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Billy Matthews (NASCAR)
William, Bill, or Billy Matthews may refer to: Politics *William Matthews (politician) (1755–1808), American politician in Maryland *Donald Ray Matthews (1907–1997), known as Billy, American congressman * Bill Matthews (born 1947), Canadian politician Sports *Bill Matthews (footballer) (1876–1923), Australian footballer for St Kilda *William Clarence Matthews (1877–1928), American baseball infielder and lawyer *William Matthews (baseball) (1878–1946), American baseball pitcher *Billy Matthews (footballer, born 1882) (1882–1916), English footballer * Billy Matthews (footballer, born 1883) (1883–1921), Welsh footballer *William Howard Matthews (1885–1963), English footballer *Billy Matthews (footballer, born 1897) (1897–1987), Welsh footballer Other people *William Matthews (priest) (1770–1854), American Catholic priest and President of Georgetown College * William D. Matthews (1827–1906), African American abolitionist, Civil War Union officer and Freemason *Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Matthews (politician)
William Matthews (April 26, 1755 – c. 1808) was an American politician. He was born in Cecil County, Maryland Cecil County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland at the northeastern corner of the state, bordering both Pennsylvania and Delaware. As of the 2020 census, the population was 103,725. The county seat is Elkton. The county was n ..., and was a judge of the Cecil County Court in 1778, 1780, and 1782–1786. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1786 to 1789. He was later elected from the sixth district of Maryland as a Federalist to the Fifth Congress, serving from March 4, 1797, to March 3, 1799. In this position he was both preceded and succeeded by the Democratic-Republican Gabriel Christie. He is interred in his family's graveyard in Cecil County. References 1755 births 1808 deaths Members of the Maryland House of Delegates Maryland state court judges People from Cecil County, Maryland Federalist Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William D
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billie Matthews
Billie Matthews (March 15, 1930 – December 7, 2001) was an American football coach who was the offensive coordinator of the Indianapolis Colts from 1985 to 1986. He was also the San Francisco 49ers running backs coach from 1979 to 1982, the Philadelphia Eagles running backs coach from 1983 to 1984, the Kansas City Chiefs running backs coach from 1987 to 1988, and the Detroit Lions defensive backs and running backs coach from 1989 to 1994. Early life Matthews was born on March 15, 1930, in Houston Texas. Coaching career Kashmere High School His first coaching position came as the head coach at Kashmere High School. He was the head coach for 12 seasons, from 1959 to 1970. UCLA Bruins Matthews got a job as the defensive backs coach for the UCLA Bruins in 1971. He became the running backs coach the next year and was the coach until 1978. San Francisco 49ers Matthews got his first NFL coaching job as the Running Backs coach for the San Francisco 49ers. He was coach when the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Matthews (bookbinder)
William Matthews was a prominent American bookbinder called "the most famous bookbinder America has produced".A scan from a book describing him thus is widely available online but is of uncertain original provenancelinkis to Knopf's use of the image. Matthews was born in Scotland in 1822.Guide to the Thelma E. Smith collection on the William Matthews family ARC.091 " Brooklyn Historical Society. Accessed December 4, 2019. In 1833 he was enrolled in the London Orphan Asylum, after leaving which, he apprenticed with [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Matthews (musician)
William Irvin Matthews (born November 5, 1983) is an American Christian musician. He started his music career in 2011, with the release of '' Hope's Anthem'', by Bethel Music alongside Kingsway Music. Early life Matthews was born William Irvin Matthews on November 5, 1983, in the city of Detroit to a father who was a preacher and a mother who was a choir director. At 12 years old, he moved with his family to Raleigh, North Carolina, where he started honing his acumen as a songwriter. His baptism occurred when he was 18 years old. He moved to Kansas City, Missouri for the first part of 2007, where he attended worship services at International House of Prayer. Subsequently, he relocated later that year to Redding, California at the request of Kim Walker-Smith, where he met Brian and Jenn Johnson. Matthews ended up loving the church for its worship program, and remained a member of Bethel Church for several years. In 2014, Matthews left Bethel Church after six years, citing cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys (; 23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an English diarist and naval administrator. He served as administrator of the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament and is most famous for the diary he kept for a decade. Pepys had no maritime experience, but he rose to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and King James II through patronage, diligence, and his talent for administration. His influence and reforms at the Admiralty were important in the early professionalisation of the Royal Navy. The detailed private diary that Pepys kept from 1660 until 1669 was first published in the 19th century and is one of the most important primary sources for the English Restoration period. It provides a combination of personal revelation and eyewitness accounts of great events, such as the Great Plague of London, the Second Dutch War, and the Great Fire of London. Early life Pepys was born in Salisbury Court, Fleet Street, London, on 23 Februar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Matthews (poet)
