Danby


Danby

(ˈdænbɪ) n1. (Biography) 1st Earl of, title of Thomas Osborne. 1631–1712, English politician; Lord Treasurer (1673–78): regarded as the founder of the Tory party. Also called (from 1694): 1st Duke of Leeds 2. (Biography) Francis. 1793–1861, Irish painter of romantic landscapes and historical subjects