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Wilberforce University Alumni
Wilberforce may refer to: People *Wilberforce (name), for people (and fictional characters) with the name **William Wilberforce (1759–1833), British politician, evangelical reformer and campaigner against the slave trade Places Australia * Wilberforce, New South Wales ** Wilberforce Cemetery ** Wilberforce Park Canada * Wilberforce, Ontario * Wilberforce Colony, Ontario; an 18th-century colony of American Black citizens * Kattimannap Qurlua (formerly Wilberforce Falls), in Wilberforce Gorge, Nunavut * North Algona Wilberforce, a township in Renfrew County, Ontario; formed from North Algona and Wilberforce Townships United Kingdom * Wilberforce House, the birthplace of William Wilberforce, in Hull, England * Wilberforce Way, a walking route between Hull and York, England * Wilberfoss, East Riding of Yorkshire, England * Wilberforce Oak, a tree stump near Holwood House, Keston, England Other * Wilberforce, Ohio, United States * Wilberforce, Sierra Leone * Wilberforce River, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilberforce (name)
Wilberforce is a name, both a surname and a given name. It is also the name of an English family, including William Wilberforce. Notable people with the name include: People Surname People with the surname include: * William Wilberforce (1759–1833), British politician, evangelical reformer and campaigner against the slave trade ** Barbara Wilberforce (1777–1847), wife of William ** William Wilberforce (1798–1879), first and eldest son of William, a lawyer and Member of Parliament ** Robert Wilberforce (1802–1857), second son of William, a clergyman, Catholic convert and writer *** Lionel Wilberforce (1861–1944), British physicist, grandson of Robert and inventor of the Wilberforce pendulum *** Herbert Wilberforce (1864–1941), British male tennis player, grandson of Robert and chairman of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club ** Samuel Wilberforce (1805–1873), third son of William, a bishop who debated the theory of evolution with Thomas Henry Huxley *** Ernes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilberforce, Sierra Leone
Wilberforce is a neighborhood in Freetown, Sierra Leone. It is home to the Wilberforce military barracks, one of the largest in the country and the main barracks of the Sierra Leone military. Wilberforce is also home to several foreign embassies, including China, Gambia, Germany, Liberia, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, and Austria.http://www.slhc-uk.org.uk/diplomatic.htm History Wilberforce was founded in 1810 to provide accommodation for Liberated Africans in Sierra Leone, liberated African recaptives, who had been brought to Freetown by the British Empire, British Royal Navy West Africa Squadron. The descendants of these liberated Africans, (along with the Jamaican Maroons in Sierra Leone, Jamaican Maroons and Nova Scotian Settlers, Nova Scotians) are the Sierra Leone Creole, Creole people. The settlement was formerly known as Cabenda. Notable People from Wilberforce, Sierra Leone *I. T. A. Wallace-Johnson, Isaac Wallace-Johnson, political activist during the independence era. *John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratanak International
Ratanak International (previously The Ratanak Foundation) is a Christian charity founded by Brian McConaghy in 1989 that works exclusively in Cambodia helping the country rebuild after decades of revolution, civil war and genocide. Ratanak, which means 'precious gem' in Khmer, was an 11-month-old Cambodian baby that Brian McConaghy watched die as a result of a basic lack of medicine in a documentary he was shown in 1989. Since 1990 Ratanak has been working in Cambodia to help prevent such needless deaths. To help rebuild Cambodian society which the Khmer Rouge effectively dismantled in the 1970s, Ratanak has partnered on projects that have built schools, clinics and hospitals, opened orphanages, provided shelters for the elderly and AIDS victims, and initiated emergency programs in response to natural and man made disasters. In 2004, these projects plus many more continued, but the work of Ratanak also took on a whole new dimension as it begin partnering on projects that rescue, reh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilberforce Award
Ratanak International (previously The Ratanak Foundation) is a Christian charity founded by Brian McConaghy in 1989 that works exclusively in Cambodia helping the country rebuild after decades of revolution, civil war and genocide. Ratanak, which means 'precious gem' in Khmer, was an 11-month-old Cambodian baby that Brian McConaghy watched die as a result of a basic lack of medicine in a documentary he was shown in 1989. Since 1990 Ratanak has been working in Cambodia to help prevent such needless deaths. To help rebuild Cambodian society which the Khmer Rouge effectively dismantled in the 1970s, Ratanak has partnered on projects that have built schools, clinics and hospitals, opened orphanages, provided shelters for the elderly and AIDS victims, and initiated emergency programs in response to natural and man made disasters. In 2004, these projects plus many more continued, but the work of Ratanak also took on a whole new dimension as it begin partnering on projects that rescue, reh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paterson Wilberforce
The Paterson Wilberforce Football Club was a U.S. soccer team which played in the National Association Football League in the early twentieth century. History Based out of Paterson, New Jersey, Wilberforce F.C. began as an amateur team. In 1909, Wilberforce joined the professional National Association Football League (NAFBL). While the first season went poorly for the team, they finished at the bottom of the standings, they quickly rose to the top three in the league the next three seasons. In 1913, Wilberforce began the season, but withdrew after eleven games. Year-by-year {, class="wikitable" !Year !League !Reg. Season !American Cup , - , 1909/10 , NAFBL , 8th , Third Round , - , 1910/11 , NAFBL , 2nd , ? , - , 1911/12 , NAFBL , 2nd , ? , - , 1912/13 , NAFBL , 3rd , ? , - , 1913/14 , NAFBL , Withdrew , ? Honors League Championship :* Runner Up (2): 1911, 1912 External links Allaway, Roger ''West Hudson: A Cradle of American Soccer'' Defunct soccer clubs i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |