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William Collins (South African Politician)
William Collins may refer to: Arts * William Collins (poet) (1721–1759), English poet * William Collins (painter) (1788–1847), English landscape artist * William Lucas Collins (1815–1887), English author and clergyman of the Church of England * William Wiehe Collins (1862–1951), English architectural and landscape genre painter * Billy Collins (born 1941), American poet * William P. Collins, author of works on the Bábí and Bahá’í Faiths, see Bahá'í Faith in Europe Politics * William Collins (Roundhead), English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1654 to 1659 * William Collins (Warwick MP) (died 1859), Member of Parliament (MP) for Warwick 1837–52 * William Collins (South African politician) (1803–1876), member Volksraad of the Orange Free State * William Collins (New York politician) (1818–1878), U.S. congressman from New York * William Whitehouse Collins (1853–1923), New Zealand Member of Parliament for Christchurch in the South Island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Collins (poet)
William Collins (25 December 1721 – 12 June 1759) was an English nation, English poet. Second in influence only to Thomas Gray, he was an important poet of the middle decades of the 18th century. His lyrical odes mark a progression from the Augustan literature, Augustan poetry of Alexander Pope's generation and towards the imaginative ideal of the Romantic era. Biography Born in Chichester, Sussex, the son of a hatmaker and former mayor of the town, Collins was educated at The Prebendal School, Winchester College, Winchester and Magdalen College, Oxford. While still at the university, he published the ''Persian Eclogues'', which he had begun at school. After graduating in 1743 he was undecided about his future. Failing to obtain a university fellowship, being judged by a military uncle as 'too indolent even for the army', and having rejected the idea of becoming a clergyman, he settled for a literary career and was supported in London by a small allowance from his cousin, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Collins (Lord Provost)
Sir William Collins (1817–1895) was a Scottish publisher, prominent in the temperance movement who served as Glasgow's Lord Provost between 1877 and 1880. He was the first fully abstaining Lord Provost of Glasgow and gained the nickname Water Willie. In politics Sir William was an advanced Liberal, and in ecclesiastical matters he was an adherent of the Free Church. Collins Street in Glasgow is named after him. Early life and education He was born in Glasgow on 12 October 1817. His father William Collins, publisher, was a highly respected citizen, well known far and wide by his affective advocacy of the temperance cause, of which he was one of the original promoters in Scotland, and also for his devoted labours in connection with the comprehensive and successful scheme for Church Extension throughout Scotland. His mother was Jane Barclay, and the family, besides William, consisted of a son and daughter, both of whom died in early life. Mr. Collins was educated in hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Collins (bishop)
William Edward Collins (18 February 1867 – 22 March 1911) was an Anglican bishop, Bishop of Gibraltar from 1904 until his death. Biography William Edward Collins was the second son of Joseph Henry Collins, a mining engineer and writer on geology. He was born in London, but his father moved to Cornwall while he was a child. One of his brothers was Arthur L. Collins, a mining engineer who was murdered in the United States. He was educated at Nuttall's and Chancellor's schools in Truro Truro (; kw, Truru) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cornwall, England. It is Cornwall's county town, sole city and centre for administration, leisure and retail trading. Its ... and at Selwyn College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1891, he began his career as a curate at All Hallows-by-the-Tower in the City of London. After a short spell as a Lecturer at Selwyn College, Cambridge, his old college he became Professor of Eccles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William O
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 should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Collins (colonist)
William Collins (1760–1819) was an English naval officer and an early settler in Tasmania, Australia. In April 1804 he was appointed Hobart's first harbour master. He established Australia's first whaling station at Ralphs Bay Ralphs Bay is a body of water in south-east Tasmania, Australia. It is semi-enclosed by the Tranmere / Rokeby peninsula and the South Arm peninsula. Sea access to the bay is from the River Derwent. Ralphs Bay is a shallow, windy bay, situate ..., Tasmania, in 1805. References 1756 births 1819 deaths People who died at sea Deaths from cholera Australian ship owners Sealers Australian people in whaling {{Tasmania-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Collins Jr
William Ray Collins Jr. (September 21, 1961 – March 6, 1984) was an undefeated American professional boxer who competed from 1981 to 1983. His career was cut short after his final fight when he sustained serious injuries against Luis Resto in their ten-round bout. Aided by his trainer Panama Lewis, Resto used illegal, tampered gloves with an ounce of the gloves' cushioning removed, along with hand wraps which had been soaked in plaster of Paris. Professional career Billy Collins was born to a working-class Irish family in Antioch, Tennessee. His father (whose mother was native American) was a former welterweight professional boxer who had once fought world champion Curtis Cokes. He trained his son to follow in his footsteps since before kindergarten. Also a welterweight, Collins won his first 14 fights as a professional, among them a decision over future world title challenger Harold Brazier. Final fight against Luis Resto Collins was matched against Puerto Rican jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Collins (athlete)