William Procter Matthews III (November 11, 1942 – November 12, 1997) was an American poet and essayist. Life Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Matthews attended Berkshire School and later earned a bachelor's degree from Yale University as well as a master's from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In addition to serving as a Writer-in-Residence at Boston's Emerson College, Matthews held various academic positions at institutions including Cornell University, the University of Washington at Seattle, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and the University of Iowa. He served as president of Associated Writing Programs and of the Poetry Society of America. At the time of his death he was a professor of English and director of the creative writing program at City College of New York. A reading series has been named for him at City College of New York. His sons are Sebastian Matthews and Bill Matthews. Awards During his 27 years as an author, Matthews received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William E
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Matthews (engineer)
Sir William Matthews (8 March 1844 – 8 January 1922)''Times Obituary'', 10 January 1922 was a British civil engineer. He was educated at Glenalmond College and King's College London. Matthews was born in Penzance to John and Alice Matthews. John Matthews was, at that time, the borough surveyor for Penzance. William spent a few years working for his father as an assistant surveyor before gaining work as chief assistant to John Coode. He was eventually made a partner in Coode's firm which became Coode, Son and Matthews. His most notable works with the firm were harbours and docks, many of which were undertaken for the Admiralty, and include works on Dover Harbour, Singapore Docks and the Grand Harbour in Valletta, Malta. He also undertook inspections of Cape Colony, Ceylon, Cyprus, Hong Kong and Malta harbours for the British Admiralty. On 9 July 1906 he was appointed to a Royal Commission to investigate tidal and coastal flooding in the United Kingdom, and in 1912 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Matthews (priest)
William Matthews (December 16, 1770 – April 30, 1854), occasionally spelled Mathews, was an American who became the fifth Roman Catholic priest ordained in the United States and the first such person born in British America. Born in the colonial Province of Maryland, he was briefly a novice in the Society of Jesus. After being ordained, he became influential in establishing Catholic parochial and educational institutions in Washington, D.C. He was the second pastor of St. Patrick's Church, serving for most of his life. He served as the sixth president of Georgetown College, later known as Georgetown University. Matthews acted as president of the Washington Catholic Seminary, which became Gonzaga College High School, and oversaw the continuity of the school during suppression by the church and financial insecurity. Matthews was vicar apostolic and apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Philadelphia during a period of ecclesiastical turmoil. He was a co-founder and preside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Ray Matthews
Donald Ray "Billy" Matthews (October 3, 1907 – October 26, 1997) was a U.S. Representative from Florida from 1953 to 1967. Life and career Born in Micanopy, Florida, Matthews attended the public schools of Hawthorne, Florida. He graduated from the University of Florida at Gainesville in 1929 and taught school in Leesburg, Florida, and in Orlando, Florida from 1929 to 1935. He also served as a high school principal in Newberry, Florida in 1935 and 1936. He served as a member of the State house of representatives in 1935 was a member of the administrative staff of the University of Florida from 1936 to 1952. He served in the United States Army 1942–1946 and was discharged as a captain of Infantry. He served as assistant State 4-H agent in the summers of 1928–1938. Congress Matthews was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-third and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1967), during which time he was a signatory to the 1956 Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Matthews (footballer, Born 1897)
Robert William Matthews (16 April 1897 – 18 December 1987) was a Welsh footballer who played as a centre-half for Liverpool Football Club in the early 1920s and earned three caps for Wales. During World War I, he took part in the Battle of the Somme, in France. Williams also played in The Football League for Bristol City, Wrexham, Barrow, Bradford Park Avenue, Stockport County and Chester. His non-league clubs included Northwich Victoria, Oswestry Town, Witton Albion, Sandbach Ramblers, Colwyn Bay and Rossendale United Later career Following his retirement from football, Matthews turned to coaching and had a spell as manager of Llangollen. He later became a scout for Blackpool and discovered Glyn James Edward Glyn James (born 17 December 1941) is a Welsh former professional footballer. He played as a defender. He spent his entire professional career with Blackpool. James also represented Wales on nine occasions. Early life James became a .... Matthews was also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
