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Pile (surname)
Pile is an English language surname. Notable people named Pile include * Archibald Pile, Bajan landowner * Sir Francis Pile, 2nd Baronet (c. 1617–1649), English politician * General Sir Frederick Alfred Pile, 2nd Baronet and a British army officer who served in both World Wars * James Pile (c. 1799–1885), Australian pastoralist :* Pile brothers, his sons William, John and Charles, pastoralists and racehorse owners * William Pile (shipbuilder) (1822–1893), pioneer of composite clipper ship construction * William A. Pile (1829–1889), US politician and minister from Missouri See also * Pile (other) * Pyle (surname) * Pyles (surname) {{DEFAULTSORT:Pile (surname) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archibald Pile
Archibald Jones Pile (died 1898) was lawyer and landowner in Barbados. He owned the Greens Estate, Saint George, Barbados, Saint George estate and part owned two others. Through acting as an attorney via his legal practice he controlled thirty estates in total. He was murdered when returning home after paying his labourers on Planter's Day. His wife was waiting for him to return home, when he eventually arrived somewhat late. He informed his wife that he had been shot and related how he had been walking his horse up the hill when he heard someone coming up behind him. He described his murderer as having a black face, although whether this was the natural appearance of an African Caribbean person or that of a White person remained a topic of debate. Despite rewards offered by the government and the Pile family, the identity of the murderer was never discovered. He was List of speakers of the House of Assembly of Barbados, Speaker of the House of Assembly of Barbados 1883-1885, 1887-1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Pile
Sir Francis Pile, 2nd Baronet (c. 1617 – 1649) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1645 and 1649. Pile was the son of Sir Francis Pile, 1st Baronet of Compton-Beauchamp and his wife Elizabeth Popham, daughter of Sir Francis Popham. He inherited the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1635. In 1645, Pile was elected Member of Parliament for Berkshire in the Long Parliament. He sat until his death before February 1649. Pile married firstly Mary Dunch, daughter of Samuel Dunch of Pusey, Berkshire, and secondly on 18th July 1639 Jane daughter of Rt Rev. John Still, Bishop of Bath and Wells The Bishop of Bath and Wells heads the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the overwhelmingly greater part of the (ceremonial) county of Somerset and a small area of Do .... His son died young and with daughters remaining the baronetcy passed to his brother Seymour. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Alfred Pile
General Sir Frederick Alfred Pile, 2nd Baronet, (14 September 1884 – 14 November 1976) was a senior British Army officer who served in both World Wars. In the Second World War he was General Officer Commanding Anti-Aircraft Command, one of the elements that protected Britain from aerial attack. Early life Pile was born in Dublin as the second child of Sir Thomas Devereux Pile, 1st Baronet and his wife, Caroline Maude Nicholson, Sir Thomas served as the Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1900 to 1901. Pile had an older sister and two younger brothers. His youngest brother, Cyril John Pile, served in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War, and was killed in action in 1917. Pile was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1904. He initially served in India. Military career Pile served in the First World War and was involved in the retreat from Mons and was a Staff Captain with 1st Division before becoming a Brigade Major with 40th Division in 1916. In the closi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Pile
James Pile (c. 1799 – 19 March 1885) was a South Australian pastoralist who had extensive holdings on the Darling River in New South Wales, and succeeded by his sons William, John and Charles, collectively known as the Pile brothers. History James Pile (c. 1799 – 19 March 1885) was born in Beverley, Yorkshire and left Scotland for South Australia aboard ''Anna'' with his wife and family and brother George, arriving November 1849 and settled at "Beckwith" near Gawler. He was until 1852 licensee of the Old Spot Hotel on Murray Street, Gawler. He acquired a considerable area of land at Gawler East and Gawler South, as well as properties at Munno Para East and Nuriootpa, which he stocked with horses and cattle droved overland from Sydney. Around 1850 he was involved with the explorer John McKinlay, who became something of a family friend. McKinlay settled for a while on Yambro station on Lake Victoria station, and on his recommendation James Pile around 1860 took up land with w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pile Brothers
