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William Reeve (MP)
William Reeve may refer to: * William Reeve (composer), English theatre composer and organist * William Reeve (bishop), Anglican priest * William Reeve (missionary) :See also '' William Reeve (bishop) (1844-1925), missionary to Canada'' William Reeve (1794-1850) was a London Missionary Society missionary to India, author of an early dictionary of the Kannada language, and translator with John Hands of the Bi ..., missionary to India * William Reeve (rower), English rower See also * William Reeves (other) {{hndis, Reeve, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Reeve (composer)
William Reeve (1757 – 22 June 1815) was an English theatre composer and organist. Biography Reeve was born in London. He initially studied to be a law stationer but abandoned his studies in order to study the organ with a Mr Richardson of St James's, Westminster. He became an organist in Totnes, Devon in 1781. In 1783 he returned to London to work for Astley's Amphitheatre where he composed all-sung burlettas. He also composed stage works of various kinds for John Palmer's short-lived Royalty Theatre. All of his works were entirely sung as none of these non-patent houses were permitted to perform works with any spoken drama. Some of Reeve's pieces were revived at the patent theatres after the Royalty closed in 1788. Most notably, his ballet-pantomime ''Don Juan'' (1787) was incredibly popular and both Drury Lane and Covent Garden adopted it for their repertories. In 1787 Reeve was elected to the Royal Society of Musicians and eventually served as the Governor of the organ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Reeve (bishop)
William Day Reeve (1844-1925) was an Anglican priest. He was born in Harmston on 3 January 1844 and educated at the CMS College, Islington going to Canada in 1868. He was ordained in 1868 and served at Fort Simpson from 1869 until he became Archdeacon of the Chipewyan in 1889. In 1891 he became Bishop of Mackenzie River, a post he held until 1907. Thereafter he was an Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Toronto. He died on 12 May 1925.''The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (fou ...'', Thursday, May 14, 1925; pg. 11; Issue 43961; col D "Obituary: Dr. W. D. Reeve. A Great Missionary Bishop" References 1844 births People from North Kesteven District Anglican archdeacons in North America Anglican bishops of Mackenzie River 20th-century Anglican Chu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Reeve (missionary)
:See also '' William Reeve (bishop) (1844-1925), missionary to Canada'' William Reeve (1794-1850) was a London Missionary Society missionary to India, author of an early dictionary of the Kannada language, and translator with John Hands of the Bible into Kannada. The dictionary was compiled from 1827 to 1834, when he was in Bangalore. Richard Lovett. ''The History of the London Missionary Society, 1795-1895'' vol. 2 (1899), p. 106archive.org His connection with the Society ceased 23 November 1835. William Reeve was the first to compile the Canarese - English dictionary, which was published in 1858, by the Wesleyan Mission Press, financially supported by Sir. Mark Cubbon the British Resident of Mysore. Reeve was minister of the Congregational church at Oswestry, from 1836 to 1843. He then suffered a complete loss of sight, and moved to Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the cerem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Reeve (rower)
William Thomas N Reeve (1913–2002) was a male rower (coxswain) who competed for England. Rowing career Reeve represented England and won a gold medal in the eights at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ..., New South Wales, Australia. Personal life He was an works civil engineer by trade and lived in Westbourne Terrace, London during 1938 before moving to Lancashire. References 1913 births 2002 deaths English male rowers Boxers at the 1938 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games {{England-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
