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1. hawkins, sir john
an English navigator and admiral, born at Plymouth; was rear-admiral of the fleet sent against the Armada and contributed to its defeat; has the unenviable distinction of having been the first Englishman to traffic in slaves, which he carried off from Africa and imported into the West Indies (1530-1595).

2. hawkins, sir john
retired attorney, born in London; wrote a "History of Music," and edited Walton's "Complete Angler" with notes (1719-1789).

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hawke, lord hawker, robert stephen hawkesworth, john hawkins, sir john hawkwood, sir john hawthorne, nathaniel hay-fever

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