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William Wilson (died 1796)
William Wilson, or variants, may refer to: Politicians American * Bill Wilson (activist) (born 1953), small government activist * Bill Wilson (Montana politician) (born 1961), Montana state representative * W. Eugene Wilson (William Eugene Wilson, 1929–2015), member of the North Carolina General Assembly * Will Wilson (Texas politician) (1912–2005), American politician, attorney, and judge in Texas * William A. Wilson (diplomat) (1914–2009), first U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See * William Bauchop Wilson (1862–1934), U.S. (Scottish-born) labor leader and political figure ** SS William B. Wilson, a Liberty ship * William C. Wilson (New York politician), New York comptroller in 1906 * William E. Wilson (Indiana politician) (1870–1948), U.S. Representative from Indiana * William H. Wilson (New York politician) (c. 1873–1901), New York assemblyman * William H. Wilson (1877–1937), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1935–1937 * William K. Wilson (1817–1898), Wis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Wilson (activist)
Bill Wilson (born 1953) is a limited government activist. He is a board member and former president of Americans for Limited Government, a Virginia-based non-profit group promoting small government. During his career, he has worked with groups advocating right-to-work laws, term limits and school choice. Personal life Wilson grew up in a military household in rural Maryland. He has said that “I was raised to believe and have always believed that small government is best.” He would go on to graduate from the University of Delaware in 1975 earning a degree in political science. His career in the field of politics began shortly thereafter when he worked on Ronald Reagan’s campaign during the 1976 Delaware primary as a Youth Coordinator. He currently resides in Fairfax, Virginia with his wife Tessie with whom he has two grown children. Political career Wilson’s political career began in 1976 as a youth director for the Reagan for President Campaign in Maryland and southea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wilson (Pennsylvania Politician)
William Wilson was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives who served Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district from March 1815 to March 1819. Despite his four years in office, in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth In music, a fifteenth or double octave, abbreviated ''15ma'', is the interval between one musical note and another with one-quarter the wavelength or quadruple the frequency. It has also been referred to as the bisdiapason. The fourth harmonic, ... Congresses, remarkably little, if any, historical documentation survives regarding William Wilson's life, including the years of his birth and death. External links The Political Graveyard {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, William 18th-century births 19th-century deaths Year of birth unknown Place of birth unknown Year of death unknown Place of death unknown Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wilber Wilfred Wilson
William Wilber Wilfred Wilson (October 6, 1885 in Birtle, Manitoba – January 27, 1964) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1915 to 1922, and again from 1941 to 1949. The son of Edmund James Wilson and Mary Ann Dunsmore, Wilson was educated at Manitoba's Wesley College, and worked as an attorney-at-law. In 1909, he married Bertha Cairns. He was the mayor of Russell, Manitoba from 1915 to 1918, concurrent with his early tenure in the legislature. Wilson was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1915. Running for the Liberal Party, he easily defeated Conservative candidate J.P. Laycock in the constituency of Russell. Wilson was re-elected without difficulty in the 1920 election. During these years, he was a backbench supporter of Premier Tobias Norris's government. The Liberals were defeated in the 1922 provincial election, and Wilson lost his seat to Isaac Griffiths of the Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wallace Wilson
William Wallace Wilson (October 26, 1876 – August 20, 1967) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. Early life William Wallace Wilson was born October 26, 1876 in Fergus, Ontario to James Wilson and Jacqueline Gartshore. Political career Wilson was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1913 Alberta general election for the Coronation district, losing to Liberal Frank H. Whiteside. Wilson was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1917 Alberta general election. He defeated Harry S. Northwood to pick up the vacant Coronation district for the Conservative Party The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing though their exact ideologies can range from center-right to far-right. Political parties called The Conservative P .... Wilson only served a single term in office and did not run again when the legislature was dissolved in 1921. References External links *Legis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wilson (Upper Canada Politician)
William Wilson (July 13, 1789 – July 29, 1847) was a miller, distiller and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Norfolk in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1830 to 1834 as a Conservative. Wilson was born in the old province of Quebec (later Lower Canada), but later moved to Simcoe, Upper Canada. He served in the Norfolk militia during the War of 1812, later reaching the rank of captain. He served as a justice of the peace for the London District London District (LONDIST) is the name given by the British Army to the area of operations encompassing the Greater London area. It was established in 1870 as ''Home District''. History In January 1876 a ‘Mobilization Scheme for the forces in ... and later for the Talbot District. Wilson died in Simcoe. References * External links * 1789 births 1847 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada Canadian justices of the peace {{UpperCanada-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wilson (New Brunswick Politician)
