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Charles, Charlie, Charley, or Chuck Wilson may refer to: Entertainment * Charles Heath Wilson (1809–1882), Anglo-Scottish painter, art teacher and author * Charles C. Wilson (1894–1948), American film actor * Charles Banks Wilson (1918–2013), American artist * Charles Wilson (composer) (1931–2019), Canadian composer and choral conductor * Chuck Wilson (jazz musician) (born 1948), American jazz musician * Charlie Wilson (singer) (born 1953), American R&B singer known as the frontman of the Gap Band * Ricky Wilson (singer) (Charles Richard Wilson, born 1978), lead singer of Kaiser Chiefs and judge on ''The Voice'' Government and politics Australia * Charles Wilson (Australian politician) (1842–1926), member of the New South Wales Parliament Canada * Charles Wilson (Quebec politician) (1808–1877), member of the Legislative Council of Quebec, Canadian senator * Charles Wilson (British Columbia politician) (1841–1924), first leader of the B.C. Conservative Party New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Heath Wilson
Charles Heath Wilson (1809–1882) was an Anglo-Scottish art teacher and author. Life The eldest son of Andrew Wilson, the landscape-painter, he was born in London in September 1809. He studied art under his father, and in 1826 accompanied him to Italy. After seven years, Wilson returned to Edinburgh, where he practised as an architect, and was for some time teacher of ornament and design in the school of art. In 1835 he was elected Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy, resigning in 1858. In 1840 he visited the continent to make a report to government on fresco painting. When William Dyce, director and secretary of the recently established schools of art at Somerset House, resigned in 1843, Wilson, who had been director of the Edinburgh school, was appointed his successor. His position there was not much more comfortable than Dyce's had been, and in 1848 he also resigned. In 1849 Wilson became headmaster of the new Glasgow School of Design. In 1864 the Board of Trade maste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Edward Wilson (businessman)
Charles Edward Wilson (November 18, 1886 – January 3, 1972) was a CEO of General Electric. Early life Wilson left school at the age of 12 to work as a stock boy at the Sprague Electrical Works, which was acquired by the General Electric Company. He took night classes to graduate from high school, and he worked his way up to the position of president of the corporation in 1939. Public service During World War II, Wilson served on the War Production Board as its executive vice-chairman in September 1942, supervising the huge U.S. war production effort. He resigned in August 1944 after a bitter dispute over jurisdiction with the Department of War and the Department of the Navy. Wilson stated at the time that the US must keep its economy mobilized for war to avoid another Great Depression. General Electric career After returning to General Electric in 1945, Wilson began an anti-union campaign. He also served President Harry S. Truman as the chairman of the blue-ribbon Presid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, (14 February 1869 – 15 November 1959) was a Scottish physicist and meteorologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his invention of the cloud chamber. Education and early life Wilson was born in the parish of Glencorse, Midlothian to Annie Clark Harper and John Wilson, a sheep farmer. After his father died in 1873, he moved with his family to Manchester. With financial support from his step-brother he studied biology at Owens College, now the University of Manchester, with the intent of becoming a doctor. In 1887, he graduated from the College with a Bachelor of Science, BSc. He won a scholarship to attend Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he became interested in physics and chemistry. In 1892 he received 1st class honours in both parts of the Natural Sciences (Cambridge), Natural Science Tripos. Career He became particularly interested in meteorology, and in 1893 he began to study clouds and their properties. Beginning in 1894, he wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Byron Wilson
Charles Byron Wilson (August 31, 1929 – February 24, 2018) was an American neurosurgeon. Education When Wilson's college football career was cut short due to an ankle injury, he studied medicine, finishing first in his class in 1954. He served a rotating internship and a year in pathology at Charity Hospital, where he was drawn to the studies of neuropathology, neurology and neuroanatomy, and decided to become a neurosurgeon. Career Wilson joined the faculty of Louisiana State University Medical School, where he was assistant professor of neurosurgery from 1961 to 1963. Moving to Lexington, he founded the Division of Neurosurgery at the University of Kentucky. There he became interested in malignant gliomas and created specialized laboratory and research programs. He was named professor and chairman of the Division of Neurosurgery at the University of California, San Francisco in 1968. According to Dr. Susan Chang, director of UCSF's neuro-oncology division, “ilsonwas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Branch Wilson
Charles Branch Wilson (October 20, 1861 – August 18, 1941) was an American scientist, a marine biologist. He is known for his extensive work on copepods, minute crustaceans. Early life and education Charles Branch Wilson was born in Exeter, Maine on October 20, 1861. He received his bachelor's and master's degree from Colby College of Waterville, Maine. He completed his doctorate from the Johns Hopkins University in 1910.Smithsonian Institution ArchivesRecord Unit 7235, Wilson, Charles Branch, 1861-1941, Charles Branch Wilson Papers/ref> Career While completing his master's degree, Wilson worked in Colby as a tutor in botany. In 1891, he was appointed a professor of science at the Gorham Normal School of Gorham, Maine (now the University of Southern Maine). In 1896, he became a professor of natural science at the Westfield Teachers College of Westfield, Massachusetts (now the Westfield State University). A year later he became a professor of biology and the head of the Scienc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Wilson (pilot)
Charles Paul Wilson II (born November 22, 1953) is a retired United States Air Force colonel who is notable for his work in political-military affairs, national security policy, defense acquisition, and business development. He commanded four different military units at the squadron and wing organizational levels. Wilson performed operational testing of the prototype S1034 pressure suit and flew the first operational mission of the Lockheed U-2S spy plane. He is a rated US Air Force command pilot with over 3,800 flight hours. After retiring from the Air Force, Wilson worked as a business executive in the aerospace industry. He is a docent at the National Air and Space Museum, author, and a frequent military aviation speaker. Wilson is active in veterans' affairs and has made significant contributions including serving in leadership roles of increasing responsibility. Early life and education Wilson was born November 22, 1953, in Indianapolis, Indiana and was the first of thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles E
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Edward Wilson (rugby Union)
Charles Edward Wilson (2 June 1871 – 17 September 1914) was an England rugby international and British Army officer who was killed during the First World War. Early life Born at Fermoy, County Cork, Wilson was the son of Major General F. E. G. Wilson. He was educated at Dover College and joined the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, in July 1892. He graduated in July 1896 and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment on 22 July 1896. Military career Wilson served with his regiment in the Second Boer War, where he took part in the relief of Ladysmith, including the battles of Spion Kop (January 1900) and the Tugela Heights (February 1900). On 24 August 1901 he was promoted to the rank of captain, and in April 1902 he was appointed a staff officer as an Assistant Provost-Marshal in South Africa. He stayed there until after the end of the war, leaving Cape Town on the SS ''Orient'' in October 1902, and was back as a regular officer with his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Wilson (sailor)
USS ''Wilson'' (DD-408), was a of the United States Navy. Namesake Charles Wilson was born in 1836 in Boston, Massachusetts. He enlisted in the Navy on 15 October 1861, at Chicago, Illinois. Assigned to the gunboat commanded by Commander Henry A. Walke, he served during the operations which captured Forts Henry and Donelson in February 1862. He exhibited "conspicuous courage under fire" on the night of 4 April 1862, during the flotilla's passage down the Mississippi River past Island No. 10 to New Madrid. During the passage, Wilson, knee-deep in water and exposed to Confederate gunfire stood on the bow of the gunboat as he took soundings and called out the depths of the river, enabling ''Carondelet'' to make the passage safely. His soundings were the only significant guide for the gunboat as it threaded its way through the tortuous channel. Walke's running the gauntlet turned out to be a crucial factor in the Union's capture of Island No. 10 and its later operations to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles G
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Wilson (Ohio Politician)
Charles A. Wilson Jr. (January 18, 1943 – April 14, 2013) was an American businessman and politician who served as a U.S. Representative for . A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the Ohio State Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives. Early life, education, and business career Wilson was born on January 18, 1943, in either Martins Ferry, Ohio or Dillonvale, Ohio. He was a graduate of Ohio University and the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science class of 1967. He was a small business owner and was president of Wilson Funeral Homes and Wilson Furniture Store. Ohio legislature Wilson ran for Ohio's 99th House District in 1996. He defeated William L. Thomas in the Democratic primary 54%–46%. He won the general election and re-election in 1998 (50%), 2000 (68%), and 2002 (62%). In 2004, he ran for the Ohio Senate when incumbent Democrat Greg DiDonato of the 30th District decided to retire after redistricting. In the Democratic primary, he def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Wilson (Texas Politician)
Charles Nesbitt Wilson (June 1, 1933 – February 10, 2010) was a United States naval officer and former 12-term Democratic United States Representative from Texas's 2nd congressional district. Wilson is best known for leading Congress into supporting Operation Cyclone, the largest-ever Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) covert operation, which during the Carter and Reagan administrations supplied military equipment to the Afghan Mujahideen during the Soviet–Afghan War. His behind-the-scenes campaign was the subject of the non-fiction book '' Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History'' by George Crile III and the subsequent film '' Charlie Wilson's War'', where he was portrayed by Tom Hanks. Early life and naval career Wilson was born in the small town of Trinity, Texas, to Charles Edwin Wilson, an accountant for a local timber company, and Wilmuth (née Nesbitt), a local florist, on June 1, 1933. Wilson had one younger sis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
