William Taverner (fl
William Taverner may refer to: * William Taverner (surveyor) (–1768), Newfoundland plantation owner and surveyor *William Taverner (New Zealand politician) (1879–1958), New Zealand politician * William J. Taverner, American sex educator/author * William Taverner (dramatist) (died 1731), English lawyer *William Taverner (artist) (1703–1772), English judge, son of the dramatist * William Taverner (fl.1397-1407), MP for Leominster * William Taverner (MP for Lyme Regis) in 1417 * William the Taverner, MP for Lichfield (UK Parliament constituency) Lichfield is a constituency in Staffordshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 1997 recreation by Michael Fabricant, a Conservative. Boundaries ; 1918–1950: The Boroughs of Lichfield and Tamworth, the Ur ...

William Taverner (surveyor)
William Taverner ( 1680 – 7 July 1768) born Bay de Verde, Newfoundland and Labrador, Bay de Verde, Colony of Newfoundland, Newfoundland. Taverner, son of William Taverner was a plantation owner in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's in 1768 and by 1702 had business establishments in Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador, Trinity and Poole. He became very successful in his business, so much so he spent the winter months in England. Following the Treaty of Utrecht, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Placentia and the southwest coast of the Island of Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland were ceded to Kingdom of Great Britain, Britain. Taverner was appointed to survey this part of the coast and the adjacent islands where the French people, French usually fished. His report, presented in 1718, included charts and noted the presence of French ships at Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Pierre. From 1718 until 1725, Taverner was probably involved in the trade between Po ...
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William Taverner (New Zealand Politician)
William Burgoyne Taverner (16 August 1879 – 17 July 1958) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for the United Party, and Mayor of Dunedin. Member of Parliament Taverner represented the Dunedin electorate of Dunedin South from 1928 to 1931 for the United Party, when he was defeated by Fred Jones. Under Joseph Ward, he was Minister of Railways (1928–1930), Minister of Customs (1928–1929), and Commissioner of State Forests (1928–1930). Under George Forbes, he was Minister of Public Works (1930–1931), and Minister of Transport (1930–1931). Mayor and city councillor Taverner was one of Dunedin's longest serving city councillors and was the mayor of Dunedin from 1927 to 1929. In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1953 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 1953 for the United Kingdom were announced on 30 December 1952, to celebrate the year passed and mark the ...
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William J
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 ...
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William Taverner (dramatist)
William Taverner (died 1731) was an English lawyer, known as a dramatist. Life The son of Jeremiah Taverner, a portrait-painter of the early 18th century, he was trained in the civil law, and practised at Doctors' Commons. He became a procurator-general of the court of arches of Canterbury. Taverner died on 8 January 1731 at his house in Doctors' Commons. He had a reputation for professional honesty. Works Taverner is known for the plays he wrote, particularly ''The Artful Husband'', produced at Lincoln's Inn Fields on 11 February 1717: it ran for 15 nights. It was acted again in May 1721, and was later adapted by George Colman the elder as ''The Female Chevalier'' (1778) and William Macready the elder as ''The Bank Note'' (1795). Taverner himself borrowed from ''The Lady of Pleasure'' by James Shirley, and from ''The Counterfeit Bridegroom'' (1677), an adaptation of Thomas Middleton's '' No Wit, No Help, like a Woman's'' sometimes attributed to Thomas Betterton. It was report ...
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William Taverner (artist)
William Taverner (1703 – 20 October 1772) was an English judge and amateur landscape artist. Life Taverner was the son of dramatist William Taverner (d. 1731) and was articled (in the legal sense) to his father (a judge) on 5 April 1720. Like his father, he became a procurator-general of the Arches Court - the ecclesiastical court of the province of Canterbury, based in London. He devoted his leisure time to art, and according to Redgrave,Redgrave, Samuel. A Dictionary of Artists of the English School' (G. Bell, 1878) p. 424. 'His drawings are chiefly in body colour, imitating the Italian masters, mostly woody scenes, and, though clever, do not by any means maintain the great reputation which he enjoyed in his own day.' He died on 20 October 1772 and a writer in the 'Gentleman's Magazine' (p. 496) called him "one of the best landscape-painters England ever produced, but as he painted only for amusement, his paintings are very rare, and will bear a high price". Taverner gav ...
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William Taverner (fl
William Taverner may refer to: * William Taverner (surveyor) (–1768), Newfoundland plantation owner and surveyor *William Taverner (New Zealand politician) (1879–1958), New Zealand politician * William J. Taverner, American sex educator/author * William Taverner (dramatist) (died 1731), English lawyer *William Taverner (artist) (1703–1772), English judge, son of the dramatist * William Taverner (fl.1397-1407), MP for Leominster * William Taverner (MP for Lyme Regis) in 1417 * William the Taverner, MP for Lichfield (UK Parliament constituency) Lichfield is a constituency in Staffordshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 1997 recreation by Michael Fabricant, a Conservative. Boundaries ; 1918–1950: The Boroughs of Lichfield and Tamworth, the Ur ...

William Taverner (MP For Lyme Regis)
William Taverner (fl. 1417) was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Lyme Regis Lyme Regis is a town in west Dorset, England, west of Dorchester and east of Exeter. Sometimes dubbed the "Pearl of Dorset", it lies by the English Channel at the Dorset–Devon border. It has noted fossils in cliffs and beaches on the Herita ... in 1417. References Year of birth missing 15th-century deaths Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Lyme Regis English MPs 1417 {{15thC-England-MP-stub ...
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William The Taverner
William de Lichfield (fl. 1313), was an English Member of Parliament (MP). De Lichfield was a Member of the Parliament of England for Lichfield Lichfield () is a cathedral city and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Lichfield is situated roughly south-east of the county town of Stafford, south-east of Rugeley, north-east of Walsall, north-west of Tamworth and south-west of B ... in 1313. A William the Taverner was MP in 1320 for Lichfield, it is thought they are the same person. References 13th-century births 14th-century deaths 14th-century English people Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) English MPs 1313 Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown {{England-pre1707-MP-stub ...
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