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William Stevenson (journalist)
William Stevenson may refer to: Government and politics * Sir William Stevenson (colonial administrator) (1805–1863), Governor of Mauritius * William E. Stevenson (1820–1883), American politician, Governor of West Virginia * William Ernest Stevenson (born 1870s), Northern Irish Senator * William Francis Stevenson (1861–1942), U.S. Congressman from South Carolina * William H. Stevenson (1891–1978), U.S. Congressman from Wisconsin * William Stevenson (judge) (1934–2021), Canadian Supreme Court justice * William Stevenson (New Zealand politician, born 1901) (1901–1983), New Zealand industrialist and philanthropist * William Stevenson (New Zealand politician, born 1864) (1864–1935), member of the New Zealand Legislative Council Other * Sir William Stevenson (poet) (1530–1575), English poet * William Stevenson (publisher) (1741–1821), English publisher and author * William Stevenson (Scottish writer) (1772–1829), Scottish nonconformist preacher and writer; father of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Stevenson (colonial Administrator)
Sir William Stevenson (1805 – 9 February 1863) was a Jamaican-born British colonial administrator who served as the 9th Governor of Mauritius from 20 September 1857 to 9 January 1863. He was born to one of the oldest English families on Jamaica. He was the son of William James Stevenson of Kingston. His mother (''née'' James) was descended from Colonel Richard James, who was the first person born of English parents in British Jamaica. Stevenson's grandmother (''née'' Lawrence) was descended from Henry Lawrence, President of Cromwell's Council of State, whose son founded a plantation in Jamaica in the 17th century. Stevenson was a barrister. He first served as superintendent of British Honduras from 1854–1857 before being appointed Governor of Mauritius in May 1857. He was invested as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1862. He married a Miss Allwood, and had a son, William Lawrence Stevenson, and a daughter, who married Colonel Sir Francis Marindin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Ford Stevenson
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] |
Willie Stevenson (baseball)
Willard Stevenson is an American former Negro league pitcher who played in the 1940s. Stevenson played for the Homestead Grays The Homestead Grays (also known as Washington Grays or Washington Homestead Grays) were a professional baseball team that played in the Negro league baseball, Negro leagues in the United States. The team was formed in 1912 in sports, 1912 by Cumb ... in 1940 and again in 1943. In four recorded career appearances on the mound, he posted a 4.35 ERA over 20.2 innings. References External links anSeamheads Year of birth missing Place of birth missing Homestead Grays players Baseball pitchers {{negro-league-baseball-pitcher-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Stevenson
William Stevenson (born 26 October 1939) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager. He played for Rangers, Liverpool, Stoke City, Tranmere Rovers and the Vancouver Whitecaps. Career Rangers Stevenson was born in Leith, Midlothian. He played for Edina Hearts and Dalkeith Thistle before turning professional with Rangers. He immediately became a regular in the side, winning the Scottish Football League in his first season and the Scottish Cup in his second while also being involved in the semi-finals of the 1959–60 European Cup(Rangers player) Stevenson, Willie FitbaStats and earning selection for the , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William "Mickey" Stevenson
William "Mickey" Stevenson (born January 4, 1937) is an American former songwriter and record producer for the Motown group of labels from the early days of Berry Gordy's company until 1967. Life and career He was born William Stevenson and, after spending his formative years recording doowop and gospel music, joined Tamla/Motown in 1959, the year it was founded. He was head of the A&R department there during the company's "glory" years of the mid-1960s when artists such as the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, Four Tops, Stevie Wonder and Martha & the Vandellas came to the fore. Stevenson was also responsible for organizing and establishing the company's in-house studio band, which came to be known as the Funk Brothers. He wrote and produced many hit records for Motown, some with co-writer and producer Ivy Jo Hunter. They included his biggest successes, "Dancing in the Street", which he co-wrote with Hunter and Marvin Gaye; " It Takes Two" (Gaye and Weston), " Ask the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Stevenson (Canadian Writer)
William Henry Stevenson (1 June 192426 November 2013) was a British-born Canadian author and journalist. His 1976 book ''A Man Called Intrepid'' was about William Stephenson (no relation) and was a best-seller. It was made into a 1979 mini-series starring David Niven. Stevenson followed it in 1983 with another book, ''Intrepid's Last Case''. He published his autobiography in 2012. In 1976 Stevenson released the book, ''90 Minutes at Entebbe''. It was about Operation Entebbe, an operation where Israeli commandos landed at night at Entebbe Airport in Uganda and succeeded in rescuing the passengers of an airliner hi-jacked by Palestinian militants, while incurring very few casualties. Stevenson's "instant book" was written, edited, printed and available for sale within weeks of the event it described. Bibliography * ''The Yellow Wind'', 1959, Houghton Mifflin Co., , . Reportage on the People's Republic of China between 1954-1957. * ''The Bushbabies ''The Bushbabies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Stevenson (canoeist)
William Stevenson (June 9, 1923 - December 11, 1992) was a Canadian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the C-2 10000 m event at London in 1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British .... References 1923 births 1992 deaths Canadian male canoeists Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Canada {{Canada-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Stevenson (athlete)
William Edwards Stevenson (October 25, 1900 – April 2, 1985) was an American track and field athlete, lawyer and diplomat, who won the gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics, and later served as the president of Oberlin College. Biography Early life and education Born in Chicago, Illinois, William Stevenson won the AAU championships in in 1921. He was a graduate of Andover and Princeton University before winning a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University, where he studied law. Legal career After returning to United States, he was an assistant U.S. attorney for the southern district of New York in the 1920s and, in 1931, founded the prominent New York law partnership of Debevoise, Stevenson, Plimpton and Page, now Debevoise & Plimpton L.L.P.Nova, Susan, "Manor is rich with history: Offer has been accepted to buy home", news article in the Real Estate section of ''The Advocate'' of Stamford (daily newspaper), Friday, April 20, 2007, pp R1, R4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Stevenson (bishop)
William Henry Webster Stevenson (9 June 1878 – 15 August 1945) was an Anglican bishop. History Stevenson was educated at Sydney Grammar School and the University of Sydney before beginning his ordained ministry as a curate at Castle Hill, New South Wales. After further curacies at Darlinghurst, Randwick and Wimbledon, he became an incumbent at Windsor, Queensland and Fortitude Valley. He was Warden of St John's College, University of Queensland and then Principal of St Francis’ Theological College, Brisbane. Later he was Archdeacon of Brisbane, then Bishop of Grafton from his 24 August 1938 consecration (at St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney St Andrew's Cathedral (also known as St Andrew's Anglican Cathedral) is a cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney in the Anglican Church of Australia. The cathedral is the seat of the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney and Metropolitan o ... until his death. References 1878 births People educated at Sydney Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Grant Stevenson
William Grant Stevenson, (7 March 1849 – 6 May 1919) was a Scottish sculptor and portrait painter. Life and work Stevenson was born in Ratho in Midlothian on 7 March 1849. His elder brother, David Watson Stevenson (1842–1904), was also a sculptor and an elected member of the Royal Scottish Academy. Stevenson is most famous for his colossal bronze figure of Sir William Wallace, which stands on a high plinth of roughly hewn pink granite overlooking Union Terrace Gardens in Aberdeen. His bronze ''Robert Burns'' is the centrepiece of the Burns Monument, Kilmarnock, and copies are located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (N. Prospect Ave.) and Denver, Colorado (City Park). Stevenson had his studio at 13 Dalry Road and lived nearby at 63 Haymarket Terrace. His most public work is his contribution of three figures to the Scott Monument on Princes Street in Edinburgh: Caleb Balderstone, Peter Peebles, and The Abbess. The three are somewhat lost within the huge complexity of the buildi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Fellows Of The Royal Society S, T, U, V
About 8,000 fellows have been elected to the Royal Society since its inception in 1660. Below is a list of people who are or were Fellow A fellow is a concept whose exact meaning depends on context. In learned or professional societies, it refers to a privileged member who is specially elected in recognition of their work and achievements. Within the context of higher education ... or Foreign Member of the Royal Society. The date of election to the fellowship follows the name. Dates in brackets relate to an award or event associated with the person. The Society maintains a complete online list. This list is complete up to and including part of 2014. This list is complete up to and including 2019. List of fellows S T U ...
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William Stevenson (minister)
William Stevenson (26 October 1805–14 June 1873) was a Church of Scotland minister and antiquarian who served as professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Edinburgh. Life He was born at Barford in Lochwinnoch on 26 October 1805 the second son of Hugh Stevenson, a farmer. He was educated at Glasgow University. He trained as a minister for the Church of Scotland and licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Paisley in May 1831. He was ordained as minister of Arbroath in October 1833. From 1844 to 1861 he was minister of South Leith Parish Church, living then at 14 Hermitage Place facing Leith Links. The University of Edinburgh awarded him an honorary doctorate (DD) during his time at Leith. In 1858 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh his proposer being James Young Simpson. In 1861 he was created Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Edinburgh. He retired in the summer of 1872 and died at home, 37 Royal Terrace on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
