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Bill Forman
William Forman may refer to: * William St. John Forman (1847–1908), U.S. Representative from Illinois * William Forman (mayor), Lord Mayor of London * Bill Forman (baseball) (1886–1958), baseball player for the Washington Senators * Bill Forman (radio) (1915–1966), radio announcer and actor * Billy Forman, ''Neighbours'' character See also *William Foreman, colonial American officer *Charles William Forman, educator {{hndis, Forman, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William St
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 Forman (mayor) , educator
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William Forman may refer to: * William St. John Forman (1847–1908), U.S. Representative from Illinois * William Forman (mayor), Lord Mayor of London * Bill Forman (baseball) (1886–1958), baseball player for the Washington Senators * Bill Forman (radio) (1915–1966), radio announcer and actor * Billy Forman, ''Neighbours'' character See also *William Foreman, colonial American officer *Charles William Forman Charles William Forman (1821–1894) was an American Presbyterian minister, missionary and the founder of Forman Christian College, a private university in then Lahore, colonial India (now in Pakistan). Early life Charles William Forman was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Mayor Of London
The Lord Mayor of London is the mayor of the City of London and the leader of the City of London Corporation. Within the City, the Lord Mayor is accorded precedence over all individuals except the sovereign and retains various traditional powers, rights, and privileges, including the title and style ''The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London''. One of the world's oldest continuously elected civic offices, it is entirely separate from the directly elected mayor of London, a political office controlling a budget which covers the much larger area of Greater London. The Corporation of London changed its name to the City of London Corporation in 2006, and accordingly the title Lord Mayor of the City of London was introduced, so as to avoid confusion with the mayor of London. However, the legal and commonly used title remains ''Lord Mayor of London''. The Lord Mayor is elected at ''Common Hall'' each year on Michaelmas, and takes office on the Friday before the second Saturday i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Forman (baseball)
William Orange Forman (October 10, 1886 – October 2, 1958) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), .... He played for the Washington Senators."Bill Forman Statistics and History" ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2011-02-15. References External links 1886 births 1958 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Forman (radio)
Bill Forman (1915 – 1966) was an American radio announcer and actor. He was best known for his work as the title character on The Whistler (radio series), ''The Whistler''. Early life Forman was born Raymond L. Forman on May 26, 1915 in Mount Vernon, New York. His father was a Methodism, Methodist minister. He attended Wesleyan University, where he majored in English and theatre. John Golden discovered him and cast him in a play in New York. Forman later reported having been in six flop plays that year. Career Forman worked for WHBC (AM), WHBC in Canton, Ohio and then for WGAR (AM), WGAR in Cleveland, Ohio before he moved to Los Angeles to work at KMPC, where he succeeded Lou Huston, in 1942. During his career, Forman was known as the "dean" and for his many accents on ''Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge''. Forman appeared on ''The Whistler'' starting in 1941. He once stated he never missed a broadcast. According to a 1990 newspaper article, he did not provide the whis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Forman
The following is a list of characters who first appeared in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' during 2010, they are listed in order of their first appearance. They were all introduced by the show's executive producer, Susan Bower. The 26th season of ''Neighbours'' began airing on 11 January 2010. Comedian Peter Moon joined the cast as theatre producer Terry Kearney in February. That same month saw Chris Pappas, the show's first regular, gay male character, make his debut. Established character, Donna Freedman's father, Nick Nixon joined in April and two new regular characters, Michael and Natasha Williams, began appearing from May. Former '' V'' actress, Jane Badler joined the show in June, playing businesswoman Diana Marshall. June also saw the first appearance of builder, Jim Dolan. Model and television presenter, Scott McGregor joined the cast as Detective Mark Brennan towards the end of August. Gabriella Darlington and P. J. Lane made their acting debuts as Pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Foreman
Captain William Foreman (1726 – September 27, 1777) was a colonial American officer from Hampshire County, Virginia, who was killed during an Indian ambush at the McMechen Narrows on the Ohio River south of Wheeling, Virginia in 1777. Fort Forman Before traveling to Wheeling to reinforce Fort Henry from Indian attacks, Foreman helped to establish Fort Forman in his home county near the South Branch Potomac River. The Grave Creek Massacre As recounted by Willis De Haas in ''History of Early Settlement and Indian Wars of West Virginia,''De Haas, Wills. ''History of the early settlement and Indian wars of Western Virginia; embracing an account of the various expeditions in the West, previous to 1795''. Philadelphia: King & Baird. 1851. mysterious smoke was reported south of Wheeling in the McMechen area. Wheeling residents were concerned that Indians had attacked and burned the stockade and houses of Mr. Tomlinson. Colonel David Shepherd dispatched Captain Foreman and 45 men t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
