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William Robson (1869-1951)
William Robson may refer to: Politicians * William Robson (1869–1951), Australian parliamentarian and businessman * William Robson (1843–1920), Australian politician *William Robson, Baron Robson (1852–1918), British member of parliament, law officer, and law lord * William Robson (Canadian politician) (1864–1941), Canadian politician Other people * William B. P. Robson (born 1959), president and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute * William N. Robson (1906–1995), American radio director and producer *William Robson (writer) William Robson (1785/6–1863) was a British author and translator. Life Robson was educated in Chertsey, at a school run by John Harris Wicks. He went into teaching himself. Around 1813 he formed a close friendship with John Taylor the publishe ... (1785/6–1863), British author and translator * William Robson (footballer) (fl. 1895), English football centre forward * William Robson (cricketer) (born 1946), English cricketer * William Wallace Robson ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Robson (1869–1951)
William Elliot Veitch Robson (23 March 1869 – 29 June 1951) was an Australian parliamentarian and businessman. Early life Robson was born at Surry Hills, the son of the politician William Robson. He attended Newington College (1882–1886) and then the University of Sydney from where he graduated with a BA in 1889. After serving as an articled clerk he was admitted as a solicitor in 1892. His partnerships were Wallace & Robson and Robson & Cowlishaw. Robson married Ettie Gorman Cusack Whyte in 1894 but she died childless in 1899 and two years later he married Mabel Jackson Wise. Political career Robson served as an alderman on Ashfield council for ten years from 1898 and was elected mayor in 1899. In August 1905 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Liberal member for Ashfield in 1905. He was vocal during the debate on the local government in 1906 and throughout the Newcastle coal dispute of 1909. In 1920 Robson resigned as an MLA and moved t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Robson (1843–1920)
William Robson (21 December 1843 – 25 October 1920) was an Australian politician. He was born in Newcastle to mine manager William Robson and Annie Veitch. He was educated at East Maitland and Wollongong and worked in a coal office before becoming a Methodist minister. He preached at Young, Braidwood, Waratah and Morpeth before leaving the ministry around 1879. On 17 March 1868 he had married Annie Robertson, with whom he had three children; one of them, also called William, continued the family's political tradition. He then worked for the colonial architects' office until 1885, eventually becoming a public accountant in 1895. In 1900 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in th ... as a Protectionist. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Robson, Baron Robson
William Snowdon Robson, Baron Robson, (10 September 1852 – 11 September 1918) was an English lawyer, judge and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons twice between 1885 and 1910. Background and early life Robson was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the son of Robert Robson merchant of Newcastle-on-Tyne and his wife Emily Jane Snowden, daughter of William Snowden of Newcastle-on-Tyne. He was educated at Newcastle and at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He was called to the bar by the Inner Temple in 1880 and became a Queen's Counsel in 1892. Political career At the 1885 general election Robson was elected Member of Parliament for Bow and Bromley and held the seat until 1886. At the 1895 general election he was elected MP for South Shields and held the seat until 1910. Government He was the Solicitor General from 1905 to 1908. Upon his appointment, he was knighted the same year. In 1908, he was promoted to be the Attorney General from 1908 to 1910. On 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Robson (Canadian Politician)
William Robson (October 3, 1864 – ) was a Manitoba politician, and the leader of that province's Independent-Farmers in 1921 and 1922. Life Born in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, Robson arrived in Canada with his parents at the age of two. He worked as a farmer, and was a shareholder in the Grain Grower's Guide (a popular farmer's newspaper in Canada). Robson served as both a councillor and reeve during the 1910s. In 1920, Robson was one of 12 "farmer's candidates" elected to the legislature of Manitoba (he defeated future Liberal leader James Breakey in Glenwood, by four votes). Robson was subsequently chosen as leader of the Independent-Farmers, which was the name chosen by the victorious candidates for their parliamentary caucus. The Independent-Farmers were a diverse group, and did not continue beyond the dissolution of parliamentary in 1922. Subsequently, the United Farmers of Manitoba would represent the province's farming community in a more organized way. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William B
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 N
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 Robson (writer)
William Robson (1785/6–1863) was a British author and translator. Life Robson was educated in Chertsey, at a school run by John Harris Wicks. He went into teaching himself. Around 1813 he formed a close friendship with John Taylor the publisher. Through Taylor he was on the fringes of the group producing ''The London Magazine'' of 1820 to 1829, with James Augustus Hessey, Charles Lamb and John Hamilton Reynolds. Robson's first career was as a schoolmaster. He was headmaster of Chingford Lodge Academy in Edmonton, London Edmonton is a town in north London, England within the London Borough of Enfield, a local government district of Greater London. The northern part of the town is known as Lower Edmonton or Edmonton Green, and the southern part as Upper Edmont ... from 1835, but suffered financial losses. At that point past age 50, Robson then concentrated on writing. In later life, he fell into poverty. He died on 17 November 1863: George Routledge the publisher had ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Robson (footballer)
William Robson was an English footballer who played as centre forward for Crewe Alexandra in the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ... in 1895. References Crewe Alexandra F.C. players English Football League players Year of death missing Year of birth missing English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Place of birth missing {{England-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Robson (cricketer)
William George Robson (born 22 March 1946) is a former English cricketer. Robson was a left-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper, but who could also bowl right-arm medium pace. He was born in Wallsend, Northumberland. Robson made his debut for Northumberland in the 1973 Minor Counties Championship against the Yorkshire Second XI. Robson played Minor counties cricket for Northumberland from 1973 to 1982, which included 87 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Bedfordshire in the 1977 Gillette Cup. He was not required to bat in this match, with Northumberland winning by 9 wickets. He made a further List A appearance against Somerset in 2nd round of the same competition. He scored 15 unbeaten runs in this match, while in Somerset's innings he caught behind Mervyn Kitchen. References External linksWilliam Robsonat ESPNcricinfo ESPN cricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) is a sports news website exclusively ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wallace Robson
William Wallace Robson FRSE FRSA (20 June 1923 – 31 July 1993) was a British literary critic and scholar. Life He was born in Plymouth on 20 June 1923 the son of Kathleen Ryan and her husband, William Robson, a barrister. He was educated at Leeds Modern School. He studied literature at the University of Oxford, graduating with a BA. In 1946 he began lecturing in English literature, and in 1948 was elected a Fellow and gained an MA. In the early 1950s he founded the Oxford journal ''Essays in Criticism'' with F. W. Bateson. Robson gave the 1957 Chatterton Lecture on Poetry. In 1970 he received a chair in English at the University of Sussex, and in 1972 moved to a similar position at the University of Edinburgh. In 1988 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Norman Jeffares, Donald Low Donald Low (May 2, 1945 - September 18, 2013) was a Canadian microbiologist noted for his role in battling the SARS outbreak of 2003. He was microbiolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
