Villard

[ vi-lahr, -lahrd ]

/ vɪˈlɑr, -ˈlɑrd /

Henry Ferdinand Heinrich Gustav Hilgard, 1835–1900, U.S. railroad executive and publisher, born in Bavaria.

Oswald Garrison, 1872–1949, U.S. journalist and author.

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But of course no such “prophetic sight” or “spiritual glance,” as Villard also imagined it, carried that far from the scaffold.
When Robert E. Lee Met John Brown and Saved the Union|Michael Korda|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jeanne was spending Margot's birthday at the Villard apartment.
Little Jeanne of France|Madeline Brandeis
The directors voted Mr. Villard $10,000 per annum for his services.
The Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56, No. 2, January 12, 1884|Various
My name is Villard, a very close friend of Mr. Parkins, and I have business matters requiring his presence at my office.
Dreamy Hollow|Sumner Charles Britton

Villard is a sick man, and he hadn't opened your letter when I called upon him two weeks ago.
Dreamy Hollow|Sumner Charles Britton
The assumptions upon which Mr. Villard relies for the relevancy of his question are gratuitous.
John Brown, Soldier of Fortune|Hill Peebles Wilson