William Collins (born November 20, 1950) is an American sprinter, originally running for Mount Vernon High School in Westchester County, New York, where he won four state titlesMarc Bloom Running and later at where he achieved "All-American" status.RUNNING NOTEBOOK: Houstonian enjoys year for the ages , Outdoors , Chron.com - Houston Chronicle /ref> ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Collins (canoeist)
William Jerome Collins (April 3, 1932 – May 28, 1993) was a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s. At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, he finished seventh in the C-2 1000 m event. Collins later co-founded the Burloak Canoe Club The Burloak Canoe Club is a flatwater canoe/kayak racing club located in Oakville, Ontario. It serves the communities of Burlington and Oakville and provides a variety of canoe-based activities for local residents focusing primarily on the two d ... in Oakville, Ontario, with Dorothy Jamieson. The trophy given annually to the winner of the CanoeKayak Canada national sprint championship in Men's U17 C-15 is named in Collins' honour. References 1932 births 1993 deaths Canadian male canoeists Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Canada {{Canada-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Bill Tilden defeated Wilmer Allison 6–3, 9–7, 6–4 in the final to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1930 Wimbledon Championships. Henri Cochet was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Allison. Seeds Henri Cochet ''(quarterfinals)'' Bill Tilden (champion) Jean Borotra ''(semifinals)'' John Doeg ''(semifinals)'' George Lott ''(quarterfinals)'' Bunny Austin ''(fourth round)'' Uberto de Morpurgo ''(third round)'' Gar Moon Edgar "Gar" Moon (3 December 1904 – 26 May 1976) was a tennis player from Australia who was best known for winning the 1930 Australian Championships – Men's singles title. He also won the 1932 Men's Doubles title with Jack Crawford. He wo ... ''(first round)'' Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:1930 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles Men' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Collins (tennis)
William Collins may refer to: Arts * William Collins (poet) (1721–1759), English poet * William Collins (painter) (1788–1847), English landscape artist * William Lucas Collins (1815–1887), English author and clergyman of the Church of England * William Wiehe Collins (1862–1951), English architectural and landscape genre painter * Billy Collins (born 1941), American poet * William P. Collins, author of works on the Bábí and Bahá’í Faiths, see Bahá'í Faith in Europe Politics * William Collins (Roundhead), English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1654 to 1659 * William Collins (Warwick MP) (died 1859), Member of Parliament (MP) for Warwick 1837–52 * William Collins (South African politician) (1803–1876), member Volksraad of the Orange Free State * William Collins (New York politician) (1818–1878), U.S. congressman from New York * William Whitehouse Collins (1853–1923), New Zealand Member of Parliament for Christchurch in the South Island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Collins (cricketer, Born 1868)
William Ronald Collins (29 January 1868 – 10 December 1942) was an English cricketer. Collins was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Hackney, Middlesex and was educated at Wellington College. Collins made a single first-class appearance for Middlesex in the 1892 County Championship against Somerset at the County Ground, Taunton. He was dismissed twice in the match for ducks, firstly by Coote Hedley in Middlesex's first-innings and then by George Nichols in their second. He died at Thrapston, Northamptonshire on 10 December 1942. References External linksWilliam Collinsat ESPNcricinfo ESPN cricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. The site features news, articles, live coverage of cricket matches (including liveblogs and scorecards), and ''StatsGuru'', a ...William Collinsat CricketArchive {{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, William 1868 births 1942 deaths Sportspeople f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Collins (cricketer, Born 1848)
William Edmund Wood Collins (16 June 1848 – 7 January 1932) was a Welsh first-class cricketer and author. The son of the essayist William Lucas Collins, he was born in Glamorgan at Cheriton in June 1848. Collins was educated at Radley College, before going up to Jesus College, Oxford. He did not feature in first-class cricket for Oxford University, at a time when the side was dominated by players from Brasenose College. He married Margaret Elizabeth Stepford Sackville in 1882. He eventually played first-class cricket in 1884, when he played for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University at Oxford. He played again for the Gentlemen of England in 1886, this time against I Zingari in the Scarborough Festival of 1886. Held in high regard by C. I. Thornton, Collins was invited by him to play for Lord Londesborough's XI against the touring Australians at the festival. In the Lord Londesborough's XI first-innings total of 558, Collins came into bat at number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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