William Wilson (June 2, 1845 – September 29, 1921) was a lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented York County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1885 to 1892 as a Liberal member. He was born in Douglas, New Brunswick, the son of William Wilson, an Irish immigrant, and Maria Pugh. Wilson was educated there, in Fredericton and at the University of New Brunswick. He was called to the bar in 1876. In 1879, Wilson married Irene Thompson. He served as Grand Master for the provincial Orange Association. Wilson served on the county councillor and a city councillor for Fredericton City Council The Fredericton City Council is the municipal governing body of the city of Fredericton, New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Ma .... He also was secretary-treasurer for York County. He was first elected to the provincial assembly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wilson (British Columbia Politician)
William Wilson (1838 – October 27, 1922) was an English-born merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Victoria City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1878 to 1882. Wilson founded the Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ... retail clothing firm of W & J Wilson Ltd. He was also involved in real estate speculation, mining and manufacturing of footwear. Wilson served on the city council for Victoria. He was defeated when he ran for the assembly in 1882. Wilson died in Victoria at the age of 84. His grandson Richard B. Wilson later served as mayor of Victoria. References 1838 births 1922 deaths Independent MLAs in British Columbia Canadian businesspeople English emigrants to pre-Confederation British C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Wilson (Scottish Politician)
Dr William Laurence Wilson (born 11 December 1963) is a former Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He was a regional list Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the West of Scotland region from 2007 to 2011. He left the SNP in 2017 and now serves as co-convener of the Edinburgh Branch of the Scottish Green Party. Early life Wilson was born in Paisley in 1963 and attended Shawlands Academy, the University of Glasgow, University of Aberdeen, and Queen's University Belfast. While living in Oxford, employed in conservation by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust and the University of Oxford, he became politically involved with the Labour Party. Upon returning to his native Scotland he became convinced of the case for Scottish independence and that the Labour Party's commitment to social justice was waning. In 1989 he joined the Scottish National Party (SNP). Candidature and leadership challenge He stood unsuccessfully as an SNP candidate for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wilson (Coventry MP)
William Wilson DL (28 June 1913 – 18 August 2010), was a British Labour Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for constituencies in Coventry from 1964 to 1983. Wilson was educated at Coventry Technical College and Birmingham University. He served in the British Army during World War II in North Africa, Italy and Greece, rising to the rank of sergeant. After the war he qualified as a solicitor and made several unsuccessful attempts to win the Warwick and Leamington constituency in 1951, 1955, 1957 and 1959, before being successful in 1964 in Coventry South, which he represented (later as Coventry South East) until retiring from Parliament in 1983. He also was a Warwickshire County Councillor from 1958, being leader of the Labour Group in the 1960s and from 1972 to 1993. Wilson was responsible for piloting the Divorce Reform Act 1969 through Parliament which changed the basis for divorce procedures from the old concept of matrimonial offences to that of the ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wilson (Westhoughton MP)
William Tyson Wilson (1855 – 14 August 1921) was a British trade unionist and Labour politician. Tyson was born in Westmorland, moving to Bolton, Lancashire, in 1889.'Labour MP's sudden death', ''The Times'', 17 August 1921, p.10 He was a carpenter, and joined the Bolton branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners. He was a member of the executive or general council of the union on several occasions from 1893, and was chairman of the general council in 1910. At the 1906 general election Wilson was one of 29 successful Labour Representation Committee candidates, being elected MP for Westhoughton. On 22 February 1906 he introduced a private member's bill seeking to amend the Education Acts and create a statutory school meals service. The bill received the support of the government and was enacted as the Education (Provision of Meals) Act 1906. He was made a whip in 1915, and was promoted to chief whip in 1919, when the Labour Party became the official opposit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wilson (Donegal MP)
William Wilson (1836 – 8 November 1879) was an Irish lawyer and politician. He was elected to the United Kingdom House of Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for Donegal at a by-election in 1876, and held the seat until his death three years later at his home in Raphoe at the age of 43. He became a solicitor in 1860, and married in 1865. He sat in Parliament as a Moderate Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...."Obituary." Times ondon, England10 Nov. 1879 References External links * 1836 births 1876 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Donegal constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1874–1880 {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wilson (1720–1796)
William Wilson (ca. 1720 – 12 December 1796) was a politician in Great Britain, and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ilchester in Somerset ( en, All The People of Somerset) , locator_map = , coordinates = , region = South West England , established_date = Ancient , established_by = , preceded_by = , origin = , lord_lieutenant_office =Lord Lieutenant of Somerset , lord_ ... from 1761 to 1768. References * 1720s births 1796 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1761–1768 {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |