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William Sloan (other)
William Sloan may refer to: * William Gibson Sloan (1838–1914), Scottish evangelist * William Sloan (politician) (1867–1928), Canadian businessman and politician * William Elvis Sloan (1867–1961), American inventor * William Sloan (baseball) (1886–1931), American baseball player * William Glenn Sloan (1888–1987), American inventor and scientist * William Boyd Sloan (1895–1970), U.S. judge See also * Bill Sloan Dr. William Sloan is a Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender who previous had the most career wins in NCAA history. Career Bill Sloan arrived in Canton, New York in the fall of 1952, less than 60 miles from his home town, and immediately made ... * William Sloane (other) {{hndis, Sloan, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gibson Sloan
William Gibson Sloan (4 September 1838 in Dalry, North Ayrshire, Scotland – 4 September 1914 in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands) was a Plymouth Brethren evangelist to the Faroe Islands and Shetland. Life His parents were Nathanael and Elisabeth Sloane (Sloan) who lived in Bridgend, Dalry. William became a missionary, sent by the Tract Society of Scotland, to Shetland and Orkney. While in Shetland, Catholic-born Sloan came into contact with local Plymouth Brethren and issues like "believer's baptism" and the "breaking of bread" came up. Sloan converted and became "baptised by immersion into the water" and thence "broke bread" with the local Shetland Baptists, even though he never considered himself being a Baptist. He believed in the ''one Congregation of God''. It was in this belief that he in 1865 decided to become an evangelist to the Faroe Islands, which he had heard of from Shetland fishermen, who earned their living by fishing in the vicinity of the Faroe Islands. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Sloan (politician)
William Sloan (September 10, 1867 – March 2, 1928) was a Canadian businessman and Liberal politician. He was Member of Parliament for Comox-Atlin from 1904 until 1909, when he resigned to provide a seat for William Templeman. Born in Wingham, Ontario, Sloan continued to be active in provincial politics, serving as MLA for Nanaimo from 1916 until his death in 1928. A minister in the Liberal cabinets of the time, Sloan held the posts of Minister of Mines, Commissioner of Fisheries, Clerk of the Executive Council, and Provincial Secretary. His son Gordon Gordon may refer to: People * Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters * Gordon (surname), the surname * Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War * Clan Gordon, ... became a member of the provincial assembly and served in the province's cabinet and in the B.C. Court of Appeal. References * 1867 births 1928 deaths British Columb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Elvis Sloan
William is a masculine given name of Norman French 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, Liam, 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 German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Sloan (baseball)
William George Sloan (September 27, 1886 – June 3, 1931) was an American Negro league outfielder and pitcher in the 1900s. Sloan was a native of Dayton, Ohio. Negro league career In 1908, Sloan was on the pitching staff of the semi-pro Cleveland Giants. In 1909, Sloan played for at least 4 teams: the Cuban Stars of Havana, Illinois Giants, Kansas City Giants, and Leland Giants in 1909. In five recorded games, he posted six hits in 20 plate appearances. Dayton Marcos In 1910, Sloan returned to his hometown and served as team captain of the Dayton Marcos.In 1912, Sloan and owner/manager John Matthews had a brief dispute and he was briefly benched, returning in August and remaining on the pitching staff through 1914. Dayton flood of 1913 During the Great Dayton Flood of 1913, Sloan, also an employee at the Kuhns Brothers Foundry in the offseason, walked to the nearby Dayton D Handle Company and asked for permission to use their small boat to rescue residents trapped in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Glenn Sloan
William Glenn Sloan (August 21, 1888 - August 13, 1987) was an American inventor and scientist who was co-author of Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program to dam the upper Missouri River. Sloan was born in Paris, Illinois. His father, a Presbyterian minister moved to Helena, Montana in 1910. He graduated from Montana State College with a bachelor of science in civil engineering in 1910. He joined the United States Department of Agriculture and a drainage engineer in Idaho in 1910. During World War I he was a lieutenant in the Army Corps of Engineers. After the war, he was a private consultant on irrigation engineering until 1936, when he joined United States Bureau of Reclamation first in the Rio Grande Valley. In 1943 he was named Regional Director of the Billings, Montana Reclamation office when he proposed using water from proposed dams on the Missouri River for of irrigation. The plan was to be in conjunction with the United States Army Corps of Engineers proposed by Lew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Boyd Sloan
William Boyd Sloan (July 9, 1895 – October 22, 1970) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Education and career Born in Gainesville, Georgia, Sloan read law to enter the bar in 1915. He was in private practice from 1915 to 1951. He was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1927 to 1931. He was an assistant attorney general of the State of Georgia from 1932 to 1933. He was a Judge of the City Court of Hall County, Georgia from 1934 to 1945, and then of the Superior Court of Georgia for the Northeast Judicial Circuit, from 1945 to 1948. Federal judicial service On February 19, 1951, Sloan was nominated by President Harry S. Truman to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia vacated by Judge M. Neil Andrews. Sloan was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 20, 1951, and received his commission on March 23, 1951. He assumed senior status Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Sloan
Dr. William Sloan is a Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender who previous had the most career wins in NCAA history. Career Bill Sloan arrived in Canton, New York in the fall of 1952, less than 60 miles from his home town, and immediately made the varsity squad at St. Lawrence. Despite the NCAA's rules limiting athletes to three years of eligibility at the time, the Larries were in need of a goalie and Sloan fit the bill. He helped SLU to a 12–6 record in his first season, earning the first shutout for the Saints in five years. The following year Sloan improved mightily, finishing the year with an 18–3–1 record and helped the Saints tie for the Tri-State League championship. Despite their stellar record, Rensselaer was chosen for the 1954 tournament instead, to the surprise of many. Sloan was selected as an AHCA Second Team All-American for his remarkable season. Sloan was a model of consistency in net for the Saints in his third season, providing the Larries with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |