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William Cole (athlete)
William or Bill Cole may refer to: Business * William Rossa Cole (1919–2000), American children's writer * William Washington Cole (1847–1915), part owner of the Barnum & Bailey Circus Fine arts and entertainment * William Cole (musician) (1909–1997), English conductor and organist * Bill Cole (musician) (born 1937), jazz musician, jazz and African American scholar * Bill Cole (television journalist and producer) (1922–2006), foreign correspondent for CBS News and public television producer Military and law enforcement * William Cole (police officer) (c. 1840–1900), British policeman * William Carey Cole (1868–1935), U.S. Navy admiral * William E. Cole (1874–1953), U.S. Army general Politics * William Colle (fl. 1397–1414), MP for Leominster in 1397 * William Cole (burgess) (1691-1729), planter and member of the House of Burgesses, grandson of William Cole (immigrant) * William Cole (councillor) (1638-1694), planter and member of the Virginia Governor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Rossa Cole
William Rossa Cole (November 20, 1919 – August 2, 2000) was an American editor, anthologist, columnist, author, and writer of light verse. He produced around 75 books, most of them anthologies. Cole was born on November 20, 1919 to William Harrison Cole and Margaret O'Donovan-Rossa of Staten Island, New York. He was the younger brother of Rossa Willam Cole. His grandfather was the Irish Fenian leader Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa. After military service in World War II, Cole took various jobs in the publishing industry, serving as publicity director at Alfred A. Knopf, publicity director and editor at Simon & Schuster, and publisher of William Cole Books at Viking Press. He was also a prolific writer and anthologist, editing and authoring over 75 books, as well as columns in '' Saturday Review''. Many of his books were honoured by the American Library Association, including '' I Went to the Animal Fair: A Book of Animal Poems'' (named a notable book of 1958, and on the List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Clay Cole
William Clay Cole (August 29, 1897 – September 23, 1965) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican United States House of Representatives, representative from Missouri's 3rd congressional district from 1943 to 1949 and Missouri's 6th congressional district from 1953 to 1955. Background William Clay Cole was born on August 29, 1897, on a farm near Fillmore, Missouri. Career In 1916, Cole was a mounted Reconnaissance, scout on the Mexico, Mexican border with the Missouri National Guard during the Pancho Villa Expedition and then served in France for 14 months during World War I. After the war he graduated from St. Joseph Law School (which operated under the auspices of the YMCA in St. Joseph, Missouri from 1912 to 1938). Cole served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1942 to 1943, after winning a vacant seat in a special election. In 1942 he was elected to the U.S. House, and served 1943 to 1949. He ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 1948. He ran uns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cole (botanist)
William Coles (1626–1662), botanist, also known as William Cole, was born in 1626 at Adderbury, Oxfordshire, being the son of John Cole. He is known for the doctrine of signatures of medicinal herbs or 'simples', whereby the plant has some attribute which shows the botanist what its use may be. Biography He entered New College, Oxford, in 1642, and was soon after made a postmaster of Merton College, Oxford by his mother's brother, John French, senior fellow and registrar of the university. He graduated B.A. on 18 February 1650, having become a public notary, and having already devoted much attention to botany Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek w .... He afterwards resided at Putney, 'where he became the most famous simpler or herbalist of his time' (Athenæ Oxon.) He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Cole
Billy Cole (born 10 February 1965) is a male British former track and field athlete who specialised in the shot put. His personal best for the event was . His sole major achievement was a gold medal at the 1986 Commonwealth Games. He also won three UK Championships and four AAA titles (two outdoor, two indoor) Career Cole began competing in the shot put at an early age and took part in international competition, winning the 1981 title for England at the British International Schools Match and a bronze at the 1982 Gymnasiade behind compatriot Chris Ellis. Nationally, he rose through the ranks at the English Schools Championships, winning the under-15s title in 1979 and then the under-20 title in 1982. As a member of the Newham and Essex Beagles athletics club,Billy Cole Power of 10. Retrieved on 2015-03-26. he took part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Cole (footballer)
Billy Cole (9 August 1909 – 24 August 1958) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Cole began his senior career in the Victorian Football Association The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... with the Northcote Football Club, where he played 101 games. He then joined VFL club St Kilda in 1935, and played 29 games in three years. Notes External links * * 1909 births 1958 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) St Kilda Football Club players Northcote Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1909-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William C
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 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cole (Dean Of Waterford)
The Honourable William Montgomery Cole was an Irish Anglican priest. Cole was educated at Trinity College Dublin. He was Dean of Waterford from July 1804 until his death in October that year. He was the third son of William Cole, 1st Earl of Enniskillen William Willoughby Cole, 1st Earl of Enniskillen (1 March 1736 – 22 May 1803), styled The Honourable from 1760 to 1767, then known as Lord Mountflorence to 1776 and as Viscount Enniskillen to 1789, was an Irish peer and politician. Enniskille .... References Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Deans of Waterford 1804 deaths Year of birth missing Cole family (Anglo-Irish aristocracy) Younger sons of earls {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cole (antiquary)
William Cole (3 August 1714 – 16 December 1782), was a Cambridgeshire clergyman and antiquary, known for his extensive manuscript collections on the history of Cambridgeshire and of Buckinghamshire. He published little, but left his manuscript volumes (over 100 of them) to the British Museum, where they have proved invaluable to people writing about the history of Cambridgeshire. He kept a diary between 1765 and 1770, and two volumes – one relating to a trip to France, and one to his time at Bletchley – were published in 1931. A nineteenth-century biographer described Cole as "one of the most learned men of the eighteenth century in his particular line, and the most industrious antiquary that Cambridgeshire has ever had, or is likely to have", while the verdict of a contemporary, Professor Michael Lort, was "... with all his oddities, he was a worthy and valuable man". Early life and education Cole was born in Little Abington, a village near Babraham, Cambridgeshire, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cole (Dean Of Lincoln)
William Cole (c.1530–1600) was an English Puritan clergyman, President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford and Dean of Lincoln. A Protestant refugee from Marian England, Cole returned on Elizabeth accession and was appointed President of Corpus Christi College in 1568, a controversial appointment, since most of the conservative fellowship was opposed to his Puritan beliefs and his status as a married clergyman. He was persuaded to resign the presidency in 1598 in favour of John Rainolds, with whom he swapped jobs, going to be Dean of Lincoln until his death in 1600. His daughter Sibilla married, as her second husband, Robert Dover (1585–1652), lawyer, author and wit, best known as the founder and for many years director of the Cotswold Olimpick Games The Cotswold Olimpick Games is an annual public celebration of games and sports now held on the Friday after Spring Bank Holiday near Chipping Campden, in the Cotswolds of England. The games likely began in 1612 and ran (throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Cole (West Virginia Politician)
William Paul Cole III (born May 16, 1956) is an American businessman, politician and a former Republican member of the West Virginia Senate, representing the 6th district from 2013 to 2017. He was the President of the Senate (and thus first in line to the governorship) from 2015 to 2017. Cole also served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from May 28, 2010, to January 12, 2011, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Delegate John Shott. Cole was the Republican nominee for West Virginia Governor in 2016, choosing to run for the office rather than run for re-election to the state senate. He lost the election to Jim Justice and was succeeded by Mitch Carmichael as Senate President. Family and education After earning his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Northwood University, Cole returned to Bluefield, West Virginia, to work in his family business operated by his father, Paul Cole, who was Bluefield, West Virginia's longest-serving mayor. He has two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Cole (Montana Politician)
Bill Cole is the current Mayor of Billings, Montana. Early life and education Cole was born and raised in Bozeman, Montana. He earned a Bachelor's degree in history from Dartmouth College and received his law degree from Columbia Law School. Cole and his wife returned to Billings in 1991, where he practiced law and she is a professor at Montana State University. Career Before entering local politics, Cole practiced real estate, land use, and commercial contracts law. He also served as chair of the Billings Chamber of Commerce. Cole was elected on November 7, 2017, succeeding two-term mayor, Tom Hanel, who was term-limited. Cole faced member of the Montana Senate The Montana Senate is the upper house of the Montana Legislature, the state legislative branch of the U.S. state of Montana. The body is composed of 50 senators elected for four years. Composition of the Senate :''67th Legislature – 2021–202 ..., Jeff Essmann, defeating him by 7,000 votes. References C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William J
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] |