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William Lyon (Nova Scotia)
William Lyon may refer to: * William Lyon (film editor) (1903–1974), American film editor *William John Lyon (1898–1941), New Zealand politician *William Lyon (bishop) (died 1617), English bishop *William Lyon (priest) (1883–1961), Anglican Archdeacon of Loughborough *William Durie Lyon (died 1893), Ontario businessman and politician * William C. Lyon (born 1841), American politician *William P. Lyon (1822–1913), Wisconsin jurist and soldier *William Radenhurst Richmond Lyon (1820–1854), first reeve of Richmond, Ontario * Bill Lyon (1886–?), Australian rules footballer * Billy Lyon (born 1973), American football player *William Lyon (general) William Lyon (March 9, 1923 – May 22, 2020) was a Major general (United States), major general of the United States Air Force who served as Commander of the United States Air Force Reserve Command, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington D.C., ... (1923–2020), USAF general See also * * * William the Lion, King of the Scots * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lyon (film Editor)
William Austin Lyon (January 21, 1903 – March 18, 1974) was an American film editor, from 1935 to 1971. He was born in Texas, and died in Los Angeles, California. Employed by Columbia Pictures for most of his career, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing six times, and won twice, for ''From Here to Eternity'' (1953) and ''Picnic'' (1955). Selected filmography *''Restless Knights'' (1935) * ''Code of the Range'' (1936) * ''Two-Fisted Sheriff'' (1937) * '' Two Gun Law'' (1937) * ''Outlaws of the Prairie'' (1937) * ''Rio Grande'' (1938) * '' South of Arizona'' (1938) * '' The Colorado Trail'' (1938) * '' West of Cheyenne'' (1938) * '' Call of the Rockies'' (1938) * ''The Thundering West'' (1939) * ''Texas Stampede'' (1939) * ''Scandal Sheet'' (1939) * ''Tramp, Tramp, Tramp'' (1942) *''The Jolson Story'' (1946) * ''Mr. District Attorney'' (1947) *''Cargo to Capetown'' (1950) *''Death of a Salesman'' (1951) *''From Here to Eternity'' (1953) *''The Caine Mutiny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William John Lyon
William John Lyon (15 February 1898 – 26 May 1941) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. He was killed in World War II while serving with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Early life and career Lyon was born in London, England, and educated at a Brighton Grammar School. He won a scholarship to the University of Oxford, but did not take it up as he enlisted in the British Army aged 17. During World War I, while serving on the western front, he was twice mentioned in dispatches and his health was damaged by mustard gas. He was promoted to a non-commissioned officer and later was an officer in the Royal Sussex Regiment and military intelligence. After leaving the military he worked as a linguist and cypher translator at the Foreign Office. Local politics Lyon was active in the UK Labour Party. As a member of the Mitcham branch he was a party organiser in the 1921 local elections and 1924 general election. Due to his health, still impaired by the mustard ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lyon (bishop)
William Lyon (died 1617) was the English-born bishop of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross. Life After being educated at Oxford, probably either at Oriel College or St John's College, Oxford he went to Ireland about 1570. He became vicar of Naas in 1573, and in 1580 Elizabeth I gave him the additional vicarage of Bodenstown in County Kildare. In 1577 he had license to enjoy the profits of his parish even when absent in England, but he seems to have generally resided in Ireland. When Arthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey de Wilton assumed the Irish government in 1580, Lyon was appointed his chaplain, and in 1582 he became the first Protestant bishop of Ross, in the province of Munster. Lyon's impact was such that the mayor of Cork almost immediately petitioned Francis Walsingham to make him bishop of Cork and Cloyne. This was done temporarily in 1584, and in 1587 the three sees were united by patent. An Observantine Franciscan had been provided to Ross by the pope around 1580. Lyon had feared replacem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lyon (priest)
The Venerable William John Lyon (1883–1961) was an eminent Anglican priest in the mid 20th century. Lyon was educated at Norwich School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge and ordained in 1911. He began his career with curacies at of St George, East Stonehouse and St Andrew, Plymouth. He was Priest in charge of St Andrew, Bournemouth from 1915 to 1919; and then its Vicar until 1926. He was Rector of Sutton Coldfield from 1926 to 1931 and then of Handsworth until 1935. He was Rector of Loughborough from 1935 to 1958; and its fourth Archdeacon from 1940 to 1953. “Who was Who” 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 He was also the Diocese of Leicesters Canon Theologian Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ... from 1940 until his retirement. Notes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Durie Lyon
