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William Ewart (other)
William Ewart may refer to: * William Ewart (British politician) (1798–1869), Member of Parliament between 1828 and 1868 * William Ewart (physician) (1848–1929), English physician * William Dana Ewart, founder of Link-Belt Machinery Company in 1880 * Sir William Ewart, 1st Baronet (1817–1889), MP for Belfast * Ivan Ewart (Sir William Ivan Cecil Ewart, 6th Baronet, 1919–1995), Northern Irish naval officer, businessman and charity worker * William Ewart Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone ( ; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four non-conse ... (1809–1898), British Liberal politician, Prime Minister (1868–74, 1880–85, 1886, 1892–94) See also * {{human name disambiguation, Ewart, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Ewart (British Politician)
William Ewart (1 May 179823 January 1869) was a British politician. In 1863, Ewart conceived the idea of a blue plaque to commemorate a link between a location and a famous person or event, serving as a historical marker. It is the oldest such scheme in the world. Life Ewart was born in Liverpool on 1 May 1798. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, gaining the Newdigate prize for English verse. He was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1827, and the next year entered Parliament for the borough of Bletchingley in Surrey, serving until 1830. He subsequently sat for Liverpool from 1830 to 1837, for Wigan from 1839 to 1841, and for Dumfries Burghs from 1841 until his retirement from public life in 1868. He died at his home, Broadleas House, near Devizes, Wiltshire, on 23 January 1869. Ewart, who was an advanced liberal in politics, was responsible during his long political career for many useful measures. In 1834 he successfully carried a bill to abolish hangi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Ewart (physician)
William Ewart (26 December 1848, London – 11 August 1929, London) was an English physician remembered for Ewart's sign. Biography William Ewart was born in London to a French mother, and was educated partly in England and partly at the University of Paris. He studied medicine at St George's Hospital Medical School, his studies were interrupted by military service with the French Army in the War of 1870. After his military service Ewart qualified as a LRCS in 1871 and LRCP in 1872. He gained his M.B. in 1877 from Cambridge University. He worked at St George's Hospital and the Royal Brompton Hospital, becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1881 and Doctor of Medicine in 1882. He retired in 1907. Ewart authored ''Gout and Goutiness and Their Treatment'', in 1897. The book was described by a reviewer in ''The British Medical Journal'' as a ''magnum opus'' on gout Gout ( ) is a form of inflammatory arthritis characterized by recurrent attacks of a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Dana Ewart
William Dana Ewart (April 24, 1851 – May 3, 1908) invented and patented the linked belt, a square detachable link for chain belts, on September 1, 1874. The metal chain "linked belt" replaced the leather and strap belts used on agricultural equipment at the time. A resident of Belle Plaine, Iowa, Ewart was a farm-implement dealer when he conceived of the idea.Wilson, Bill. (June 2001) "Crane producer continues to strengthen customer base worldwide " ''Roads & Bridges'' June 2001 Volume: 39 Number: 6. In 1875, Ewart established the Ewart Manufacturing Co. in Belle Plaine, Iowa. In 1880 he founded the Link-Belt Machinery Company and in 1888 the Link-Belt Engineering Company. In the early 1890s, Ewart's companies produced the first wide-gauge, steam-powered, coal-handling clamshell crane, the further development of which would eventually lead to the modern Link-Belt construction equipment. Link-Belt chain drives were used in a variety of applications, including auto assembly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir William Ewart, 1st Baronet
Sir William Ewart, 1st Baronet (22 November 1817 – 1 August 1889) was an Irish linen manufacturer and Unionist politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1878 to 1889. Ewart was the son of William Ewart of Sydenham Park County Down. He was educated at the Belfast Academy. He was a linen manufacturer and merchant and became president of the Irish Linen Trade Association. In 1859 he was mayor of Belfast and was also some time a member of the Belfast Local Marine Board. He was a magistrate for Antrim and Belfast. Ewart was Member of Parliament (MP) for Belfast from 1878 until the constituency was divided under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and then for the Northern Division of Belfast until his death, at which point Sir Edward Harland, Bt. was elected unopposed. Ewart was created a baronet on 13 September 1887, of Glenmachan House, in the parish of Holywood in the County of Down and of Glenbank, in the parish of Belfast in the County of Antrim. He was one of the D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Ewart
Sir William Ivan Cecil Ewart, 6th Baronet, Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom), DSC (18 July 1919 – 29 November 1995) was a decorated Northern Ireland, Northern Irish naval officer, businessman and charity worker. He succeeded his cousin as baronet in 1959. Early years Sir Ivan was the son of Major William Basil Ewart (the son of Oxford educated barrister F. W. Ewart) and Rebe Annette Grindle. Born into an Irish family of linen industrialists, their firm employed over 2,500 people, making it one of the largest manufacturers and exporters of Irish linen in the western world. Born at Derryvolgie House, Lisburn, where he resided until 1970, he was educated at Radley School, Radley. He took over the running of the family business after the war. Families such as the Ewarts were referred to colloquially as the "Linenocracy" or "Linen barons." War years Sir Ivan served during the Second World War as Lieutenant in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve. He served on a Motor Torpedo B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
