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William Golding (other)
William Golding (1911–1993) was a British writer. William or Bill Golding may also refer to: * William Henry Golding William Henry Golding (14 April 1878 – 31 December 1961) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Hibbert Township, Ontario and became a machinist by career. In 1916, Golding became a municipal counc ... (1878-1961), a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons *William Hughson Golding, founder of Golding & Company *William Golding, master of HMS Manly (1804) * Bill Golding, Australian rules footballer See also * William Goulding (other) * William Golden (other) {{hndis, Golding, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Golding
Sir William Gerald Golding (19 September 1911 – 19 June 1993) was a British novelist, playwright, and poet. Best known for his debut novel ''Lord of the Flies'' (1954), he published another twelve volumes of fiction in his lifetime. In 1980, he was awarded the Booker Prize for ''Rites of Passage (novel), Rites of Passage'', the first novel in what became his sea trilogy, ''To the Ends of the Earth''. He was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Literature. As a result of his contributions to literature, Golding was Knight Bachelor, knighted in 1988. The house was known as ''Karenza'', the Cornish language, Cornish word for ''love'', and he spent many childhood holidays there. He grew up in Marlborough, Wiltshire, where his father, Alec Golding, was a science master at Marlborough Grammar School (1905 to retirement), the school the young Golding and his elder brother Joseph attended. His mother, Mildred (Curnoe), kept house at 29, The Green, Marlborough, and was a campaigner for f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Henry Golding
William Henry Golding (14 April 1878 – 31 December 1961) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Hibbert Township, Ontario and became a machinist by career. In 1916, Golding became a municipal councillor in Seaforth, Ontario and continued in that role until he became the town's mayor in 1921. He remained mayor until 1929. He was first elected to Parliament at the Huron South riding in a by-election on 3 October 1932, then re-elected there in the 1935 federal election. With electoral district changes, he was re-elected at Huron—Perth in 1940 and 1945. He left the House of Commons in June 1949 when he was appointed to the Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el .... He remained a Senator until his death on 31 December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golding & Company
Golding & Company is a defunct American manufacturer of platen printing presses and printers' tools, established in 1869 by William Hughson Golding (1845–1916)Golding Printing Presses . . Retrieved 7 October 2010. in the Fort Hill area of Boston, Massachusetts.The Pearl — A Jewel of a Press '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Manly (1804)
HMS ''Manly'' was an ''Archer''-class gun-brig launched in 1804. During her career first the Dutch captured her, then the British recaptured her, then the Danes captured her, and finally the British recaptured her again. The British renamed her HMS ''Bold'' after her recapture in 1813. She was sold out of service in 1814. Active service as ''Manly'' She was commissioned in May 1804 under Lieutenant George Mackay. In 1805 she cruised off Boulogne. ''Manly'' shared with and the gun-brigs and , in the salvage money for ''George'' which they retook in February 1805. It was believed that ''George'' had been sailing from Bristol to London when a French privateer had captured her and taken her into Boulogne, where her cargo was landed. ''Autumn'' and the brigs recaptured ''George'' as she was on her way to Calais and they sent her into Dover. Capture: British account In January 1806, while under the command of Lieutenant Martin White, she grounded off Rysum, in the River Ems, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Golding
Bill Golding (14 September 1916 – 4 June 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... (VFL). Notes External links * * 1916 births 1999 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Sydney Swans players {{AFL-bio-1916-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Goulding (other)
William Goulding was an Irish politician. William Goulding may also refer to: * William Goulding (cricketer) (1813–1878), English cricketer *Sir William Goulding, 1st Baronet (1856–1925), Irish businessman and politician *Sir William Lingard Amphlett Goulding, 2nd Baronet (1883–1935), of the Goulding baronets *Basil Goulding Sir William Basil Goulding (4 November 1909 – 16 January 1982) was an Irish art collector, cricketer, Squash (sport), squash player and prominent businessman. Personal life Sir Basil Goulding was born in Dublin, Ireland, and was educated at Wi ... (William Basil Goulding, 1909–1982), Irish cricketer, squash player, art collector and businessman *Sir (William) Lingard Walter Goulding, 4th Baronet (born 1940), of the Goulding baronets See also * Goulding (surname) {{hndis, Goulding, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
