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William Frazer (other)
William Frazer may refer to: *Willie Frazer (1960–2019), Loyalist campaigner from Northern Ireland * William Frazer (sport shooter) (1884–1963), United States sportsman *William C. Frazer William Clark Frazer (1776October 18, 1838) was an American lawyer and judge. He was a prominent lawyer in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and was one of the first judges appointed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the Wisconsin Territory ... (1776–1836), United States territorial judge * William Frazer (Australian politician) for Electoral district of Creswick See also * William Fraser (other) * Willie Frazier, American football player * Frazer Will, Canadian athlete {{hndis, Frazer, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Frazer
William Frederick Frazer (8 July 1960 – 28 June 2019) was a Northern Irish Ulster loyalist activist and advocate for those affected by Irish republican violence in Northern Ireland. He was the founder and leader of the pressure group Families Acting for Innocent Relatives (FAIR). He was also a leader of the Love Ulster campaign and more recently, the Belfast City Hall flag protests. In 2019, from evidence gained in a police report, journalist Mandy McAuley asserted that the Ulster Defence Association had been supplied weapons, in the late 1980s, by the Ulster Resistance and that Frazer was the point of contact for those supplies. She asserted that multiple sources also confirmed this to be true. Those weapons were linked to at least 70 paramilitary murders. Background William Frazer grew up in the village of Whitecross, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, as one of nine children, with his parents Bertie and Margaret. He was an ex-member of the Territorial Army, and a member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Frazer (sport Shooter)
William David Frazer (January 11, 1884 – August 17, 1963) was an American sport shooter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924, he finished in 11th place in the 25 m rapid fire pistol competition. He was born in Niagara Falls, New York Niagara Falls is a City (New York), city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the city had a total population of 48,671. It is adjacent to the Niagara River, across from the city of Niagara ... and died in Seattle, Washington. Frazer served as a colonel in the Coast Artillery Corps, U.S. Army. While a major, he authored the book ''American Pistol Shooting'' (New York: Dutton, 1929). References 1884 births 1963 deaths American male sport shooters ISSF pistol shooters Olympic shooters for the United States Shooters at the 1924 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Niagara Falls, New York {{US-sportshooting-bio-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 Frazer (Australian Politician)
William Frazer may refer to: *Willie Frazer (1960–2019), Loyalist campaigner from Northern Ireland *William Frazer (sport shooter) (1884–1963), United States sportsman *William C. Frazer William Clark Frazer (1776October 18, 1838) was an American lawyer and judge. He was a prominent lawyer in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and was one of the first judges appointed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the Wisconsin Territory ... (1776–1836), United States territorial judge * William Frazer (Australian politician) for Electoral district of Creswick See also * William Fraser (other) * Willie Frazier, American football player * Frazer Will, Canadian athlete {{hndis, Frazer, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Creswick
Creswick was an Electoral districts of Victoria, electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly in the colony, and later Australian state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria centred on the town of Creswick, Victoria, Creswick from 1859 to 1904. It was defined in the 1858 Electoral Act, its area being bound by Greens Gully, Loddon River, Great Dividing Range, Coliban River, Middleton Creek (Victoria), Middleton Creek, and Limestone Creek. Members for Creswick Two members initially, three members from 1877, then one from 1889 in the electoral redistribution where 41 new seats were created. :Wheeler went on to represent Electoral district of Daylesford, Daylesford April 1889 to October 1900. :Anderson went on to represent Electoral district of Windermere, Windermere May 1894 to May 1898. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Creswick Former electoral districts of Victoria (state) 1859 establishments in Australia 1904 disestablishments in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Fraser (other)
William Fraser may refer to: Military people *William W. Fraser (1844–1915), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient *William Archibald Kenneth Fraser (1886–1969), British army officer * William Fraser (British Army officer) (1890–1964), British army officer *William M. Fraser III (born 1952), United States Air Force general Politicians * William Fraser, of Fraserfield (1691–1727), Scottish landowner and politician, MP for Elgin Burghs 1722–25 * William Fraser (Clerk of the Signet) (died 1802), British politician, Clerk of the Signet and an Undersecretary of State * Sir William Fraser, 4th Baronet (1826–1898), English politician * William Fraser (New Zealand politician, born 1827) (1827–1901) * William Fraser (Canadian politician) (1832–1909), member of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories, 1872–1875 * William Fraser (New Zealand politician, born 1840) (1840–1923) * William Alexander Fraser (politician) (1886–1962), Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Frazier
Willie C. Frazier (June 19, 1942 – September 5, 2013) was an American collegiate and professional American football tight end. He spent three stints with the Houston Oilers over a 10-year career in the AFL and NFL and was one of the 4,000-plus plaintiffs in the concussions-related lawsuit against the NFL that was tentatively settled for $765 million a week before his death. At 6'4", 225 lbs. from Arkansas AM&N (now University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff), Frazier played 10 seasons from 1964–1975, all in the American Football League or the American Football Conference of the National Football League. Frazier also played tight end for the San Diego Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs between 1964 and 1972 and in 1975. Born in Eldorado, Ark., Frazier played at Arkansas-Pine Bluff and joined the AFL's Oilers in 1964. He also played for the Chargers from 1966 through 1970, split the 1971 season between the Chiefs and Oilers and played for Kansas City in 1972 before a fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
