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William Finlay (other)
William Finley or Finlay may refer to: * William Finlay (1853–1914), Irish-born Canadian politician * William Finlay (mayor) (1840–1885), mayor of Albany, Western Australia * William Finley (actor) (1940–2012), American actor * William Finley (Southern Railway), president of the Southern Railway in the United States, 1906–1913 * William A. Finley (1839–1912), president of Oregon State University, 1865–1872 * William L. Finley (1876–1953), American wildlife photographer and conservationist * William Finlay, 2nd Viscount Finlay (1875–1945), British barrister and judge * William Henry Finlay, South African astronomer * Willie Finlay (1926–2014), Scottish footballer for East Fife and Clyde Similar spellings *William Findlay (other) William Findlay may refer to: *William Findlay (governor) (1768–1846), governor of Pennsylvania *William Findlay (cricketer) (1880–1953), English cricketer and administrator *William Findlay (soccer) (1904–1981), Scottis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Finlay
William Thomas Finlay (July 12, 1853 – May 9, 1914) was a merchant, politician and cabinet minister in Alberta and Northwest Territories, Canada. Finlay served as the second mayor of Medicine Hat, represented the electoral district of Medicine Hat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, and served in the Cabinet of Alexander Cameron Rutherford as Alberta's first Minister of Agriculture and Provincial Secretary from 1905 to 1909. Early life Finlay was born in Lisburn, Ireland on July 12, 1853, to John Finlay and Christina Brownlee. He was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and worked in the wholesale grocery business before moving to Montreal, Quebec in 1873. Finlay continued to move around, living in Toronto and in and eventually Winnipeg, working as a travelling salesman for the Northwest Lumber Company in 1883 and later his own firm Finlay and Company. Finlay set up branches of the Northwest lumber Company along the Canadian Pacific Railway line as it m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Finlay (mayor)
William Finlay (22 February 1840 18 June 1886) was a policeman and the first mayor of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. Parents Finlay's parents were William and Marjory Finlay. His father, William Finlay (5 June 1807 11 June 1890) was born in Dundee, Scotland in 1807. He served in the army and rose to the rank of sergeant. William Jr. was born in 1840 in Ireland. Early life The Finlays, both parents and three children, arrived in Western Australia aboard the convict ship '' Scindian'' in 1850 and initially settled at Freshwater Bay. Another five children were born in Western Australia over the next few years. Police Finlay joined the police force in 1858; he served as a constable in Albany in 1864, moving to Williams in 1869, then to York in 1873 and then to Geraldton in 1874. He rose to the rank of sub-inspector in Albany in 1878. During his time in the force he married Sarah Coppin in Busselton in 1861. Albany Finlay resigned from the force in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Finley (actor)
William Franklin Finley (September 20, 1940 – April 14, 2012) was an American actor who appeared in the films '' Simon'', '' Silent Rage'', '' Phantom of the Paradise'', '' Sisters'' and '' The Wedding Party''. Finley had a long-running friendship and collaboration with director Brian De Palma, beginning with the student films ''Woton's Wake'' (1962), ''The Wedding Party'' (1966) and ''Murder à la Mod'' (1968). He also had roles in three films by Tobe Hooper: '' Eaten Alive'', '' The Funhouse'' and ''Night Terrors Night terror, also called sleep terror, is a sleep disorder causing feelings of panic or dread and typically occurring during the first hours of stage 3–4 non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep and lasting for 1 to 10 minutes. It can last long ...''. Under the name W. Franklin Finley, he wrote the screenplay for the film ''The First Time'' (1983). He was also the co-author of the book ''Racewalking'' (1985). Personal life Finley graduated from Columbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Finley (Southern Railway)
William Finley or Finlay may refer to: * William Finlay (1853–1914), Irish-born Canadian politician * William Finlay (mayor) (1840–1885), mayor of Albany, Western Australia * William Finley (actor) (1940–2012), American actor * William Finley (Southern Railway), president of the Southern Railway in the United States, 1906–1913 * William A. Finley (1839–1912), president of Oregon State University, 1865–1872 * William L. Finley (1876–1953), American wildlife photographer and conservationist * William Finlay, 2nd Viscount Finlay (1875–1945), British barrister and judge * William Henry Finlay William Henry Finlay (FRAS) (17 June 1849, in Liverpool – 7 December 1924, in Grahamstown, South Africa) was a South African astronomer. He was First Assistant at the Cape Observatory from 1873 to 1898 under Edward James Stone. He discovered ..., South African astronomer * Willie Finlay (1926–2014), Scottish footballer for East Fife and Clyde Similar spellings * Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Railway (U
Southern Railway or Southern Railroad may refer to: Argentina * Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway, Argentina * Southern Fuegian Railway, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina Australia * Main Southern railway line, New South Wales, Australia * Southern railway line, Queensland, Australia Austria * Austrian Southern Railway * Southern Railway (Austria) Canada * Canada Southern Railway, part of the New York Central Railroad * Canadian Pacific Railway * New Brunswick Southern Railway, part of the Canadian Pacific Railway * Quebec Southern Railway * Southern Manitoba Railway * Southern Prairie Railway, a tourist railway in Ogema, Saskatchewan * Southern Railway of British Columbia India * Southern Mahratta Railway, a railway company in British India founded in 1882 * Southern Punjab Railway, India * Southern Railway zone, India United Kingdom * Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway) * Southern Railway (UK), 1923–47 United States * Alabama Great Southern Railroad * Alton and Southern Ra ... [...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] |
William L
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 Finlay, 2nd Viscount Finlay
William Finlay, 2nd Viscount Finlay, (15 October 1875 – 30 June 1945) was a British judge and peer who served as a Lord Justice of Appeal from 1938 to 1945. The son of Lord Chancellor Finlay, William Finlay was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, before being called to the English bar in 1901. He became a King's Counsel in 1914, a High Court judge in 1924, and a Lord Justice of Appeal in 1938. Finlay's rapid rise to professional prominence was accompanied by accusations of nepotism, though his competence was not questioned. In 1929, he inherited his father's peerages, becoming the second and last Viscount Finlay. In addition to his legal work, Finlay also played an important role in economic warfare against Germany during both World Wars, and was responsible for two influential, if much criticised, reports on the English legal aid system. After the Second World War, Finlay was involved in the prosecution of German war crimes, serving as the British representa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Henry Finlay
William Henry Finlay (FRAS) (17 June 1849, in Liverpool – 7 December 1924, in Grahamstown, South Africa) was a South African astronomer. He was First Assistant at the Cape Observatory from 1873 to 1898 under Edward James Stone. He discovered the periodic comet 15P/Finlay. Earlier, he was one of the first to spot the "Great Comet of 1882" (C/1882 R1). The first telegraphic determinations of longitude along the western coast of Africa were made by Finlay and T. F. Pullen. Life and work Finlay was educated at Liverpool College,''Liverpool Mercury'', England, Tuesday October 19, 1886, p.6 completed a BA with honours (Mathematics) at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1873 and then a Master's degree also from Trinity College. Although he was not an astronomer, on the strength of his mathematical ability he was appointed first assistant at the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope in April 1873, under the direction of Edward James Stone. His first duties were the reduction of the merid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Finlay
William Morris Finlay (9 August 1926 – 4 September 2014) was a Scottish professional football player and coach. Career Born in Auchterderran, Finlay played as a centre half for Bowhill Rovers, East Fife, Clyde and Raith Rovers, making a total of 476 appearances in the Scottish Football League. With East Fife he won the League Cup three times ( 1947–48, 1949–50, 1952–53) plus the 1947–48 Scottish Division Two title, two B Division Supplementary Cups and a Scottish Cup runners-up medal in 1949–50; with Clyde he won the Scottish Cup in 1957–58 plus two lower-tier titles ( 1956–57 and 1961–62). He was among the most highly regarded players of the period never selected to represent Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ..., though at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Findlay (other)
William Findlay may refer to: *William Findlay (governor) (1768–1846), governor of Pennsylvania *William Findlay (cricketer) (1880–1953), English cricketer and administrator *William Findlay (soccer) (1904–1981), Scottish-born American footballer *W. H. Findlay (1911–2006), Scottish photographer *Willie Findlay (1926–2001), Scottish footballer *Bill Findlay (born 1913), Australian rules footballer *Bill Findlay (footballer) (1900–1949), Scottish footballer *Bill Findlay (writer) (1947–2005), translator of drama into Scots *Billy Findlay (born 1970), Scottish footballer See also *William Findley (1741–1821), American farmer and politician *William Finley (other) *William Finlay (other) *William Findlay Maclean (1854–1929), Canadian politician *William Findlay Rogers (1820–1899), U.S. Representative {{hndis, Findlay, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
