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William Holt (died 1436)
William Holt may refer to: Politicians * William Holt (fl.1397), MP for Launceston * William Holt (died 1436), MP for Warwickshire * William Holt (mayor) (1737–1791), mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia * William Holte or Holt, MP for Clitheroe and Preston Others * William Holt (Jesuit) (1545–1599), rector of English College * William Holt (writer) (1897–1977), English writer, artist and traveller * Lt. William Holt, the main character in ''Medal of Honor: European Assault'' * William Holt (cricketer) (born 1935), former New Zealand cricketer * William H. Holt (1842–1919), American judge * Will Holt (1929–2015), writer and lyricist * Willy Holt Willy Holt (30 November 1921 – 22 June 2007) was an American production designer, art director and actor who lived in France for many years. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film '' Is Par ... (1921–2007), American production designer * William Mack Holt (1917– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Holt (fl
William Holt may refer to: Politicians * William Holt (fl.1397), MP for Launceston * William Holt (died 1436), MP for Warwickshire * William Holt (mayor) (1737–1791), mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia * William Holte or Holt, MP for Clitheroe and Preston Others * William Holt (Jesuit) (1545–1599), rector of English College * William Holt (writer) (1897–1977), English writer, artist and traveller * Lt. William Holt, the main character in ''Medal of Honor: European Assault'' * William Holt (cricketer) (born 1935), former New Zealand cricketer * William H. Holt (1842–1919), American judge * Will Holt (1929–2015), writer and lyricist * Willy Holt Willy Holt (30 November 1921 – 22 June 2007) was an American production designer, art director and actor who lived in France for many years. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film '' Is Par ... (1921–2007), American production designer * William Mack Holt (1917– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Launceston (UK Parliament Constituency)
Launceston, also known at some periods as Dunheved, was a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the British House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, and one member from 1832 until 1918. It was a parliamentary borough until 1885, and a county constituency thereafter. Boundaries 1832–1885: The old Borough of Launceston and the Parish of St Stephen, and all such parts of the several Parishes of Lawhitton, St Thomas the Apostle, and South Petherwin as are without the old Borough of Launceston. 1885–1918: The Sessional Division of East Middle, East North, Lesnewth, and Stratton, and part of the Sessional Division of Trigg. History Launceston was one of 21 parliamentary boroughs in Cornwall between the 16th and 19th centuries; unlike many of these, which had been little more than villages even when established and were rotten boroughs from the start, Launceston had been a town of reasonable size and importance though much in decline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Holt (died 1436)
William Holt may refer to: Politicians * William Holt (fl.1397), MP for Launceston * William Holt (died 1436), MP for Warwickshire * William Holt (mayor) (1737–1791), mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia * William Holte or Holt, MP for Clitheroe and Preston Others * William Holt (Jesuit) (1545–1599), rector of English College * William Holt (writer) (1897–1977), English writer, artist and traveller * Lt. William Holt, the main character in ''Medal of Honor: European Assault'' * William Holt (cricketer) (born 1935), former New Zealand cricketer * William H. Holt (1842–1919), American judge * Will Holt (1929–2015), writer and lyricist * Willy Holt Willy Holt (30 November 1921 – 22 June 2007) was an American production designer, art director and actor who lived in France for many years. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film '' Is Par ... (1921–2007), American production designer * William Mack Holt (1917– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warwickshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
Warwickshire was a parliamentary constituency in Warwickshire in England. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs), traditionally known as knights of the shire, to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system. History Boundaries and franchise The constituency, which seems first to have returned members to Parliament in 1293, consisted of the historic county of Warwickshire, excluding the city of Coventry which had the status of a county in its itself after 1451. (Although Warwickshire also contained the borough of Warwick and part of the borough of Tamworth, each of which elected two MPs in its own right for part of the period when Warwickshire was a constituency, these were not excluded from the county constituency, and owning property within the borough could confer a vote at the county election. This was not the case, though, for Coventry.) As in other county constituencies the franchise between 1430 and 1832 was define ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Holt (mayor)
