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William Slade
William Slade may refer to: * William Slade (politician) (1786–1859), American politician, governor of Vermont * William Slade (valet), employee of President Lincoln * Will Slade (born 1983), Australian footballer * William Slade (athlete) William Slade (9 May 1873 – 30 September 1941) was a British tug of war competitor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he won the bronze medal as member of the British team ''Metropolitan Police The Metropolitan Polic ... (1873–1941), 1908 Olympics tug of war competitor * Bill Slade (William Slade, 1898–1968) English football manager * Billy Slade (William Douglas Slade, 1941–2019), Welsh cricketer {{hndis, name=Slade, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Slade (valet)
William Slade (died March 16, 1868) was the White House usher, which at the time was "one of the highest posts available to a black Washingtonian"; he acted as valet, confidential messenger, doorkeeper, and majordomo to Abraham Lincoln, and remained in charge of the White House after Lincoln died (t. 1861 – 1868). Career Previously Slade had kept a boardinghouse in Washington and served as a messenger in the Treasury Department. When Slade became Lincoln's majordomo, he became trusted by Lincoln with confidential secrets. In his 1942 book ''They Knew Lincoln'', historian John Washington calls Slade the “confidential messenger and confidant” to the President, wherein the President would give Slade private missions to perform and in exchange Slade "kept the closest mouth on all public affairs and would never discuss any of Lincoln’s plans or business with anyone." After his death, Slade's daughter recorded that her father had destroyed some old documents of Lincoln's. In ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Slade (politician)
William Slade, Jr. (May 9, 1786January 16, 1859) was an American Whig Party (United States), Whig and Anti-Masonic Party, Anti-Masonic politician. He served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Vermont from 1831 to 1843, where he was an outspoken opponent of slavery. He was the List of Governors of Vermont, 17th governor of Vermont. Biography Slade was born in Cornwall, Vermont, Cornwall in the Vermont Republic on May 9, 1786, the son of William Slade and Rebecca Plumb. He attended the public schools and graduated from Middlebury College in 1807 with fellow classmates Daniel Azro Ashley Buck and Stephen Royce. He studied law with Joel Doolittle and was admitted to the bar in 1810. He began the practice of law in Middlebury, Vermont. Slade married Abigail Foot on February 5, 1810, in Middlebury. They had nine children between 1810 and 1829; four died very young. One son, James M. Slade, served as List of Lieutenant Governors of Vermont, Lieutenant G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Slade
Will Slade (born 24 October 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early career In round 19, 2002, Slade debuted for the Geelong Football Club. He played four senior games in his first year. Slade managed only 11 games between 2002 and 2005 due to chronic osteitis pubis Osteitis pubis is a noninfectious inflammation of the pubis symphysis (also known as the pubic symphysis, symphysis pubis, or symphysis pubica), causing varying degrees of lower abdominal and pelvic pain. Osteitis pubis was first described in pa .... Slade was delisted and redrafted in after the 2005 season. He played the first seven games of the 2006 season and had a big impact in the 2006 pre-season final. Slade was delisted again at the end of the 2006 season, and despite training with Hawthorn prior to the pre-season draft, was not selected. References External links * 1983 births Geelong Football Club pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Slade (athlete)
William Slade (9 May 1873 – 30 September 1941) was a British tug of war competitor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he won the bronze medal as member of the British team ''Metropolitan Police The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), formerly and still commonly known as the Metropolitan Police (and informally as the Met Police, the Met, Scotland Yard, or the Yard), is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and ... "K" Division''. References External links Profile at databaseolympics.com 1873 births 1941 deaths Metropolitan Police officers Olympic tug of war competitors for Great Britain Tug of war competitors at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in tug of war Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics {{tugofwar-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Slade
William Slade (1898 – 1968) was an English football manager who took charge at Coventry City and Walsall. Biography Slade played amateur football for a number of minor teams, before he was appointed a director at Coventry City in 1922, aged just 24. In 1931 he was made caretaker manager of the Third Division South club, after the sacking of Jimmy McIntyre. In February 1932, he became manager of Walsall. He forged a strong link between Coventry and Walsall, and took Bill Coward, Chris Ball, Bill Sheppard and Freddie Lee from Highfield Road to Fellows Park. The club's kit was also changed to a blue and white strip for an historic match against an all-conquering First Division Arsenal in the FA Cup in January 1933; the "Saddlers" achieved a famous 2–0 victory, and Slade's entire front line that day had previously played for Coventry. It was reported that the Arsenal paid more for their player's boots than Slade did for his entire team. The match is described by the Wal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |