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William Gibbs (other)
William Gibbs may refer to: People * William Gibbs (Australian politician) (1879–1944), Australian Senator * William Gibbs (businessman) (1790–1875), English businessman who developed Tyntesfield *William Gibbs (New Zealand politician) (1817–1897), New Zealand MP * William Gibbs (schoolboy) (1865–1877), British boy who committed suicide, causing a government inquiry * William B. Gibbs Jr. (1905–1984), American educator and activist *William C. Gibbs (1789–1871), Governor of Rhode Island from 1821 to 1824 * William D. Gibbs (1869–1944), president of what became the University of New Hampshire, USA *William Edward Gibbs (1890–1934), British chemical engineer *William Francis Gibbs (1886–1967), American naval architect *William F. Gibbs (1895–1987), American businessman, politician, and farmer *William Henry Gibbs (1823–1902), Canadian politician Other uses *William Gibbs School for Girls, Faversham, Kent, England *William Gibbs House, a historic house in Walt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gibbs (Australian Politician)
William Albion Gibbs (5 July 1879 – 17 August 1944) was an Australian politician. Born at Melbourne, he was educated at King's College in Fitzroy. He served in the military from 1900–1902 and 1914–1916. He was a miner at Cobar in New South Wales and an organiser of Amalgamated Miners' Associated, as well as Assistant Secretary of the New South Wales Labor Party from 1917–1926. On 1 April 1925, Gibbs was appointed to the Australian Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of New South Wales Labor Senator Jack Power, who had been appointed less than six months previously to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Allan McDougall Allan McDougall (2 August 1857 – 14 October 1924) was an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Australian Senate from 1910 to 1919 and from 1922 until his death in 1924. McDougall was born in Pyrmont, Sydney and received a prim .... Gibbs did not contest the 1925 election and subsequently retired from politics. He die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Henry Gibbs
William Henry Gibbs (November 29, 1823 – November 5, 1902) was a manufacturer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Ontario North in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1872 to 1874 and from 1876 to 1878. He was born in Terrebonne, Lower Canada, the son of Thomas Gibbs and Caroline Tate who had gone there from Devonshire, England in 1819. He was educated in Montreal. With his brother Thomas Nicholson, he built a grist mill south of Oshawa. The two brothers built other mills and also operated a distillery and a tannery. Gibbs was also president of the Oshawa Cabinet Company. He served on the town council for Oshawa, also serving as reeve and later mayor. He was also deputy reeve for Whitby Township and warden for Ontario County. In 1845, he married Frances Colton. Gibbs was defeated by Adam Gordon for the federal seat in 1874. Gibbs was reelected in an 1876 by-election held after Gordon's death. After his defeat by George Wheler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gibb (other)
William Gibb may refer to: * William Gibb (artist) (1839–1929), Scottish artist * William Gibb (footballer), Scottish footballer * William Gibb (politician) (1882–1952), Australian politician See also *Gibb Gibb is a surname of Scottish origin dating to the sixteenth century. It is a diminutive of "Gilbert". Notable people with the given name * Andrew Gibb Maitland (1864–1951), English-born Australian geologist * Gibb McLaughlin (1884–1960), E ... (surname) * * William Gibbes (other) * William Gibbs (other) {{human name disambiguation, Gibb, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gibbes (other)
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William Gibbes may refer to: *William Gibbes (MP for Suffolk) (died 1689) * William Gibbes (died 1570), MP for Launceston (UK Parliament constituency) * William Gibbes (died c.1586), MP for Worcester (UK Parliament constituency) * William Gibbes (cricketer) (1880–1918), New Zealand cricketer * William John Gibbes (1815–1868), son of John George Nathaniel Gibbes See also * William Gibbes House, Charleston, South Carolina *Gibbes (surname) * William Gibbs (other) *William Gibb (other) William Gibb may refer to: * William Gibb (artist) (1839–1929), Scottish artist * William Gibb (footballer), Scottish footballer * William Gibb (politician) (1882–1952), Australian politician See also *Gibb Gibb is a surname of Scottish orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gibbs McAdoo House
The William Gibbs McAdoo House is a historic house in Marietta, Georgia, U.S.. Built in the Antebellum Era, it was the birthplace of U.S. Treasury Secretary William Gibbs McAdoo, and it belonged to Georgia Governor Charles J. McDonald's daughter after the war. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. History The house was built the 1850s for Richard W. Joyner and his wife, née Lucretia Richardson. With Their son, Walthall Robertson Joyner, served as the mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. By the mid-1850s, the house belonged to Dillard M. Young, a farmer. In 1861, at the outset of the American Civil War, it was purchased by Reverend Isaac M. Springer, who turned it into a boarding school. The house was acquired by William Gibbs McAdoo, Sr. in 1863. McAdoo lived here with his wife, née Mary Faith Floyd, who was the granddaughter of the Brigadier General John Floyd (war of 1812). Their son, William Gibbs McAdoo, who went on to serve as the 46th U.S. Secretary of the T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gibbs McAdoo
William Gibbs McAdoo Jr.McAdoo is variously differentiated from family members of the same name: * Dr. William Gibbs McAdoo (1820–1894) – sometimes called "I" or "Senior" * William Gibbs McAdoo (1863–1941) – sometimes called "II" or "Junior" * Lt. William Gibbs McAdoo Jr. (1895–1960) – sometimes called "III" (October 31, 1863 – February 1, 1941) was an American lawyer and statesman. McAdoo was a leader of the Progressive movement and played a major role in the administration of his father-in-law President Woodrow Wilson. A member of the Democratic Party, he also represented California in the United States Senate. Born in Marietta, Georgia, McAdoo moved to Knoxville, Tennessee in his youth and graduated from the University of Tennessee. He established a legal practice in Chattanooga, Tennessee before moving to New York City in 1892. He gained fame as the president of the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Company and served as the vice chairman of the Democratic Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gibbs (surname)
Gibbs (usually pronounced ) is a surname. Notable people with the surname *Alan Gibbs (born 1939), New Zealand-born businessman, entrepreneur and art collector *Alfred Gibbs (1823–1868), brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War * Alfred W. Gibbs, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Pennsylvania Railroad *Antony Gibbs (1756–1816), founder of British trading company Antony Gibbs & Sons *Antony Gibbs (1925–2016), British film and television editor *Armstrong Gibbs (1889–1960), English composer * Brian Gibbs (1936–2014), English footballer and manager *Caleb Gibbs (1748–1818), American soldier, commander of George Washington's "life guard" * Calvin Gibbs, US Army soldier convicted of the murder of three Afghan civilians in 2010 *Charles Gibbs, pseudonym of American pirate James D. Jeffers (1798–1831) *Cory Gibbs (born 1980), American soccer player *Coy Gibbs (1972-2022), American NASCAR driver, football player, and coach * Dick Gibbs (1892–1915), Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gibbs House
The William Gibbs House is a historic house in Waltham, Massachusetts. Built c. 1830–54, this -story wood-frame house is one Waltham's few temple-front Greek Revival houses. It has four two-story Corinthian columns supporting a fully pedimented gable with a deep, dentillated cornice. It was probably built in the 1840s by William Gibbs, a hat manufacturer, and was sold by him to another hat maker who lost it to foreclosure. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. See also *National Register of Historic Places listings in Waltham, Massachusetts This is a list of properties and historic districts in Waltham, Massachusetts, that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longit ... References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Waltham, Massachusetts Houses completed in 1845 {{WalthamMA-NRHP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gibbs School For Girls
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (usually known as QE or QEGS) is a selective co-educational grammar school with academy status in Faversham, Kent, southeast England. It was formed in 1967, when the Queen Elizabeth 1 Grammar School for Boys and the William Gibbs School for Girls merged and moved into new accommodation opposite. The school is attended by approximately 984 students, who come from Faversham and the nearby towns of Whitstable and Herne Bay. The school is a Mathematics and Computing Specialist School, a title gained in 2005. In 2009, Modern Languages was also added to that list. The headteacher is David Anderson, who had extensive experience in Kent Grammar Schools prior to his appointment. History Foundation Originally Faversham Grammar School, the School was founded in 1527 by John Cole, who endowed it with property of which he made Faversham Abbey the trustee. The property was confiscated by Henry VIII when he dissolved the abbey in 1538, and the school had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William F
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 Gibbs (businessman)
William Gibbs (1790–1875) was an English businessman, best known as one of three founding partners in Antony Gibbs & Sons, a religious philanthropist, and the owner who developed Tyntesfield in Wraxall, North Somerset. Early life Born at No.6 Calle de Cantarranas, Madrid, Spain, he was the second son of merchant-trader Antony Gibbs (1756–1815) and his wife, Dorothea Barnetta (née Hucks, 1760–1820). Antony, who had been born and raised in Clyst St Mary, Devon, was the fourth son of Dr. George Abraham Gibbs (1718–1794), who rose to be Chief Surgeon at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. His other children included the judge and politician Sir Vicary Gibbs, William's uncle. Antony was a Spanish-based wool trader who went into business with his brother and became bankrupt after his brother's untimely death. The brothers' father had backed the business financially and was also made bankrupt. Having apprenticed to a merchant-trader based in Bristol and then served as his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Francis Gibbs
William Francis Gibbs (August 24, 1886 – September 6, 1967) was an American naval architect of the mid twentieth century. Though he began his career as an attorney, after World War I, he became recognized as a skilled project manager in the restoration of a former German ocean liner for American use. In 1922, in partnership with his brother Frederic Herbert Gibbs, he began the firm which would eventually become Gibbs & Cox; they were among the major designers of World War II era warships and cargo vessels, including the Liberty ships and Fletcher-class destroyers. Gibbs was a pioneer in the areas of efficient hull design and propulsion, along with being an staunch advocate for high standards of fire prevention and hull integrity. Although the Liberty ships were designed with a priority of production simplicity and economy, other Gibbs designs tended to be sturdy, light, fast, safe, and enduring. In the late 1940s and early 1950s the Gibbs brothers were among the promote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
