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William Oldham (Patriot)
William Oldham may refer to: * William Oldham (1753-1791), American Revolutionary War soldier and namesake of Oldham County, Kentucky. *William Kavanaugh Oldham William Kavanaugh Oldham (May 20, 1865 – May 6, 1938) was the Acting Governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas for six days in 1913. Oldham was born in Richmond, Kentucky and educated at Central University, also in Richmond. He moved to Pettus, ... (1865–1938), acting Democratic governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas, 1913 * William Fitzjames Oldham (1854–1937), Indian-born British-American bishop and missionary * William Simpson Oldham, Sr. (1813–1868), politician in the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War * Will Oldham (born 1970), American singer, songwriter, and actor {{hndis, Oldham, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Oldham (Patriot)
William Oldham may refer to: * William Oldham (1753-1791), American Revolutionary War soldier and namesake of Oldham County, Kentucky. *William Kavanaugh Oldham William Kavanaugh Oldham (May 20, 1865 – May 6, 1938) was the Acting Governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas for six days in 1913. Oldham was born in Richmond, Kentucky and educated at Central University, also in Richmond. He moved to Pettus, ... (1865–1938), acting Democratic governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas, 1913 * William Fitzjames Oldham (1854–1937), Indian-born British-American bishop and missionary * William Simpson Oldham, Sr. (1813–1868), politician in the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War * Will Oldham (born 1970), American singer, songwriter, and actor {{hndis, Oldham, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldham County, Kentucky
Oldham County is a county located in the north central part of the U.S. state and commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,607. Its county seat is La Grange. The county is named for Colonel William Oldham. Oldham County is part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY– IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Oldham County is the wealthiest county in Kentucky and 47th-wealthiest county in the U.S. and ranks as the most educated county in Kentucky While the causes for this are complicated, areas east of Louisville have long been popular with wealthy residents, initially as summer residences and eventually as year-round suburban estates and bedroom communities. Oldham County lies northeast of the best known of these areas, Anchorage, just outside Louisville's pre-merger East End. History Oldham County was established on December 15, 1823 from parts of Henry, Jefferson, and Shelby Counties. It was the 74th Kentucky county, and was named in honor of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Kavanaugh Oldham
William Kavanaugh Oldham (May 20, 1865 – May 6, 1938) was the Acting Governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas for six days in 1913. Oldham was born in Richmond, Kentucky and educated at Central University, also in Richmond. He moved to Pettus, Arkansas in Lonoke County in 1885 and became a successful cotton farmer. He was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1907. He served as a member of the Arkansas Senate from 1911 to 1913, and was selected as president of the Senate in 1913. When Governor Joseph Taylor Robinson resigned from office on March 8, 1913, Oldham became acting governor of Arkansas. When the legislative session ended on March 13, the Arkansas Senate elected Junius Marion Futrell as the new president pro tempore, but Oldham refused to agree that Futrell was the new acting governor; the dispute was settled by the Arkansas Supreme Court on March 24, in favor of Futrell. Oldham retired from public service and returned to farming. He later served as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Fitzjames Oldham
William Fitzjames Oldham (15 December 1854 – 27 March 1937) was a British-American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and missionary Bishop for South Asia. He distinguished himself as a missionary, an author and a church official. He was the founder of Anglo Chinese School in Singapore in 1886. Early life William was born in Bangalore, India, the son of James and Mary Elizabeth Oldham. James was a British officer commanding Sepoy troops in India. William's ancestry was primarily Anglo-Irish, with some Indian blood, it was said, on his mother's side. Although he was baptized a Roman Catholic, his earliest religious contacts came from Protestant military chaplains and the headmaster of the Madras Christian College. His father, though a Catholic, had turned anti-Romanist, and Oldham had absorbed the religious teachings of the Protestants when attending Anglican schools. He recollected that as a child of six, missionaries had taught him the childs prayer, "O Lord save me, O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Simpson Oldham, Sr
William is a masculine given name of Norman French 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, Liam, 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 German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |