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McWilliams is a surname. Notable people with the surname include Reese guarino Mcwilliams *Alfred McWilliams (1844–1928), Canadian politician from Prince Edward Island *Bill McWilliams (1910–1997), American baseball player *Brendan McWilliams (1944–2007), Irish meteorologist and science writer *Carey McWilliams (journalist) (1905–1980), American author, editor, and lawyer * Carey McWilliams (marksman) (b. 1973), American author, marksman, and skydiver *Caroline McWilliams (1945–2010), American television actress; former wife of Michael Keaton * Christopher 'Crip' McWilliams (1963–2008), Irish nationalist; convicted of the murder of the LVF leader Billy Wright *Cynthia Kaye McWilliams (contemporary), American actress *David McWilliams (American football) (contemporary), American college football coach *David McWilliams (economics pundit) (b. 1966), Irish economist, commentator, and author *David McWilliams (musician) (1945–2002), Northern Irish singer, songwriter, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred McWilliams
Alfred McWilliams (October 6, 1840 – 1928) was a farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 2nd Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1891 to 1915 as a Liberal member. He was born in West Cape, Prince Edward Island, of Scottish descent. McWilliams was a miller, a justice of the peace and served as postmaster for West Cape for 30 years. He was first elected to the provincial assembly in an 1891 by-election held after John Yeo was elected to the House of Commons. McWilliams owned a gristmill, a carding mill and a sawmill A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logs are cut into lumber. Modern sawmills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes (dimensi .... He married Clara Jane Winslow in 1905. McWilliams died in West Cape. References ''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897'' JA Gemmill 1840 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis McWilliams
Sir Francis McWilliams (8 February 1926 – 31 August 2022) was a British engineer. He served as Lord Mayor of London from 1992 to 1993. During his period as Lord Mayor, the 1993 Bishopsgate bombing took place and his subsequent discussions with John Major led to the establishment of the Ring of Steel around the City of London. Life and career Francis McWilliams was born on 8 February 1926, in a tenement house in Portobello, Edinburgh, and educated there at Holy Cross Academy. While at Holy Cross, he and a fellow student, the artist Eduardo Paolozzi were thrown out of class for misbehaviour. McWilliams was quoted as saying to the writer Michael Glackin ''"The odds that the teacher was throwing a future world-renowned artist out of her class were probably long, but the odds on her throwing two future knights longer still."'' He received a scholarship to attend Edinburgh University to study civil engineering when he was 16 years old. After graduating in 1945, he worked in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Fairbairn McWilliams
Roland Fairbairn McWilliams (October 10, 1874 – December 10, 1957) was a Canadian politician and office-holder. He served as the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1940 to 1953. McWilliams was born in Peterborough, Ontario. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 1896, and started his Bachelor of Laws degree at Osgoode Hall the following year. He subsequently worked as a barrister and solicitor. He campaigned for the Ontario Liberal Party in the 1905 provincial election, but was defeated. In 1906, McWilliams was elected Mayor of Peterborough. He moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1910, and continued to practice law for several years. McWilliams was also a leading organizer within YMCA, serving as its North American Vice President in 1923 and 1924, and as its Canadian leader from 1922 to 1929. He also served as the leader of Winnipeg's Town Planning Institute from 1925 to 1929. He visited Russia in 1926, and later wrote a book on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhys McWilliams
Rhys McWilliams (born 29 November 1985, Birmingham, England) is an English professional ice hockey player, currently playing with the Coventry Blaze organisation at ENIHL level. In the year 2000 he began his professional career, making his debut for the Solihull Barons as a young forward having also featured for their U-19 team, the Solihull Knights. Whilst playing for the Knights, McWilliams managed the astounding total of 55 points in just 17 games. He went on to become much more of a regular for the Barons in the following season and showed enough promise to play for the England U-18 team. McWilliams remained in Solihull through the name and league changes, icing 32 times for the Solihull MK Kings. During the 2002/03 season, McWilliams also played for another local team, the Birmingham Rockets for just six games, but totalled seven points in this brief spell. McWilliams also made two more appearances for the England U-18 squad. The 2003/04 season proved to be a season of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter McWilliams
Peter Alexander McWilliams (August 5, 1949 – June 14, 2000) was an American self-help author who advocated for the legalization of marijuana.Rosenzweig, David (June 17, 2000"Peter McWilliams; Backed Medical Use of Marijuana"''Los Angeles Times''. Early life McWilliams was born to a Roman Catholic family in Detroit, one of two sons of Henry G. and Mary (née Toarmina; later Fadden) McWilliams. His father worked as a supervisor at a drugstore and his mother was a part-time salesperson. He attended Allen Park High School and Eastern Michigan University and later enrolled at Maharishi International University. At the age of 17 he wrote a collection of poems called ''Come Love with Me and Be My Life,'' which he self-published under the name Versemonger Press. Adult life McWilliams wrote ''The TM Book'' in 1975 with Denise Denniston, which was at the top of the ''New York Times'' bestseller list for three weeks. In 1976, he wrote ''TM: An Alphabetical Guide to the Transcendental M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica McWilliams