William Holt (1730–1791) was a Colonial American mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia from 1776 to 1777 and again from 1782 to 1783. Holt was born in Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ... the son of David and Margaret Holt. His brother John Holt also was mayor of Williamsburg. He married Mary Steward. He started a Presbyterian settlement in New Kent County, with the Reverend John Jeffrey Smith and owned several mills and a forge in a five hundred acre (2 km2) tract of land. On November 16, 1761, Holt became a member of the Commission of the Peace for York Co., Virginia. He served on the commission until 1771, when he became a justice for James City Co., Virginia. His children were Elizabeth (1762), William (1765), Daniel, Henry, Samuel, Jane, Mary and Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Holte
William is a masculine given name of Norman French 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, Liam, 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 German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preston (UK Parliament Constituency)
Preston is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2000 by Mark Hendrick, Sir Mark Hendrick, a member of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party and Co-operative Party. History ;1295–1950 The seat was created for the Model Parliament and sent members until at least 1331 until a new (possibly confirmatory) grant of two members to Westminster followed. From 1529 extending unusually beyond the 19th century until the 1950 general election the seat had two-member representation. Political party, Party divisions tended to run stronger after 1931 before which two different parties' candidates frequently came first and second at elections under the Plurality-at-large voting, bloc vote system. In 1929, a recently elected Liberal Party (UK), Liberal, William Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt, Sir William Jowitt decided to join the Labour P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Holt (Jesuit)
William Holt (1545–1599) was an English Jesuit and conspiracy, conspirator, who organised several unsuccessful plots to assassinate Elizabeth I. Life Holt was born at Ashworth, Lancashire, Ashworth in Lancashire. He was educated at home, and entered Brasenose College, Oxford, in 1563, took the degree B.A. in 1566, was elected fellow of Oriel College, Oxford, Oriel College on 29 February 1568, and then a degree of M.A. in 1572. In 1573, he was incorporated M.A. at Cambridge. His studies led him to dissatisfaction with religious affairs in England. In 1574 he left Oxford and was admitted into the English College, Douai where he continued his theological studies till 1576, when he was ordained and sent to Rome to help in the establishment of the English College, Rome. He entered the Society of Jesus on 10 November 1578. In 1581 he was sent to England to help in carrying out the work which had been begun by Robert Parsons (Jesuit), Robert Parsons and Edmund Campion. He was sent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Holt (writer)
William Holt (1897–1977) was born in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, the eldest son of a coal merchant. At the age of 13, whilst working in a cotton weaving shed, he taught himself several languages. Holt travelled extensively and had numerous jobs, including deck hand, stunt man, language teacher, newspaper correspondent (during the Spanish Civil War) and BBC broadcaster. In 1920 he married Florence Silman and they eventually had four children. He became active in local political struggles in the late 1920s, becoming the only Communist to be elected to the Town Council. His protests against the Means Test led him to spend nine months in Wakefield Prison. Billy Holt also pioneered a motorised library service and developed a 'model' farm. At the age of 66 he made a trip across Europe on Trigger, an aging ex-rag-and-bone horse he had rescued. A Yorkshire TV documentary of his life was made in 1969, ''The All or Nothing Man''. As an artist Holt worked in a bold, dramatic style. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Holt (cricketer)
William Roberts Holt (born 31 May 1935) is a former New Zealand cricketer, who played two first-class cricket matches for Northern Districts in the 1964–65 season.William Holt from CricketArchive retrieved 13 June 2008 A right-arm medium pace bowler, Holt took four wickets at 35.00, and scored 37 runs with the bat at 18.50. He also played ten matches for Northland in the Hawke Cup. Life and career Holt was born in Whangarei, Northland. He played his first cricke ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William H
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] |
Will Holt
Will may refer to: Common meanings * Will and testament, instructions for the disposition of one's property after death * Will (philosophy), or willpower * Will (sociology) * Will, volition (psychology) * Will, a modal verb - see Shall and will People and fictional characters * Will (comics) (1927–2000), a comic strip artist * Will (given name), a list of people and fictional characters named Will or Wil * Will (surname) * Will (Brazilian footballer) (born 1973) Arts, entertainment, and media Films * '' Will: G. Gordon Liddy'', a 1982 TV film * ''Will'' (1981 film), an American drama * ''Will'' (2011 film), a British sports drama * ''Bandslam'', a 2008 film with the working title ''Will'' Literature * ''Will'' (novel), by Christopher Rush * ''Will'', an autobiography by G. Gordon Liddy Music * Will (band), a Canadian electronic music act * ''Will'' (Julianna Barwick album), a 2016 album by Julianna Barwick * ''Will'' (Leo O'Kelly album), a 2011 album by Leo O'Kelly *''Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
