William Hope (golfer)

	William Hope (golfer) William Hope may refer to: * William Hope (VC) (1834–1909), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross William Hope (paranormal investigator) (1863–1933), pioneer of so-called "spirit photography" William Hope (actor) (born 1955), Canadian actor William Johnstone Hope (1766–1831), prominent and controversial British Royal Navy officer and politician William Henry Bateman Hope (1865–1919), British Member of Parliament for North Somerset, 1906–1910 William Hope Hodgson (1877–1918), English author of horror, fantastic fiction and science fiction William Hope (artist) (1863–1931), Canadian painter, draftsman and war artist Sir William Hope, 14th Baronet General Sir William Hope, 14th Baronet, (12 January 1819 – 5 September 1898) was a British Army officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland. Military career Born the fifth son of Sir John Hope, 11th Baronet and Anne Wedderburn, daughter ... (1819–1898), British Army officer {{hndis, Hope, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	William Hope (VC) Colonel William Hope VC (12 April 1834 – 17 December 1909) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. William Hope was the son of the Right Honourable John Hope, Lord Chief Justice Clerk of Scotland, and his wife Jessie Irving, and was born in Edinburgh on 12 April 1834. He was educated privately and at Trinity College, Cambridge. William Hope married Margaret Jane, daughter of Robert Cunningham Cunninghame Graham of Gartmore and aunt of the author, politician and traveller Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham, by whom she had six children, the eldest of which was a son, Adrian, whose granddaughter, Lauretta Hope-Nicholson, was the second wife of the artist Jean Hugo. VC action He was 21 years old, and a lieutenant in the 7th Regiment of Foot (later The Royal Fusiliers), British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed took pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William Hope (paranormal Investigator) William Hope (1863 – 8 March 1933) was a pioneer of so-called "spirit photography". Based in Crewe, England, he was a member of the well known spiritualists group, the Crewe Circle. He died in Salford hospital on 8 March 1933. Biography As a young man Hope was employed as a carpenter, but he quickly came to prominence in paranormal circles after claiming to be able to capture images of spirits on camera. Hope produced his first spirit image in 1905. Soon afterwards he formed the Crewe Circle Spiritualist group, with himself as the leader. In 1916, Hope managed to dupe William Crookes with a fake spirit photograph of his wife. Oliver Lodge revealed there had been obvious signs of double exposure – the picture of Lady Crookes had been copied from a wedding anniversary photograph. However, Crookes was a convinced spiritualist and claimed it was genuine evidence for spirit photography. Doubts were also raised about his spirit photography in 1908. Hope was first exposed in 1920 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William Hope (actor) William Hope (born March 2, 1955) is a Canadian actor. Career Most of Hope's stage work has been leading roles in a wide variety of regional, touring and West End theatres in England. Early on, he turned down a major role in Kubrick's '' Full Metal Jacket'' for a lead role in James Cameron's ''Aliens'' (1986) as Lt. Gorman, for which he began to receive recognition. Soon after he appeared as Kyle MacRae in the horror film '' Hellbound: Hellraiser II'' (1988), the sequel to Clive Barker's ''Hellraiser'' (1987). After ''Hellbound'', Hope went on to a number of theatrical films while working a lot on stage and in radio drama. Seen in parts in ''Shining Through'' (1992) and ''The Saint'' (1997), ''Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow'' (2004) and '' XXX'' (2002). He co-starred in two Wesley Snipes' action epics '' The Marksman'' (2005) and '' The Detonator'' (2006) and as the villain in Steven Seagal's action movie '' Submerged'' (2005). Recently seen on TV as Harry Ramos in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	William Johnstone Hope Vice Admiral Sir William Johnstone Hope, GCB (16 August 1766 – 2 May 1831) was a prominent and controversial British Royal Navy officer and politician in late eighteenth and early nineteenth century Britain, whose career experienced fleet actions, disputes with royalty, party politics and entry to both Russian and British orders of chivalry. A popular officer, Hope served with Nelson, Duncan and Lord Keith through several campaigns, making connections which enabled him to secure a lengthy political career after his retirement from the Royal Navy in 1804 due to ill-health. After 26 years in Parliament, Hope was largely inactive and instead served as a Lord of the Admiralty and commissioner of Greenwich Naval Hospital. Hope died in 1832 after 55 years of naval and political service and was buried in the family plot in Scotland. Early life William Johnstone Hope was born the third son of John Hope and his wife Mary Breton. The Hopes were descendants of the first Earl of Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William Henry Bateman Hope William Henry Bateman Hope (28 March 1865-December 1919) was a British Liberal Party politician. Background He was born in 1865, a son of William Carey Hope of Bath, Somerset. He was educated at Eton before moving on to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1884. He received a BA in 1887. In 1890 he married Agnes Stothert of Bath. In 1892 he bought Eastwood Manor in East Harptree. He extended the house and had electrical wiring installed making it one of the first in the county of Somerset to have electric lights. Career He was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1887. He was Called to the Bar in 1891. He practised on the Western Circuit. He served as a Justice of the Peace in Somerset. He was elected to Somerset County Council in 1898. He contested Somerset North at the General Election of 1900 but did not win. He was elected at the 1906 General Election when he gained North Somerset from the Conservative. He sat for one full term before retiring ahead of the next General Election in Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	William Hope Hodgson William Hope Hodgson (15 November 1877 – 19 April 1918) was an English author. He produced a large body of work, consisting of essays, short fiction, and novels, spanning several overlapping genres including horror, fantastic fiction, and science fiction.Alder, Emily. "Passing the Barrier or Life: Spiritualism, Psychical Research and Boundaries in William Hope Hodgson's "The Night Land"". in Ramone, Jenni and Twitchen, Gemma, eds. ''Boundaries''. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2007. (pp. 120-139). Stableford, Brian, "Hodgson, William Hope", in Pringle, David ed., ''St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers''. London: St. James Press, 1998. (pp. 273-275). Hodgson used his experiences at sea to lend authentic detail to his short horror stories, many of which are set on the ocean, including his series of linked tales forming the "Sargasso Sea Stories". His novels, such as '' The House on the Borderland'' (1908) and ''The Night Land'' (1912), feature more cosm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William Hope (artist) William R. Hope (May 18, 1863- February 5, 1931), was a prominent Canadian painter, draftsman and war artist, noted for his landscapes. Early life and education Born into a wealthy family at Montreal, Canada East, he travelled to Paris in the 1880s to study art, frequently practicing in the Forest of Fontainebleau. Afterwards he continued his studies in the Netherlands and Italy. Returning to Montreal, he quickly became an influential member of the Montreal art community and of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, to which he was elected a member of the council in 1906. Career Hope painted in oils, watercolours and ink; travelling widely throughout rural Quebec drawing landscapes, harbours, boats, marine views, mountains, interiors and historic buildings; several of which can be seen at the McCord Museum. Hope was awarded a bronze medal for his work at the Canadian exhibition at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri in 1904 and in 1924, his painting ''The Sand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]