James Pile (c. 1799 – 19 March 1885) was a South Australian pastoralist who had extensive holdings on the Darling River in New South Wales, and succeeded by his sons William, John and Charles, collectively known as the Pile brothers. History James Pile (c. 1799 – 19 March 1885) was born in Beverley, Yorkshire and left Scotland for South Australia aboard ''Anna'' with his wife and family and brother George, arriving November 1849 and settled at "Beckwith" near Gawler. He was until 1852 licensee of the Old Spot Hotel on Murray Street, Gawler. He acquired a considerable area of land at Gawler East and Gawler South, as well as properties at Munno Para East and Nuriootpa, which he stocked with horses and cattle droved overland from Sydney. Around 1850 he was involved with the explorer John McKinlay, who became something of a family friend. McKinlay settled for a while on Yambro station on Lake Victoria station, and on his recommendation James Pile around 1860 took up land with w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Pile (shipbuilder)
William Pile (10 October 1823 – 5 June 1873) was a British shipbuilder. 'His genius was displayed in the building of ships, wherein he was not excelled. As Watt was great as a builder of engines; and Stephenson was great as a builder of railways; so William Pile was great as a builder of ships.'The Sunderland Times, June 10, 1873 He was the first to introduce the Clipper class of ship to the river Wear, Sunderland. A testament to his art can be seen today, the Composite Clipper ship ''City of Adelaide''. The ship was classed as "Experimental" by Lloyd's of London in 1864; it would be a few years before Lloyds would formalise the rules for constructing composite ships, the rules for which were used for the design and construction of the composite Clipper ship ''Cutty Sark''. His bust, now on display in the Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens, was paid for by donations from his friends. Childhood William Pile was born on 10 October 1823 at the White House, Low Southwick, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William A
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 shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pile (other)
Pile or Piles may refer to: Architecture * Pile, a type of deep foundation ** Screw piles, used for building deep foundations ** Pile bridge, structure that uses foundations consisting of long poles ** Pile lighthouse, a type of skeletal lighthouse, used primarily in Florida, US, and in Australia *** Screw-pile lighthouse, a lighthouse that stands on piles screwed into sandy or muddy sea or river bottoms Energy * Atomic pile, early term for a nuclear reactor, typically one constructed of graphite * Charcoal pile, a structure from wood and turf for production of charcoal * Voltaic pile, first modern electric battery People People with the name Pile: * Pile (surname) * Pile (singer) (born 1988), Japanese voice actress and singer, born Eriko Hori People with the name Piles: * Roger de Piles (1636–1709), French art theorist * Samuel H. Piles (1858–1940), American politician, attorney, and diplomat * Gerasim Pileš (1913–2003), Soviet Chuvash writer, playwright, sculptor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyle (surname)
Pyle is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew Pyle (philosopher) (born 1955), British philosopher * Andrew Pyle (economist) (born 1963), Canadian economist *Andy Pyle (born 1946), English bassist * Artimus Pyle (born 1948), drummer for the rock & roll group Lynyrd Skynyrd * Barry Pyle (born 1965), American political scientist * Christopher Pyle (born 1939), American professor of politics * David Pyle (1936–2002), English footballer * Denver Pyle (1920–1997), American actor * Don Pyle, Canadian record producer * Elijah Pyle (1918–2009), English professional footballer * Ellen Bernard Thompson Pyle (1876–1936), American illustrator * Ernie Pyle (1900–1945), Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist * Gladys Pyle (1890–1989), South Dakota politician * Howard Pyle (1853–1911), American illustrator and writer * Joey Pyle (1937–2007), British gangland boss * John A. Pyle (born 1951), British atmospheric scientist * John Howard Pyle (1906–1987), 12th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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