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William Sinclair (businessman)
William Sinclair may refer to: Nobility * William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness (1410–1484), Scottish nobleman * William Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Caithness (1459–1513), Scottish nobleman * William Sinclair, 10th Earl of Caithness (1727–1779), Scottish nobleman Politicians * William Pirrie Sinclair (1837–1900), MP for Antrim and Falkirk Burghs * W. E. N. Sinclair (1873–1947), Canadian barrister, solicitor and politician * William Henry Sinclair (1864–1902), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories Religious figures * William Sinclair (bishop) (died 1337), bishop of Dunkeld * William Sinclair (priest) (1804–1878), Scottish author and rector of Pulborough, Sussex * William Sinclair (archdeacon of London) (1850–1917), Anglican priest and author * William Sinclair (United Irishmen) (died 1830), Irish revolutionary Others * William Sinclair (cricketer) (1846–1869), Australian cricketer * William Sinclair (footballer) (born 1934 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Sinclair, 1st Earl Of Caithness
William Sinclair (1410–1480), 1st Earl of Caithness (1455–1476), last Earl (Jarl) of Orkney (1434–1470 de facto, –1472 de jure), 2nd Lord Sinclair and 11th Baron of Roslin was a Norwegian and Scottish nobleman and the builder of Rosslyn Chapel, in Midlothian. In ''The Scots Peerage'' by James Balfour Paul he is designated as the 1st Lord Sinclair, but historian Roland Saint-Clair designates him the 2nd Lord Sinclair in reference to his father, Henry II Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, being the first person recorded as Lord Sinclair by public records. Early life He was the son of Henry II Sinclair, Earl of Orkney and Egidia Douglas, daughter of Sir William Douglas of Nithsdale and maternal granddaughter of Robert II of Scotland. He was also the grandson of Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney. His father Henry, who had been a de facto Jarl of Orkney, died in 1420; William travelled to Copenhagen in 1422 to establish his claim to the Jarldom, but David Menzies was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Sinclair (footballer)
William Mearns Sinclair (born 14 October 1934 in Coatbridge) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Aberdeen, Falkirk, Huddersfield Town, Tranmere Rovers, Halifax Town and Stirling Albion. In the early 1960s Sinclair moved to Australia where he played for Adelaide Polonia and APIA Apia () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Samoa, as well as the nation's only city. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō .... References External links * 1934 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Men's association football wingers English Football League players Scottish Football League players Aberdeen F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Halifax Town A.F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players Footballers from Coatbridge {{Scotland-footy-mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Saint-Clair (other)
William Saint Clair may refer to: * William St. Clair (1410–1484 aka ''William Sinclair''), 1st Earl of Caithness * William St Clair of Roslin (1700–1778), of the Clan Sinclair, 21st Baron of Roslin * William St Clair (1937–2021), British historian * William St Clair Grant (1894–1918), Scottish rugby player * William St. Clair Tisdall (1859–1928), Anglican priest See also * William Sinclair (other), as "Saint Clair" is an archaic variant of "Sinclair" * Saint Clair (other) Saint Clair (also spelled St. Clair, St Clair or even Sinclair, and sometimes also pronounced that way) may refer to: Saints * Clair of Nantes (3rd century), first bishop of Nantes, the Saint named Clair * Clare of Assisi (1194–1253), source n ... * William (other) * Clair (other) {{hndis, Saint Clair, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel In My Pocket
''Angel in My Pocket'' is a 1969 American comedy film directed by Alan Rafkin and starring Andy Griffith. One of three films originally planned by Universal Pictures to star Griffith, it also features Lee Meriwether, Jerry Van Dyke, Kay Medford, Henry Jones, Edgar Buchanan, and Gary Collins. Plot The Reverend Samuel D. Whitehead, ex- Marine, bricklayer, and recent seminary graduate, is ecstatic to receive his first "calling," or assignment as Pastor of his own church. But the Church of the Redeemer in Wood Falls, Kansas, will prove a challenging assignment and nearly his undoing. The trouble begins almost immediately after he drives into town with his family. A political rally connected with the upcoming mayoral campaign has erupted into a no-holds-barred, knock-down, drag-out brawl, which the sheriff will not stop. Sam attempts to intervene and succeeds only in getting struck in the face, so he drives on to see the church. There he learns that the church sorely needs major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Angus Sinclair
William Angus Sinclair OBE TD FRSE DLitt (27 September 1905 – 21 December 1954) was a 20th-century Scottish philosopher. Life He was born in Edinburgh on 27 September 1905 the son of Elizabeth Campbell and her husband, Captain John Sinclair of the Mercantile Marine. He was educated at George Watson's College then studied philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with an MA. In 1932 he began lecturing in logic at the University. In 1939 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Norman Kemp Smith, James Pickering Kendall, Ernest Ludlam and Francis Albert Eley Crew. In World War II he served as a gunnery officer with the Royal Artillery in Italy. In the final year he served as Assistant Adjutant General organising the supply of personnel to the airborne divisions. Between December 1939 and May 1940 he gave a series of radio talks on the BBC Home Service called The Voice of the Nazi in which he explained the Nazi use of propag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William John Sinclair
William John Sinclair (1877–1935) was a geologist and vertebrate paleontologist, noteworthy for his collaboration with Walter W. Granger on stratigraphy in New Mexico and Wyoming. Sinclair received in 1904 his M.S. and Ph.D. from U. C. Berkeley, where John C. Merriam was his doctoral supervisor. After receiving his Ph.D., Sinclair went to Princeton University as a Teaching Fellow and was promoted in 1905 to Instructor in Geology, in 1916 to Assistant Professor, in 1928 to Associate Professor, and in 1930 to Professor. Sinclair was a protégé of William B. Scott and secured funding for Princeton's William Berryman Scott Fund for research in vertebrate paleontology. Sinclair willed his large petroleum-derived estate to establish Princeton's Sinclair Professorship of Vertebrate Paleontology. The first holder of this professorship was Glenn Lowell Jepsen (1903–1974). See also *Bighorn Basin Dinosaur Project The Bighorn Basin Dinosaur Project (BBDP) is a paleontological re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William H
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 Sinclair (fur Trader)
William Sinclair (b. c. 1794 – 12 October 1868) was a chief factor of the Hudson's Bay Company. He was a brother of James Sinclair and his father, also William Sinclair, founded the first fort at Oxford House. William was four when his father was building the HBC post at Oxford House and he joined the company there in 1808 and worked in that district until 1816 when he was called to the company headquarters in Britain. Weather forced them to winter in James Bay and his resourcefulness in these trying circumstances furthered his career. Sinclair was an important part of the Bow River expedition of 1822–23 led by Donald McKenzie who was Governor of the Red River Colony and an explorer/fur trader. The trek was to the forks of the South Saskatchewan and Red Deer rivers. He added an 850-mile side trip on this occasion, along with John Edward Harriott John Edward Harriott (1797 – 7 February 1866) was a fur trader who worked for the Hudson's Bay Company. A Londoner who e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Sinclair (cricketer)
William Sinclair (13 April 1846 – 28 November 1869) was an Australian cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...er. He played one first-class match for New South Wales in 1867/68. See also * List of New South Wales representative cricketers References 1846 births 1869 deaths 19th-century Australian sportspeople Colony of New South Wales people Sportsmen from New South Wales Australian cricketers New South Wales cricketers People from Inverell Cricketers from New South Wales {{Australia-cricket-bio-1840s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Sinclair, 2nd Earl Of Caithness
William Sinclair (1459 – 9 September 1513) was a nobleman, the 2nd Earl of Caithness and chief of the Clan Sinclair, a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands. Early life William Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Caithness was born at Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy, Scotland second son to William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness and Marjory Sutherland, daughter of Sir Alexander Sutherland of Dunbeath. Earl of Caithness William Sinclair received a charter from James III of Scotland that was dated 7 December 1476 for the Earldom of Caithness to be held by him and his heirs. This included the patronage of the Hospital of Saint Magnus at Spittal and this was followed in 1480 by a charter for the jurisdiction. The earl allied himself to the royal cause during the rebellion of 1488 which was headed by James III of Scotland's own son. The earl is party to a charter for the lands of Caithness that was executed at Castle Sinclair Girnigoe and dated 14 March 1496. He is also on a charter for la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Sinclair (United Irishmen)
Reverend William Sinclair (died 1830) was an Ireland, Irish Presbyterian minister and, as a radical democrat, a member of the Society of United Irishmen. Forced after the rebellion of 1798 into American exile, he became a leading figure in the Irish immigrant community in Baltimore. Early life Probably the fourth son of William Sinclair, a farmer in Kilcronaghan parish, County Londonderry, Sinclair graduated from the University of Glasgow (then a centre of the Scottish Enlightenment) in 1775. By 1786 he was preaching in Newtownards, County Down, in a congregation within the non-subscribing Presbytery of Antrim. United Irishmen and 1798 Rebellion On 14 October 1791, he was one of 12 men including Henry Joy McCracken and Wolfe Tone who met to form the Belfast Society of the United Irishmen. In time his brothers George and Thomas would also join. He fell under the suspicion of Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Lord Castlereagh, his congregant, former student and son and heir to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