William Durie Lyon (; June 5, 1825 – October 18, 1893) was a merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada. Lyon was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 1875 to represent the riding of Halton. In 1879, he became the ''de facto'' governor of the District of Rainy River, holding executive, judicial and magisterial power over the new settlements situated west of Ontario. Background Lyon was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1825 and the fourth child of John Lyon (c.1791–1876) and Catherine, née McFarlane (1788–1853). His family immigrated to Upper Canada in 1832 and settled in the Esquesing Township of Halton County, Ontario. In 1853, he married Mary MacEachern, a fellow Scottish émigré from the Scotch Block. Business career Lyon operated a number of businesses in Milton, including an extensive general store selling dry goods, groceries and hardware, and oversaw the erection of a new gristmill with Edward Martin (father of Jose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William C
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 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William P
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 Radenhurst Richmond Lyon
George Lyon (1790 – 26 March 1851) was a captain in the British Army and a Canadian businessman and politician. He was born in Inverurie, Scotland in 1790. In 1806 he was commissioned Ensign in the 40th Foot and in 1809, as a lieutenant, he transferred to the 100th Foot. In November 1810, he went to Upper Canada (now Ontario with his regiment. He served with them in the War of 1812. After the regiment disbanded in 1818, he was given a land grant of 500 acres (2 km2) and settled in Richmond. He acquired additional lands when he built a grist mill and sawmill there. He also built a distillery and opened a store. He became a major in the local militia in 1843. He represented the County of Carleton in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1833 to 1834 and in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1846 to 1847. He died in Richmond in 1851. His sons included: * G. B. Lyon-Fellowes, a lawyer, mayor of Ottawa and a member of the Legislative Assembly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Lyon
Alexander Victor "Bill" Lyon (19 January 1886 – 13 January 1962) was an Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...er who played with University in the Victorian Football League in 1910 and 1911. He played for Footscray in the Victorian Football Association prior to joining University. Sources External links * * 1886 births 1962 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Footscray Football Club (VFA) players University Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1886-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Lyon
William Morton Lyon (born December 10, 1973) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings. Lyon played college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ... for Marshall University and played professionally for 6 seasons. He retired in 2003. References 1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Ashland, Kentucky Players of American football from Kentucky American football defensive ends American football defensive tackles Marshall Thundering Herd football players Green Bay Packers players Minnesota Vikings players {{defensive-lineman-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lyon (general)
William Lyon (March 9, 1923 – May 22, 2020) was a Major general (United States), major general of the United States Air Force who served as Commander of the United States Air Force Reserve Command, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington D.C., and commander, Headquarters Air Force Reserve, a separate operating agency located at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. As chief of Air Force Reserve, Lyon served as the principal adviser on Reserve matters to the Air Force Chief of Staff. As commander of AFRES, he had full responsibility for the supervision of U.S. Air Force Reserve units around the world. Biography Lyon was born in Los Angeles, California in 1923. Prior to entering the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943, he attended the University of Southern California and the Dallas Aviation School and Air College. He completed Air War College in 1971 and the Air War College; Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Senior Officers Orientation Course in 1972 and 1974. Additionally, he attended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William The Lion
William the Lion, sometimes styled William I and also known by the nickname Garbh, "the Rough"''Uilleam Garbh''; e.g. Annals of Ulster, s.a. 1214.6; Annals of Loch Cé, s.a. 1213.10. ( 1142 – 4 December 1214), reigned as King of Scots from 1165 to 1214. His 48-year-long reign was the second longest in Scottish history, and the longest for a Scottish monarch before the Union of the Crowns in 1603. Early life William was born around 1142, during the reign of his grandfather King David I of Scotland. His parents were the king's son Henry and Ada de Warenne. William was around 10 years old when his father died in 1152, making his elder brother Malcolm the heir apparent to their grandfather. From his father, William inherited the Earldom of Northumbria. David I died the next year, and William became heir presumptive to the new king, Malcolm IV. In 1157, William lost the Earldom of Northumbria to Henry II of England. Reign Malcolm IV did not live for long, and upon his death on 9 D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |