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William Jenkins (writer)
William Jenkins may refer to: * William Jenkins (1825–1895), Welsh general manager of Consett Iron Company * William Jenkins (coal merchant) (1878–1968), British politician, former MP for Brecon and Radnor * William (Bill) Jenkins (1925–2002), youngest Royal Marine to win a DSO in the Second World War * William Jenkins (Labour politician) (1871–1944), former MP for Neath * William Jenkins (Canadian politician) (1921–1995), politician in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba * William Miller Jenkins (1856–1941), American politician * William Jenkins (veterinarian), former president of Louisiana State University * William Jenkins (Northern Ireland politician) (1904–?), Lord Mayor of Belfast * William Jenkins (Australian politician) (1895–1963), member of the South Australian House of Assembly * William Jenkins (New Zealand) (1813–1902), New Zealand sailor, whaler, accommodation-house keeper, farmer, market gardener, horse-trainer and jockey * William Jenkins (crick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consett Iron Company
The Consett Iron Company Ltd was an industrial business based in the Consett area of County Durham in the United Kingdom. The company owned coal mines and limestone quarries, and manufactured iron and steel. It was registered on 4 April 1864 as successor to the Derwent & Consett Iron Company Ltd. This in turn was the successor to the Derwent Iron Company, founded in 1840. The company's seven collieries and various coke ovens came into the ownership of the National Coal Board, when British coal companies were nationalised in 1947. The Consett Iron Company itself was nationalised in 1951, becoming part of the Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain. It was denationalised shortly afterwards, then renationalised in 1967. The Consett Iron Company was absorbed into British Steel Corporation in 1967, and the location became known as the Consett Steel Works. British Steel Consett Works was closed in 1980. Early history In 1840 a group of local businessmen led by Jonathan Rich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Jenkins (cricketer)
William Jenkins (1788 – 27 July 1844) was an English cricketer. Jenkins' batting style is unknown. Jenkins made his first-class debut for Sussex against a combined Hampshire and Surrey at Petworth Park in 1826. He made two further first-class appearances for Sussex, against the same opponents in a return fixture at Bramshill Park in that same season, and against Surrey at Midhurst in 1830. In his three first-class matches, he scored a total of 52 runs at an average of 10.40, with a high score of 17. He died at Selham, Sussex Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English ... on 27 July 1844. References External linksWilliam Jenkinsat ESPNcricinfoWilliam Jenkinsat CricketArchive {{DEFAULTSORT:Jenkins, William 1788 births 1844 deaths English cricketers S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Jenkins (bishop)
William Alan "Bill" Jenkins Sr. (born 1963) is an American Anglicanism, Anglican bishop. He is currently bishop, bishop coadjutor of the Reformed Episcopal Church's Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic (NEMA). He was previously Canon (clergy), canon to the ordinary in the diocese. Early life, education, and family Jenkins was born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, in 1963, and was raised in a congregation of the Fundamentalism, fundamentalist Evangelical Methodist Church of America. He received a bachelor's degree in religious education and pastoral studies from Manahath School of Theology, the denominational school in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, and studied for a master's degree in religious education at Manahath. According to Jenkins, his thesis was rejected because he had moved away from the school's fundamentalist and Premillennialism, premillennial theology. Before he could complete his degree, the institution closed and relocated to Virginia as Breckbill Bible College. Jenki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William A
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 Franklin Jenkins
William Franklin Jenkins (September 7, 1876 – December 4, 1961) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1936 to 1948, and chief justice from 1947 to 1948. Born in Webster County, Georgia, Jenkins attended the public schools of Eatonton, Georgia and the University of Virginia. He received a law degree from the University of Georgia in 1896, and entered into the practice of law with his father in Putnam County, Georgia. He served on the Georgia Court of Appeals from 1916 to 1936, and was thereafter appointed to the state supreme court. An avid reader of classics, Jenkins was a proponent of the Marlovian theory of Shakespeare authorship (that the plays of William Shakespeare were actually written by Christopher Marlowe). References External links Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library Emory UniversityWilliam Franklin Jenkins family papers, 1868-1967 1876 births 1961 deaths Justices of the Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state) Chief ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
