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William Rea (musician)
William Rea may refer to: * William Rea (ironmaster) who lived in Monmouth (now in Wales) in the early 18th century * William Rea (politician), Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, Australia * William Rea (real estate magnate) William Rea (1912–2006) was an American real estate magnate and civic leader in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was a key collaborator with H. J. Heinz II in the creation of Pittsburgh's Cultural District, and he served leadership roles on the boar ... (1912–2006) of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania * William Rea (athlete) (born 1952), Austrian-American long jumper * William J. Rea (1920-2005), U.S. federal judge {{hndis, Rea, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Rea (ironmaster)
William Rea (1662–1750?) was a British ironmaster, owner or partner in many ironworks. Background He was born on 24 February 1662 and he may have been the son of Richard Rea, manager of the Foley family's steelworks in and about the Forest of Bob (the Forest Partnership). Ironmaster In the early 18th century he was the managing partner of the Foley steelworks from 1690 to 1725, and an important figure in coal iron production. In this role, he succeeded John Wheeler. He appears as a manager of Wilden Forge about 1692, and was managing some forges near the Forest of Dean for John Wheeler and Obadiah Lane from about 1701. It is thought that he was John Wheeler's chief clerk. After Wheeler's death, Rea married one of his daughters. Rea seems to have managed the business of the Forest Partnership successfully, with some oversight from Richard Avenant and then Richard Knight of Bringewood Ironworks (near Ludlow, Shropshire). After the death of Philip Foley in 1716, his childre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Rea (politician)
William Rea (1816–1881) was a stock and station agent and a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Early life William Rea was born in Belfast in 1816. He came to Australia in about 1841 where he worked in stock and station agency business with firms which had branches in New South Wales and New Zealand. Around the time of the separation of Queensland (circa 1859), he moved to Rockhampton where he established his own stock and station agency business with Mr Rankin. Politics Rea was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the Electorate of Rockhampton on 15 November 1878. He held the seat until his death on 21 September 1881. Later life Rea died on 21 September 1881 in his temporary residence at Martin Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. He had been unwell for a few days beforehand and, having failed to attend Parliament, was found dead apparently from heart disease. At the time of his death, he was writin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Rea (real Estate Magnate)
William Rea (1912–2006) was an American real estate magnate and civic leader in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was a key collaborator with H. J. Heinz II in the creation of Pittsburgh's Cultural District, and he served leadership roles on the boards of the Pennsylvania State Board of Education, Pittsburgh Public Schools, the University of Pittsburgh, Princeton University, and the Heinz Endowments. Rea grew up in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. He graduated from Princeton University and began his career as an English teacher at the American University of Beirut, then took on management roles at Edgewater Steel Company and W. R. Grace and Company. His real estate development career was with the Henry W. Oliver Estate. In his later years, Rea lived in Stahlstown, Pennsylvania Stahlstown is a small unincorporated community in Cook Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is 50 miles south of Pittsburgh, just a few miles from the Donegal exit on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Rea (athlete)
William Rea (born 3 February 1952) is an Austrian athlete. He competed in the men's long jump at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo .... References 1952 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Austrian male long jumpers Olympic athletes for Austria Place of birth missing (living people) {{Austria-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |