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William Gordon (Victorian Politician)
William Gordon may refer to: British people *William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen (1679–1746), Scottish peer, Tory politician and Jacobite *William Gordon, 6th Viscount of Kenmure (c. 1672–1716), Scottish Jacobite * William Gordon, Lord Strathnaver (1683–1720), MP for Tain Burghs, judged ineligible to sit because he was the eldest son of a Scottish peer * William Gordon (bishop of Aberdeen) (died 1577), last of the pre-Reformation bishops of Aberdeen owing allegiance to the Roman Catholic Church * William Gordon (bishop of Leeds) (1831–1911), English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church * William Gordon (physician) (1801–1849), physician and Fellow of the Linnean Society of London * William Gordon (Royal Navy officer, born 1705) (1705–1769), became Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1762 * William Gordon (Royal Navy officer, born 1784) (1784–1858), Scottish vice-admiral, naval commander and politician * William Eagleson Gordon (1866–1941), Scottish recipient of the Vict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gordon, 2nd Earl Of Aberdeen
William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen (1679 – 30 March 1745), known between c. 1691 and 1720 as Lord Haddo, was a Scottish landowner and Tory politician who sat in the British House of Commons briefly from 1708 to 1709 when he was declared ineligible, being the eldest son of a Scottish peer. He showed some Jacobite sympathies, but took no part in the rebellions. Early life Gordon was baptized on 22 December 1679, the fourth but eldest surviving son of the George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen, and hs wife Anne Lockhart, daughter of George Lockhart of Torbreck, Sutherland. After the death of his elder brother in 1691, he acquired the courtesy title of Lord Haddo. By about 1705, he had married Lady Mary Melville, the only daughter of the 5th Earl of Leven. Career Lord Haddo became a member of the Scottish Privy Council in 1704. After the Acts of Union 1707, the position of Privy councillor was abolished, but he was returned as Member of Parliament for Aberdeenshire at the 1708 Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Thomas Gordon
William Thomas Gordon FRSE FGS FGSE FLS FGA (1884–1950) was a Scottish palaeontologist and palaeobotanist in the early 20th century. He was also an expert on diamonds and gemstones and assisted Hatton Garden in the testing of rare stones. Life He was born in Glasgow on 27 January 1884, the son of Mary (née Patterson) and William Gordon a marine engineer and surveyor. The family moved to Edinburgh when he was young, living at 89 Ferry Road in the Leith district. He was educated at George Heriot's School, then studied sciences at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with an MA BSc. He received his DSc. from the University of Edinburgh in 1911 for his thesis ''The fossil flora of the Pettycur limestone''. This included studying geology under Professor James Geikie. From 1910 to 1912 he undertook postgraduate research at the University of Cambridge, gaining a further MA. In 1912 he returned to the University of Edinburgh as a lecturer in palaeontology. In the same year he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gordon (Australian Politician)
William Beattie Gordon (20 October 1862 – 12 August 1943) was an Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1901 to 1911. Early life Gordon was born in Gawler, South Australia, to Margaret (née Leonard) and James Gordon. His parents were originally from Renfrewshire, Scotland, and his father was a Free Church of Scotland minister. Initially working as a clerk for the Bank of Adelaide, Gordon later spent a period living in the south-east of the colony, working as a jackaroo and later as a farmer near Bordertown. He moved to Western Australia in 1890, and set up in Perth as a livestock auctioneer and salesman. From 1899 to 1901, Gordon was chairman of the Canning Road Board.William Beattie Gordon – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William James Gordon
William James Gordon, (19 May 1864 – 15 August 1922) was a West Indian soldier in the British Army and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Details Born in Jamaica, Gordon enlisted in the 1st battalion, West India Regiment of the British Army in July 1885. At the beginning of 1892, he returned for a second tour of duty in west Africa, and was sent to the Gambia during the Second Gambia Campaign, to counter local hostility towards an Anglo-French boundary commission. Here he was part a detachment sent up river to the village of Toniataba, about 80 miles inland from Bathurst. On 13 March 1892 lance corporal Gordon, then 27 years old, performed an act of gallantry for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. His citation reads: During the attack on the town of Toniataba, Major G. O. Madden, West India Regiment, who was in command of the Troops, was superintending a par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George William Gordon
