]], the nickname given to a 151 cid (cubic inch displacement) 4-cylinder internal combustion engine used in many 1980s-era General Motors automobiles, pickup trucks, and the United States Postal Service's LLV Mail trucks |
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* [[HMS Iron Duke (1870)|HMS ''Iron Duke'' (1870)]], a battleship sold for scrap in 1906 |
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* [[HMS Iron Duke (1912)|HMS ''Iron Duke'' (1912)]], the fleet flagship at the Battle of Jutland |
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* ''Iron Duke'' was one of the [[GWR 3031 Class]] locomotives that were built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915. |
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* [[HMS Iron Duke (F234)|HMS ''Iron Duke'' (F234)]], a Type 23 frigate launched in 1991 |
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* The [[Duquesne Dukes]] Football Team has been referred to as the "Iron Dukes" beginning in the 1930s and 40's when the team ranked consistently in the AP Rankings. |
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* [[Duke Blue Devils football]], the branch of the Duke University's athletic department, in charge of alumni relations and donations. It was named after the nickname of the 1938 Duke football team, one of only three NCAA football teams to go the entire season unbeaten, untied, and not scored upon |
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* Iron Duke is the name of a supervillain character in the ''[[Silver Age Sentinels]]'' roleplaying game, based in part on [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]] |
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* Archbishop of Vancouver, [[William Mark Duke]], was also known as "Iron Duke" for being a strict disciplinarian and financial manager of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver during the Great Depression of the Dirty Thirties and World War II years |
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* [[John F. Thompson]], former Massachusetts state Speaker of the House, nicknamed the Iron Duke |
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* An Iron Duke is the nickname for a type of cast iron outdoor public urinal, commonly found in England from 1880-1960. |
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== Trains == |
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The Iron Dukes are also the name of an storied armor battalion of the US Army, now 2/37 Armor; formerly 2/67 Armor. |
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* [[GWR Iron Duke Class]], a class of locomotive built by the Great Western Railway in England |
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* ''Iron Duke'', a [[GWR 3031 Class]] locomotive built in 1892 |
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* [[BR Standard Class 7]] ''Iron Duke'' number 70014 built in 1951 |
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* [[British Rail Class 87]] ''Iron Duke'' number 87017 built in 1974 |
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== Other uses == |
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* [[Iron Duke engine]], a 2.5 L I4 piston engine made by General Motors |
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* [[Iron Duke (pub)]], public house in Great Yarmouth, England |
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* [[Iron Baron]] |
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* [[The Iron Duke (novel)|''The Iron Duke'' (novel)]], by L. Ron Hubbard |
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* The Iron Dukes, the name the [[37th Armored Regiment#2nd Battalion|2nd Battalion 37th Armored Regiment]] |
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* [[1938 Duke Blue Devils football team]], nicknamed the "Iron Dukes" |
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==See also== |
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* [[Iron Baron (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Iron Lady (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Iron Lord (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Iron Man (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Iron Woman (disambiguation)]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:57, 23 September 2024
Iron Duke may refer to:
People
[edit]- William Mark Duke (1879–1971), Archbishop of Vancouver
- Irvin Khoza (born 1948), South African football administrator
- John F. Thompson (politician) (1920–1965), U.S. politician
- Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba (1507–1582), Spanish noble, general, and diplomat involved in the Eighty Years' War
- Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (1803–1880), Brazilian army officer and politician
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769–1852), British soldier and statesman
- Beltrán Alfonso Osorio, 18th duke of Alburquerque (1918–1994), Spanish noble and amateur jockey
- Robert William Wilcox (1855–1903), Hawaiian revolutionary soldier and politician
- George Deukmejian (1928–2018), Governor of California
Ships
[edit]- HMS Iron Duke, any of several British Royal Navy ships
- HMS Iron Duke (1870), a battleship sold for scrap in 1906
- HMS Iron Duke (1912), the fleet flagship at the Battle of Jutland
- HMS Iron Duke (F234), a Type 23 frigate launched in 1991
Trains
[edit]- GWR Iron Duke Class, a class of locomotive built by the Great Western Railway in England
- Iron Duke, a GWR 3031 Class locomotive built in 1892
- BR Standard Class 7 Iron Duke number 70014 built in 1951
- British Rail Class 87 Iron Duke number 87017 built in 1974
Other uses
[edit]- Iron Duke engine, a 2.5 L I4 piston engine made by General Motors
- Iron Duke (pub), public house in Great Yarmouth, England
- The Iron Duke (film), 1934 film starring George Arliss
- The Iron Duke (novel), by L. Ron Hubbard
- The Iron Dukes, the name the 2nd Battalion 37th Armored Regiment
- 1938 Duke Blue Devils football team, nicknamed the "Iron Dukes"
- Iron Duke, a large iron ore mine in South Australia
See also
[edit]- Iron Baron (disambiguation)
- Iron Lady (disambiguation)
- Iron Lord (disambiguation)
- Iron Man (disambiguation)
- Iron Woman (disambiguation)
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