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William Irvine (colonel)
William Irvine may refer to: *William Irvine (soldier) (c. 1298–?), Clerk of the Rolls for Scotland * William Irvine (general) (1741–1804), American Revolutionary War general, congressman from Pennsylvania *Col. William Irvine (18th century), American Revolutionary soldier and pioneer, namesake of Irvine, Kentucky *William Irvine (lawyer) (1820–1882), American Civil War soldier, congressman from New York * William Irvine (historian) (1840–1911), British administrator of the Indian Civil Service, known for works on the Moghul Empire * William Irvine (Australian politician) (1858–1943), Premier of Victoria * William Irvine (Scottish evangelist) (1863–1947), evangelist considered the founder of various nameless sects * William Irvine (Canadian politician) (1885–1962), Canadian politician *William Irvine (rugby union) (1898–1952), New Zealand rugby union player *William C. Irvine (missionary) (1871–1946), editor of the Indian Christian and author of ''Modern Heresies Exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Irvine (soldier)
William (Thomas) Irvine (c. 1260–1333) (also known as William de Irwin/Irwyn or Alexander I) was a Scotland, Scots soldier born in Dumfriesshire in Scotland. His father was William de Irvine of Wodehouse, Laird of Bonshaw Castle. Armour bearer William was the Squire, armour bearer and aide to Robert I of Scotland, Robert the Bruce. The Irvines had been close allies of the Bruce during his wars with England. During one such time the Bruce made flight with a few aides, riding hard and exhaustingly. At one point they had to rest and the Bruce took sleep under a holly tree while William Irvine kept guard. From this story grows the Irvines of Drum Castle's coat of arms with the holly. At the Battle of Bannockburn (where the Scots won) in June 1314 William fought alongside the Bruce. Recognition For his services to the Bruce, William Irvine was granted land north of Aberdeen in 1323. He was given of John Comyn land, which included the Royal Forest of Oaks and Drum Castle, thus Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Irvine
William John Irvine (born 18 June 1943) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Born in Eden, County Antrim, into a large family, he grew up in the nearby town of Carrickfergus. He did well at school, but chose to pursue a career in professional football and initially played for local club Linfield. After a spell in amateur football, Irvine travelled to England for a trial with Burnley at the age of 16. He was offered a professional deal and spent three years playing for the youth and reserve teams, before making his senior debut at the end of the 1962–63 season. Over the following seasons, Irvine became a regular feature of the Burnley team and in the 1965–66 campaign, he scored 29 goals and was the highest goalscorer in the Football League First Division. Irvine lost his place in the Burnley team after suffering a broken leg during a cup tie in 1967, and never properly regained his form for the club. He was later transfer lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Irvin (other)
William Irvin may refer to: * William W. Irvin (1779–1842), U.S. representative from Ohio * Willie Irvin (born 1930), American football player * SS ''William A. Irvin'', a 1937 lake freighter which sailed as a bulk freighter on the Great Lakes *William A. Irvin (1873–1927), president of U.S. Steel See also *William Irvin Swoope William Irvin Swoope (October 3, 1862 – October 9, 1930) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Swoope was born in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. He attended The Hill School in Pottstown, PA and Phillips Aca ... (1862–1930), Republican representative from Pennsylvania * William Irvin Troutman (1905–1971), Republican representative from Pennsylvania * William Irvine (other) * William Irwin (other) * William Irving (other) {{disambiguation Irvin, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Irvine
Bill Irvine (30 January 1926 – 13 February 2008) and Bobbie Irvine (27 July 1932 – 30 May 2004) were British professional ballroom dancers. Bobbie Irvine was born Bobbie Barwell in Oudtshoorn, South Africa, while Bill Irvine, born William, was from Low Craigends in Kilsyth. His father was a miner, as was his grandfather, and Bill served in the Royal Navy before starting his dance career. As a young dance teacher he spent a period in South Africa, which led to his meeting Bobbie. They were married in 1957.Irvine, Bill & Bobbie 1974. ''The dancing years''. The pair became South African champions, and later settled in London. The Irvines won 13 world titles between 1960 and 1968 in the Professional Latin and Professional Modern categories of ballroom dancing. Their principal ballroom teachers were Eric Hancox, Len Scrivener and Sonny Binnick. They were coached in the Latin dances by Nina Hunt, who became a great friend of the couple. They were honoured for their achie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Mann Irvine
William Mann Irvine (October 13, 1865 – June 11, 1928) was an American academic and founding headmaster of Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. Early life and education Irvine was born on October 13, 1865, in Bedford, Pennsylvania, the son of Henry Fetter Irvine and Emma Elizabeth (Mann) Irvine. Irvine attended Bedford public schools in his early years, before enrolling at Phillips Exeter Academy at age 15. Irvine graduated fourth in his class at Exeter, then matriculated at Princeton University. At Princeton, Irvine excelled academically and athletically. Among other activities, he served as president of his freshman class and managing editor of '' The Princetonian''. Irvine won the South East Club University Fellowship in Social Science, allowing for a year of postgraduate study. He was a starting lineman on the Princeton football team all five years, during which the team achieved a record of 43-3-2 and won three consecutive national championships. He was nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Irvine (chemist)
William Irvine FRSE (1743-1787) was an 18th-century British doctor and chemist who served as assistant to Joseph Black in many of his important experiments. He twice served as President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow: 1775 to 1777 and 1783 to 1785. Life Irvine was born in Glasgow in 1743, the son of Michael Irvine, a merchant. He studied at the High School in Glasgow. He entered Glasgow University in 1756 and studied medicine and chemistry under Joseph Black. Black later chose Irvine to assist him in his experiments on latent heat. Irvine graduated MD around 1763 and then did further postgraduate studies in London and Paris. In 1766, he returned to Glasgow University to begin lecturing on Materia Medica. In 1770, he succeeded John Robison as professor of chemistry (Robison having replaced Black in 1766). In 1783, Irvine was a co-founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. The focus of his work was industrial chemistry, with a special interest in gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Irvine (bishop)
William Irvine was consecrated a college bishop In the early days of the Scottish Episcopal Church, college bishops were men who were consecrated bishops in order to maintain apostolic succession but (extraordinarily) not appointed to any episcopal see An episcopal see is, in a practical u ... (i.e., a bishop without a diocese), on 22 October 1718."History of the Scottish Episcopal Church: From the Revolution to the Present Time" Lawson, J.P p530 : Gallie & Bayley, 1843 References College bishops {{Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William S
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] |
Willie Irvine (footballer, Born 1963)
Willie Irvine (born 28 December 1963 in Stirling) is a Scottish football manager who was formerly a player. Irvine played for Stirling Albion, Hibernian, Dunfermline, FK Vidar, Vålerenga, Airdrie, Albion Rovers, Meadowbank Thistle, Berwick Rangers, Alloa and Stenhousemuir. Irvine played in 571 Scottish Football League matches, scoring 201 goals. After retiring as a player, Irvine became manager of Junior club Sauchie. He then managed Bo'ness United and Norwegian club Lillesand before becoming manager of Pollok in March 2010. Irvine resigned from his position with Pollok on 10 October 2011. As of 2023 he was manager of Bo'ness Athletic in the East of Scotland Football League. Honours Player ;Alloa Athletic *Scottish Challenge Cup 1999–2000 See also *List of footballers in Scotland by number of league appearances (500+) *List of footballers in Scotland by number of league goals The following is a list of footballers who have scored at least 200 domestic league goals in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Irvine (footballer, Born 1956)
Willie Irvine (born 26 May 1956) is a Scottish former professional footballer. Irvine, a direct, left-sided forward, started his senior career with Celtic, but failed to break into the first team. After playing in junior football for a spell, he signed for Alloa Athletic. His play for Alloa quickly attracted the attention of Motherwell, who paid £25,000 to Alloa for his services in 1979.Jeffrey, pp77. Irvine had a successful spell with Motherwell, as he was their top scorer with 21 goals during their promotion season of 1981–82. Like his manager Davie Hay, Irvine left Motherwell soon after that success, choosing to join Hibs. Irvine was also initially successful with the Edinburgh club, forming a strike partnership with Bobby Thomson that led to him being the second top goalscorer in the Scottish Premier Division in 1983–84. After this, however, Irvine enjoyed less success, and he was loaned out to Falkirk before joining Ayr United Ayr United Football Club are a f ... [...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 Irvine (general)
William Irvine (November 3, 1741July 29, 1804) was an Irish-American physician, soldier, and statesman from Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He practiced medicine as a ship's surgeon for the Royal Navy before he sympathized with the American Revolution and fought against the British during the American Revolutionary War. As tensions escalated between the American colonies and the British government during the 1770s, Irvine sympathized and allied himself with the revolutionary cause. He subsequently served as a brigadier general in the American Revolutionary War and served in the western theater. After the war he served in the Continental Congress, and later played an active role in ending the Whiskey Rebellion in Pennsylvania. He also served one term in Congress representing Pennsylvania, and was also active in the state's other public affairs. Early life Irvine came from a Scots-Irish, Presbyterian family, born near Enniskillen, in County Fermanagh, Ulster, in the Kingdom of Ireland. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