Monica Mary McWilliams (born 28 April 1954) is a Northern Irish academic, peace activist, human rights defender and former politician in Northern Ireland. In 1996, she co-founded the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition (NIWC) political party and was elected as a delegate at the Multi-Party Peace Negotiations, which led to the Good Friday Peace Agreement in 1998. She served as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Belfast South from 1998 to 2003, and chaired the Implementation Committee on Human Rights on behalf of the British and Irish governments. She was appointed as Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission from 2005–2011, and was the Oversight Commissioner for prison reform in Northern Ireland (2011–2015). She currently sits on the Independent Reporting Commission for the disbandment of paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland. She is Emeritus Professor in the Transitional Justice Institute at Ulster University and conti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry McWilliams
Larry Dean McWilliams (born February 10, 1954) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves (twice), Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, and Kansas City Royals, from -. During his playing days, he stood tall, weighing . Early life After attending Paris Junior College in Paris, Texas, the Atlanta Braves selected the tall, lanky left-hander in the 1st round (6th overall pick) of the January phase of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft. Professional baseball McWilliams was drafted sixth overall by the Atlanta Braves in the 1974 January draft and made his major league debut on July 17, 1978. On August 1, 1978, in what was just the fourth start of McWilliams’ first MLB campaign, he was the winning pitcher (raising his record to 4–0), when the Braves stopped Pete Rose's 44-game hitting streak at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. McWilliams made what was probably the key defensive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Child
Julia Carolyn Child (née McWilliams; August 15, 1912 – August 13, 2004) was an American cooking teacher, author, and television personality. She is recognized for bringing French cuisine to the American public with her debut cookbook, ''Mastering the Art of French Cooking'', and her subsequent television programs, the most notable of which was ''The French Chef'', which premiered in 1963. Early life On August 15, 1912, Julia Child was born as Julia Carolyn McWilliams in Pasadena, California. Child's father was John McWilliams Jr. (1880–1962), a Princeton University graduate and prominent land manager. Child's mother was Julia Carolyn ("Caro") Weston (1877–1937), a paper-company heiress and daughter of Byron Curtis Weston, a lieutenant governor of Massachusetts. Child was the eldest of three, followed by a brother, John McWilliams III, and sister, Dorothy Cousins. Child attended Polytechnic School from 4th grade to 9th grade in Pasadena, California. In high school, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny McWilliams
Johnny E. McWilliams (born December 14, 1972) is a former American football tight end. Early years McWilliams prepped at Pomona High School. College career McWilliams played college football at the University of Southern California. Professional career McWilliams was selected with the 64th pick of the third round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals where he played until 1999. In 2000, he played for the Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. Founded in 1960 as an expansion .... References 1972 births Living people Players of American football from Pomona, California American football tight ends USC Trojans football players Arizona Cardinals players Minnesota Vikings players {{tightend-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe McWilliams
Joseph Elsberry McWilliams (1904 – 1996) was an American right-wing political figure of the 1940s, and the principal defendant in the federal Smith Act sedition trial of 1944. Biography McWilliams was born in 1904 to a poor pioneer family in Hitchcock, Oklahoma. In his earlier days McWilliams was well known for using an American-flag-draped covered Conestoga wagon for publicizing his rallies and speeches, as well as for drawing attention to his cause. Most of his early rallies were impromptu street presentations that at times ended violently, as one did on July 4, 1940 in New York City. A crowd which had supported McWilliams turned ugly when McWilliams began to disparage Jews, Communists and businessmen for the world's problems, and McWilliams was arrested. McWilliams used the arrest to further his cause through newspaper reports of his speech and the violence that resulted. In 1939, he led a group called Christian Mobilizers that splintered from the Christian Front founded by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy McWilliams
Jeremy McWilliams (born 4 April 1964 in Belfast) is a former motorcycle road racer from Northern Ireland. McWilliams became ineligible for mainstream racing after the 2014 season due to his age exceeding the 50-year-old cutoff point, but has continued to ride occasionally in fringe events not controlled by the FIM.Jeremy McWilliams to race in Moto2 – aged 50!! "''Moto2 age limit regulations state: 'For the Moto2 riders, the limit for the maximum age finishes at the end of the year in which the rider reaches the age of 50.". '''', 21 August/24 November 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2022 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
