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Bill Burton (sport Shooter)
William, Willie, Bill, or Billy Burton may refer to: Academics * William Burton (antiquary, died 1645) (1575–1645), author of ''The Description of Leicestershire'', 1622, English translator of Achilles Tatius * William Burton (antiquary, died 1657) (1609–1657), English schoolmaster and antiquary Arts and entertainment * William Evans Burton (1804–1860), British actor and playwright * William Shakespeare Burton (1824–1916), English genre and historical painter * William Burton Walbert (1886–1959), American singer and composer * William Francis Burton (1907–1995), British marine and landscape artist * Rahn Burton (William Burton, 1934–2013), American jazz pianist * Willie D. Burton, American production sound mixer Politics and law * William Burton (Leicester MP) (fl. 1360s), represented Leicester (UK Parliament constituency) * William Burton (MP for City of London) (died 1438) * William Burton (died 1781) (c. 1695–1781), British Member of Parliament for Rutland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Burton (antiquary, Died 1645)
William Burton (24 August 1575 – 6 April 1645) was an English antiquarian, best known as the author of the ''Description of Leicester Shire'' (1622), the county's first published county history. Life Burton was the son of Ralph Burton, and elder brother of Robert Burton, born at Lindley in Leicestershire on 24 August 1575. At the age of nine he went to school at Nuneaton, and on 29 September 1591 entered Brasenose College, Oxford (B.A. 22 June 1594). He was admitted, on 20 May 1593, to the Inner Temple. He was one of a group of antiquaries there, including Sir John Ferne, Thomas Gainsford, and Peter Manwood. On 20 May 1603 he was called to the bar, but soon afterwards, owing to weak health, he retired to the village of Falde in Staffordshire, where he owned an estate. Among his particular friends were Sir Robert Cotton and William Somner. In his account of Fenny Drayton he speaks of his "old acquaintance" Michael Drayton. When the First English Civil War broke out, Bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
