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William Charles (other)
William Charles may refer to: * William Charles (cartoonist) (1776–1820), Scottish-born engraver who immigrated to the United States * William B. Charles (1861–1950), U.S. Representative from New York *William Charles (fur trader) (1831–1903), Scottish-born fur trader who immigrated to Canada * William Charles (wrestler) (born 1993), British professional wrestler *William Charles (judge) Sir Arthur William Hessin Charles (born 25 March 1948) was a judge of the High Court of England and Wales. He retired on 17 February 2018. A former judge of the Family Division of the High Court of England and Wales and the President of the Admin ... (born 1948), judge of the High Court of England and Wales See also * {{DEFAULTSORT:Charles, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Charles (cartoonist)
William Charles (1776–1820) was a Scottish-born engraver who emigrated to the United States and is now known best for his political cartoons, especially "The Hartford Convention or LEAP NO LEAP", perhaps the most widely printed illustration regarding that historic subject. He is also notable for being a pioneer in comics. Life and career He was born in Edinburgh but little is known about his early life and training. Charles had published political caricatures in Edinburgh and London before immigrating to America. He worked extensively in New York and Philadelphia from about 1806 until his death.Lanmon, Lorraine Welling, "American Caricature in the English Tradition: The Personal and Political Satires of William Charles", article in ''Winterthur Portfolio'', Vol. 11, 1976, pp. 1-51, first page as displayed online at Web site for JSTOR, described on the Web page as "an online journal archive made available to researchers through participating libraries"readable page sizeEasi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William B
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] |
William Charles (fur Trader)
William Charles (March 5, 1831 – May 21, 1903) was a British Columbia Coast, Pacific coast pioneer, Hudson's Bay Company Factor (agent), factor, and a prominent figure in the early history of British Columbia. Life Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of John Charles (1805–1882), one of the early factors of the Hudson's Bay Company, and Jane Auld, the daughter of fur trader William Auld. He was educated at Hill Street School and University of Edinburgh. The family moved to 42 Inverleith Row (then a new villa) in the late 1840s. In May 1852 he travelled between Liverpool and New York (state), New York on the SS Great Britain. He came to the Pacific coast of Canada from Edinburgh by way of Panama in 1852, and was for a time employed by Breck & Ogden of Portland, Oregon. In June 1853, he joined the HBC at Fort Vancouver (Vancouver, Wash.) as an apprentice clerk. He was stationed at different times at old Fort Vancouver on the Columbia River, Fort Hall, Utah, and at Fort Bois ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Charles (wrestler)
William Peter Charles Ospreay (born 7 May 1993) is an English professional wrestler who is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is the current IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion in his first reign and leader of the United Empire stable. He also wrestles for NJPW's United Kingdom based partner promotion Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro), where he is a former and longest reigning Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion. Currently considered to be one of the greatest professional wrestlers in the world, Ospreay began his career in United Kingdom in 2012, on the UK independent circuit. In 2016, after being recommended by AJ Styles, he began to work with Japanese promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling as part of the junior heavyweight division, becoming a three-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and the winner of the 2016 and 2019 Best of the Super Juniors. In 2019, Ospreay also won the NEVER Openweight Championship. That same year, Ospreay participated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