George William Gordon (1820 – 23 October 1865) was a wealthy mixed-race Jamaican businessman, magistrate and politician, one of two representatives to the Assembly from St. Thomas-in-the-East parish. He was a leading critic of the colonial government and the policies of Jamaican Governor Edward Eyre. After the start of the Morant Bay rebellion in October 1865, Eyre declared martial law in that area, directed troops to suppress the rebellion, and ordered the arrest of Gordon in Kingston. He had him returned to Morant Bay to stand trial under martial law. Gordon was quickly convicted of conspiracy and executed, on suspicion of having planned the rebellion. Eyre's rapid execution of Gordon on flimsy charges during the crisis, and the death toll and violence of his suppression of the revolt, resulted in a huge controversy in Britain. Opponents of Eyre and his actions attempted to have him prosecuted for murder, but the case never went to trial. He was forced to resign. The Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Washington Gordon II
General officer, General William Washington Gordon II (1834–1912) was a Confederate States of America, Confederate captain in the American Civil War, later serving as a brigadier general in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War. Life William Washington Gordon II was born in Savannah, Georgia on October 14, 1834, the eldest son of William Washington Gordon, Senator William Washington Gordon of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. He graduated B.A. from Yale University in 1854, before returning to Savannah to become a Cotton factor, cotton and rice broker, forming the firm of ''Tison & Gordon'' in 1856. Commissioned into the Georgia Hussars as a lieutenant at the outset of the American Civil War in 1861, Gordon fought with distinction being promoted captain and then adjutant, receiving his only wound at Lovejoy's Station after the Battle of Jonesboro (1864). Gordon then returned to his family's cotton plantation, becoming chairman of the Savannah Cotton Exchange an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Osceola Gordon
Judge William Osceola Gordon (1837–1914) was an American judge. Early life William Osceola Gordon was born on October 23, 1837, in Maury County, Tennessee. He was a direct descendant of Pocahontas. His father, Powhatan Gordon, was a farmer and politician. His middle name, 'Osceola', comes from Osceola, a Native American chief that his father fought against in the Second Seminole War. Gordon graduated from Jackson College. He was admitted to the bar in 1885. Career Gordon was a jurist. He served on the county court from 1902 to 1904. Gordon was a member of the Democratic Party. He campaigned for Thomas Clarke Rye to become Governor of Tennessee. Personal life and death Gordon married Virginia C. Graham on May 3, 1859. They had a son, Powhatan Graham Gordon, and a daughter, Louisa, who married Willis E. Jones. He was a Freemason, and a member of Royal Arcanum The Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum, commonly known simply as the Royal Arcanum, is a fraternal benefit so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William D
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 should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William J
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 Gordon (bishop Of Alaska)
William Jones Gordon Jr. (May 6, 1918 - January 4, 1994) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska from 1948 to 1974 and was known as the "Flying Bishop of Alaska" for his ministry of flying his own plane across the vast diocese. Early life and education Gordon was born on May 6, 1918, in Spray, North Carolina to the Reverend William Jones Gordon and Anna Barrow Clark. He studied at the University of North Carolina and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1940. He attended Virginia Theological Seminary and earned a Bachelor of Divinity in 1943. Career He was ordained deacon on January 24, 1943. Invited to Alaska by Bishop John B. Bentley in 1943, he served five years as missionary-in-charge on the Arctic Coast, mostly in Point Hope, Alaska. He was ordained priest by Bishop Bentley on July 25, 1943, in St Mark's Church in Nenana, Alaska. Gordon was consecrated bishop of Alaska on 18 May 1948 in the Church of the Good Shepherd, Raleigh, North Carolina by 13 bishops of the Epi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Washington Gordon
William Washington Gordon (January 17, 1796 – March 22, 1842) was an American politician and businessman. Gordon was born in Screven County, Georgia. He was named after American Revolutionary War General William Washington under whom Gordon's father, Ambrose Gordon, served as a cavalry lieutenant. Background Upon the death of Ambrose Gordon in 1804, William Washington Gordon was sent to school in Rhode Island and then attended the United States Military Academy. He graduated from that institution in 1815 and was the first person from Georgia to do so. He remained in the army for half a year, serving as an aide-de-camp to Edmund P. Gaines. He then returned to Savannah, Georgia to study law under James Moore Wayne. Gordon would also marry Wayne's niece, Sarah Anderson "Addy" Stites, in 1826 and purchase Wayne's unfinished Savannah home in 1830. Washington's granddaughter, Juliette Gordon Low – founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, was born and raised in t ... [...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] |
