William Hoskins (other)
William or Bill Hoskins may refer to: * William Hoskins (MP) for Westbury in 1555 * William Lawrence Hoskins (1828–1901), American politician * William Hoskins (actor) (1816–1887), career in England, Australia and New Zealand * William Hoskins (inventor) (1862–1934), American co-inventor of nichrome and modern billiard chalk * W. G. Hoskins (William George Hoskins, 1908–1992), English local historian, academic and author * Bill Hoskins (baseball) (1914–1975), American Negro league baseball player * Will Hoskins (born 1986), English association football striker See also *William Hosking William Hosking (26 November 1800 – 2 August 1861) was an English writer, lecturer, and architect who had an important influence on the growth and development of London in Victorian times. He became the first Professor of Architecture at K ...

William Hoskins (MP)
William or Bill Hoskins may refer to: * William Hoskins (MP) for Westbury in 1555 * William Lawrence Hoskins (1828–1901), American politician * William Hoskins (actor) (1816–1887), career in England, Australia and New Zealand * William Hoskins (inventor) (1862–1934), American co-inventor of nichrome and modern billiard chalk * W. G. Hoskins (William George Hoskins, 1908–1992), English local historian, academic and author * Bill Hoskins (baseball) (1914–1975), American Negro league baseball player * Will Hoskins (born 1986), English association football striker See also *William Hosking William Hosking (26 November 1800 – 2 August 1861) was an English writer, lecturer, and architect who had an important influence on the growth and development of London in Victorian times. He became the first Professor of Architecture at K ...

Westbury (UK Parliament Constituency)
Westbury was a United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency in Wiltshire from 1449 to 2010. It was represented in the House of Commons of England until 1707, and then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 2010. Until 1885, it was a parliamentary borough, returning two Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Members of Parliament (MPs) until 1832 and only one from 1832 to 1885. The parliamentary borough was abolished in 1885, when the name was transferred to a county constituency returning one MP. Elections used the Plurality-at-large voting, bloc vote system when two MPs were returned, and the first-past-the-post system of election when one seat was contested. Westbury returned a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Member at every election after 1924. Boundaries 1885–1918: The Sessional Divisions of Bradford- ...
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William Lawrence Hoskins
William Lawrence Hoskins (24 December 1828 – 8 March 1901) was a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He was elected in 1870 and 1871. Hoskins was born in North East, Pennsylvania and is buried at the Rock Lake Cemetery in Lake Mills, Wisconsin Lake Mills is a city in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6,211 at the 2020 census. The city is located partially within the Town of Lake Mills. History Lake Mills occupies the east shore of Rock Lake. The area was .... References 1828 births 1901 deaths People from North East, Pennsylvania People from Jefferson County, Wisconsin Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 19th-century American legislators 19th-century Wisconsin politicians {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub ...
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William Hoskins (actor)
William Hoskins (17 February 1816 – 28 September 1886) was a Shakespearean actor from England whose later career was mostly in Australia and New Zealand, reputedly "one of the best actors who has ever trod our stage". History Hoskins was a son of Abraham Hoskins, a wealthy attorney of "Newton Park" in Newton Solney, Derbyshire and was originally destined for a career in Law, to which end he studied at Cambridge, but was attracted to the theatre and "dropped out" at some stage. He first appeared on stage at the Southampton Theatre in 1835, then after years of experience in provincial theatres made Covent Garden Theatre on the 13 October 1843, in Dion Boucicault's comedy ''London Assurance'', as Charles Courtley. Another report has him joining a provincial touring company in 1834. In 1837, with financial support of his father, who preferred his son to be in management, he took over Worthing Theatre, but lost his money and returned to acting. In 1846 Mrs Mary Warner, Samuel Phe ...
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William Hoskins (inventor)
William Hoskins (1862–1934)
, ''A Guide to the Chemical History of Chicago'', Chemical History in Chicago Project, date unspecified; accessed February 24, 2007"CHiC Details: Hoskins, William"
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Bill Hoskins (baseball)
William Charles Hoskins (March 14, 1914 – death date unknown), nicknamed "Big Bill", was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1930s and 1940s, spending the majority of his career with the Baltimore Elite Giants. A native of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, Hoskins broke into the Negro leagues in 1937, splitting time between the St. Louis Stars, Chicago American Giants, and Detroit Stars. He joined the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1938, and continued to play for Baltimore through 1946. He has the highest postseason batting average in baseball history, having batted .487 (19-for-39) in twelve postseason games played (1937, 1939). Hoskins was selected to play in the 1941 East–West All-Star Game The East–West All-Star Game was an annual all-star game for Negro league baseball players. The game was the brainchild of Gus Greenlee, owner of the Pittsburgh Crawfords. In 1933 he decided to emulate the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, usi ..., and went 1-for-5 in ...
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Will Hoskins
William Richard Hoskins (born 6 May 1986) is an English footballer who plays for club Kings Langley, where he plays as a forward. Playing career Rotherham United Hoskins was born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, where his career began at local club Notts County's School of Excellence, before he joined Rotherham United's youth system in South Yorkshire. Hoskins was heralded as a talent when, at just 17, he came into the first team fold at Rotherham and made an impact, scoring both goals in a 2–1 win at Wigan Athletic in December 2003. However, he had a stop–start early career, only making one start under managers Ronnie Moore and subsequently Mick Harford. Alan Knill took over as manager halfway through the 2005–06 season, with the Millers halfway through their first campaign back in League One, and saved the club from a second successive relegation. As youth coach Knill brought Hoskins up through the youth ranks at Millmoor and handed him 12 further starts that season. ...
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