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William Sharpe (other)
William Sharpe may refer to: * William Sharpe (burgess), served in the Virginia House of Burgesses, 1629 * William Sharpe (governor) (fl. 1710), governor of Barbados * William Sharpe (North Carolina politician) (1742–1818), delegate to the Continental Congress from North Carolina * William Sharpe (MP) (1834–1909), British politician * William Henry Sharpe (1868–1942), merchant and political figure in Manitoba, Canada * William Percy Sharpe (1871–1942), American Democratic politician serving as mayor of Nashville * William Sharpe (surgeon) (c. 1882-1960), a brain surgeon who developed treatment for retardation and palsy in children * William Sharpe (Alberta politician) (1887–1964), provincial politician from Alberta, Canada * William Sharpe (footballer) (fl. 1890), English footballer * William C. Sharpe, American cultural historian * William R. Sharpe Jr. (1928–2009), member of the West Virginia Senate * William F. Sharpe (born 1934), Nobel Prize-winning economist * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Sharpe (burgess)
William Sharpe (sometimes referred to as Sergeant Sharp(e) or William Sharp) was an early Virginia colonist, soldier, ancient planter, and Virginia Company shareholder who settled in the Bermuda Hundred area that became part of Charles City County, Virginia. He served in the Virginia House of Burgesses in Jamestown, Virginia in 1629. Burgess Samuel Sharpe distinguished William Sharpe should not be confused with Samuel Sharpe, another early Virginia colonist, soldier, and ancient planter who settled in Charles City, Virginia and was a burgess in the first general assembly of the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1619 with whom he is sometimes erroneously conflated.Stanard, William G. and Mary Newton Stanard''The Virginia Colonial Register'' Albany, NY: Joel Munsell's Sons Publishers, 1902. , Retrieved July 15, 2011. Samuel Sharpe was a soldier whom came to Virginia in 1610 with most of the passengers and crew of the Sea Venture as they made their way to the colony after 10 mon ... [...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] |
Bill Sharpe (bassist)
William Sharpe may refer to: * William Sharpe (burgess), served in the Virginia House of Burgesses, 1629 * William Sharpe (governor) (fl. 1710), governor of Barbados * William Sharpe (North Carolina politician) (1742–1818), delegate to the Continental Congress from North Carolina * William Sharpe (MP) (1834–1909), British politician * William Henry Sharpe (1868–1942), merchant and political figure in Manitoba, Canada * William Percy Sharpe (1871–1942), American Democratic politician serving as mayor of Nashville * William Sharpe (surgeon) (c. 1882-1960), a brain surgeon who developed treatment for retardation and palsy in children * William Sharpe (Alberta politician) (1887–1964), provincial politician from Alberta, Canada * William Sharpe (footballer) (fl. 1890), English footballer * William C. Sharpe, American cultural historian * William R. Sharpe Jr. (1928–2009), member of the West Virginia Senate * William F. Sharpe (born 1934), Nobel Prize-winning economist * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Sharpe (musician)
Bill Sharpe (born William Jeffrey Revell Sharpe, 19 November 1952, Bishop's Stortford, England) is a British musician, who has worked as a member of Shakatak, as a solo artist, and with others, such as Gary Numan and Don Grusin. Life and career Sharpe was educated at Bishop's Stortford College. From there he studied music at Birmingham University where he gained an honours degree. Sharpe had classical tuition on piano from an early age. As a teenager, his main interest was piano music from the romantic era, but eventually he found an interest in jazz and rock music. He joined several jazz rock bands as a keyboard player around his native Bishop's Stortford, one of the most successful ones featuring Trevor Horn on bass guitar. He worked for the BBC as a tape op and sound engineer at the Maida Vale Studios for six years, engineering sessions for the John Peel and Kid Jensen shows. During this time, in the early 1980s, he was a founding member of the group Shakatak. After Sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Sharpe (WCSC-TV)
William Herschel Sharpe, Jr. (born 1950)was the lead anchor on Charleston, South Carolina broadcast station WCSC-TV. He had been with the station since October 1973.Sharpe retired in 2021 after 48 years at WCSC-TV. He has three children, Hayle Kathryn Sharpe, Harper Daniella-Augusta Sharpe, and William Herschel Sharpe III. He's married to Katherine McGee Thompson Sharpe, and is step father to Grey McGee Thompson, James Hunter Thompson, and Emma Southerland Thompson. Education A native of the St. Andrews area in Charleston, he graduated from St. Andrews High School in the city, moving to Atlanta, where he attended Emory University, receiving a degree in English literature with a minor in French. Awards and recognition Sharpe has received numerous awards for best newscast for feature reporting and investigative reporting, and has been part of newscasts which received an Emmy and a Peabody Award. Sharpe's broadcast team received regional Emmy Award nominations in four out of six years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Sharpe (athlete)
William John Sharpe (January 23, 1932 – December 28, 1995) was an athlete from the United States, competing in the triple jump. A three-time Olympian he won the gold medal in the men's triple jump event at the 1963 Pan American Games in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area .... References External links * 1932 births 1995 deaths American male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1959 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Track and field athletes from Philadelphia Pan Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Frederick Nelson Sharpe
Lieutenant William Frederick Nelson Sharpe (December 6, 1892, Prescott, Ontario – February 4, 1915, Brighton, England) - pilot. Sharpe later joined the Royal Flying Corps but was killed in a flying accident. He was the first Canadian pilot to die in World War I. Early Frederick and Ida Bell (née Mills) Sharpe had a son, William Frederick Nelson Sharpe was born in Prescott, Ontario, on December 6, 1892. When he was a child he moved to Ottawa. As an adult, he had his flight instruction from the Curtiss Flying School in San Diego, California. Military career Colonel Sam Hughes, Canada's Minister of Militia and Defence tried to create the Canadian Aviation Corps (CAC). Hughes appointed Ernest Lloyd Janney as provisional commander and authorized him to spend up to $5000 on an aircraft. A Burgess-Dunne floatplane was purchased in the United States, shipped to Vermont and then flown to Valcartier, Quebec where it was taken apart, crated, and shipped to England. Janney and the tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William F
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 shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William R
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 shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Sharpe (footballer)
William Sharpe was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He played for Newton Heath from 1891 to 1892 Events January–March * January 1 – Ellis Island begins accommodating immigrants to the United States. * February 1 - The historic Enterprise Bar and Grill was established in Rico, Colorado. * February 27 – Rudolf Diesel applies for .... External linksMUFCInfo.com profile English men's footballers Manchester United F.C. players Year of death missing Year of birth missing Football Alliance players Men's association football forwards Place of birth missing {{England-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Sharpe (governor)
William Sharpe may refer to: * William Sharpe (burgess), served in the Virginia House of Burgesses, 1629 * William Sharpe (governor) (fl. 1710), governor of Barbados * William Sharpe (North Carolina politician) (1742–1818), delegate to the Continental Congress from North Carolina * William Sharpe (MP) (1834–1909), British politician * William Henry Sharpe (1868–1942), merchant and political figure in Manitoba, Canada * William Percy Sharpe (1871–1942), American Democratic politician serving as mayor of Nashville * William Sharpe (surgeon) (c. 1882-1960), a brain surgeon who developed treatment for retardation and palsy in children * William Sharpe (Alberta politician) (1887–1964), provincial politician from Alberta, Canada * William Sharpe (footballer) (fl. 1890), English footballer * William C. Sharpe, American cultural historian * William R. Sharpe Jr. (1928–2009), member of the West Virginia Senate * William F. Sharpe (born 1934), Nobel Prize-winning economis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Sharpe (Alberta Politician)
William Sharpe (September 22, 1887 – November 24, 1964) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1940, sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government. He served as MLA for Grande Prairie. The Alternative Voting (Instant runoff voting Instant-runoff voting (IRV) is a type of ranked preferential voting method. It uses a majority voting rule in single-winner elections where there are more than two candidates. It is commonly referred to as ranked-choice voting (RCV) in the Un ...) system was in use to ensure majority representation. No candidate received majority of the votes in the First Count in the 1935 Grande Prairie contest. Elimination of the Conservative and UFA candidates exhausted many votes as back-up preferences were not marked by many voters. On the Third Count Sharpe received a majority of votes still in play, maintaining his lead over the Liberal candidate's vote tally.A Rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
