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William Flanagan
William Flanagan may refer to: * William Flanagan (composer) (1923–1969), American composer * William Flanagan (American football) (1901–1975), professional football player * William Flanagan (politician) (1871–1944), British Member of Parliament for Manchester Clayton, 1931–1935 * William J. Flanagan Jr. Admiral William John Flanagan Jr. (born March 27, 1943) is a retired United States Navy four star admiral who served as Commander in Chief, United States Atlantic Fleet from 1994 to 1996. Early life and education Flanagan was born in 1943 in Jes ... (born 1943), U.S. Navy admiral * William A. Flanagan (born 1980), former mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts See also * Bill Flanagan (other) {{hndis, Flanagan, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Flanagan (composer)
William Flanagan (August 14, 1923 – September 1, 1969) was an American composer of the mid-twentieth century. Biography Flanagan was a great admirer of Maurice Ravel, David Diamond,Rorem, N. "Flanagan, William." New Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians. 2d ed. Macmillan, 2001 and Aaron Copland, who became something of a mentor to Flanagan. His best work was in the realm of vocal music. Although little known today, as well as unsuccessful and undervalued in his time,Gussow, Mel. ''Edward Albee: A Singular Journey''. Applause Books, 2000. a number of his brief vocal compositions, including ''Horror Movie'' and ''The Upside-Down Man'', have been recorded. He is best known today as having been the long-time lover of playwright Edward Albee, with whom he wrote an opera after ''Bartleby, the Scrivener''. He composed music for the 1960 premiere of Albee's play '' The Sandbox'' as well as Albee's adaptations ''The Ballad of the Sad Cafe'' (1963 from the ''Carson McCullers'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Flanagan (American Football)
William Harold "Hoot" Flanagan (April 27, 1901 – February 4, 1975 ) was a professional football player from Buckhannon, West Virginia who played during the early years of the National Football League with the Pottsville Maroons from 1925 through 1926. Flanagan attended the University of Pittsburgh and West Virginia Wesleyan College West Virginia Wesleyan College is a private college in Buckhannon, West Virginia. It has an enrollment of about 1,400 students from 35 U.S. states and 26 countries. The school was founded in 1890 by the West Virginia Conference of the Methodist E .... Flanagan made his NFL debut in 1925 with the Pottsville Maroons where he helped the team win the NFL Championship, before it was stripped from the team due to a disputed rules violation. He played in Pottsville for his entire 2-year career. Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Flanagan, William Players of American football from West Virginia Pottsville Maroons players Pittsburgh Panthers football players We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Flanagan (politician)
William Henry Flanagan (8 April 1871 – 21 June 1944) was a British wadding and wool merchant and a Conservative and Unionist Party politician. He was the member of parliament (MP) for Manchester Clayton twice, from 1922 to 1923 and from 1931 to 1935. Flanagan was born in Manchester on 8 April 1871, the son of Willian and Emma Flanagan. His father was a wadding manufacturer and Flanagan, who started as an apprentice, followed his father into the wadding business. He married Lilian Mary Ashley in 1899. On 15 January 1922 Edward Hopkinson, Member of Parliament for Manchester Clayton, died and Flanagan was adopted as Coalition Unionist candidate for the resulting by-election. Flanagan is described as the managing director of the Imperial Patent Wadding Company Limited. Flanagan was beaten in the by-election by John Edward Sutton, a trade union official and Labour candidate. Flanagan had 11,038 votes to Sutton's 14,662. Within a few months, on 15 November 1922, a general election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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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 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] |