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Willie Ross (actor)
Willie Ross may refer to: * Willie Ross, Baron Ross of Marnock (1911–1988), Scottish Labour Party politician, Secretary of State for Scotland 1964–1970 1974–1976 * Willie Ross (footballer, born 1919) (1919–1990), Scottish football player * Willie Ross (football manager) (died 1985), Scottish football player and manager (Derry City) * William Ross (Unionist politician) William Ross (born 4 February 1936) is a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland who is the President of the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV). He served as the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Londonderry (later East Lo ... (born 1936), former Ulster Unionist MP for Londonderry 1974–1983 and East Londonderry 1983–2001 * Willie Ross (piper) (1878–1966), Scottish bagpipe player * Willie Ross (American football) (born 1941), American football player See also * William Ross (other) {{hndis, name=Ross, Willie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Ross, Baron Ross Of Marnock
William Ross, Baron Ross of Marnock, (7 April 1911 – 10 June 1988) was the longest serving Secretary of State for Scotland, holding office from 1964 to 1970 and again from 1974-76, throughout the premiership of Harold Wilson. Early life and military career Born in Ayr, the son of a train driver, he was educated at Ayr Academy and the University of Glasgow and became a schoolteacher before World War II. He served in the Highland Light Infantry in India, Burma and Singapore and was then a major in Lord Louis Mountbatten's headquarters in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). At one point he guarded Rudolf Hess. He became a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1945. Politics After unsuccessfully contesting Ayr Burghs at the 1945 general election, Ross was elected Member of Parliament for Kilmarnock in a by-election in 1946. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Hector McNeil during his tenure as Secretary of State for Scotland and in 1954 placed an amendment to the bil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Ross (footballer, Born 1919)
Willie Ross (2 May 1919 – 1990) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Career Born in Glasgow, Ross played for Yoker Athletic, Arbroath, Bradford City and Portadown. His son Trevor Trevor ( Trefor in the Welsh language) is a common given name or surname of Welsh origin. It is an habitational name, deriving from the Welsh ''tre(f)'', meaning "homestead", or "settlement" and ''fawr'', meaning "large, big". The Cornish la ... was a professional footballer, playing for Arsenal and Everton. References 1919 births 1990 deaths Scottish men's footballers Yoker Athletic F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Portadown F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Men's association football forwards {{Scotland-footy-forward-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Ross (football Manager)
Willie Ross (born in Scotland) was a Scottish football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly ... player and manager.Mahon, Eddie (1998). ''Derry City'', Guildhall Press, p. 179. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Willie Scottish men's footballers Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players Scottish Football League players Derry City F.C. players NIFL Premiership players Cork United F.C. (1940–1948) players League of Ireland players Derry City F.C. managers Portadown F.C. managers 1985 deaths Year of birth missing Cork City F.C. (1938–1940) players Men's association football forwards Scottish football managers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Ross (Unionist Politician)
William Ross (born 4 February 1936) is a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland who is the President of the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV). He served as the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Londonderry (later East Londonderry) from February 1974 until 2001. He was one of the UUP members opposed to the Good Friday Agreement. For some years he was a member of the Conservative Monday Club (which followed the Tory tradition of being Conservative ''and'' Unionist). In September 1982 he was chairman of the club's Northern Ireland Committee when it published a Policy Paper entitled ''Proposals for a Constitutional Settlement'' or Ulster As Chief Whip of the Ulster Unionist Parliamentary Party from 1987 to 1995, in an attempt to derail multi-party talks initiated by Peter Brooke (the then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland), in February 1990 Ross unsuccessfully introduced a Private Member's Bill, the Northern Ireland Act 1974 (Amendment) Bill, to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Ross (piper)
Pipe Major William Collie Ross (1878 - 1966) was a Scottish bagpipe player. Life Ross was born on 14 June 1878 at Ardchuilc in Glen Strathfarrar, the second son of Alexander Ross and Mary Collie. He was taught by his maternal uncle Aeneas Rose, piper to the Duke of Atholl, but also received tuition from both his parents, in addition to taking lessons at Blair Castle during the school holidays. At the age of 18 he joined the Scots Guards, and fought with the 1st Battalion in the Boer War from 1899 to 1902. In 1905 he became Pipe major of the 2nd Battalion, at the age of 24. His younger brother Alexander was also a piper, and became Pipe-Major of the 1st Battalion in 1911. In 1919 Willie was made Instructor at the Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming at Edinburgh Castle, where he taught hundreds of pupils, including almost all the top players produced by the army. Among his most famous students was John D. Burgess, who he taught as a private pupil from a young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Ross (American Football)
William James Ross (born June 6, 1941) is a former American football player who played with the Buffalo Bills. He played college football at the University of Nebraska A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, .... References 1941 births Living people American football fullbacks Nebraska Cornhuskers football players Buffalo Bills players Players of American football from Arkansas People from Helena, Arkansas American Football League players {{runningback-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |