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William Anderson
William Anderson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * William Anderson (artist) (1757–1837), painter of marine and historical paintings * William Anderson (theatre) (1868–1940), Australian stage entrepreneur * William Anderson (1911–1986), American actor, better known as Leif Erickson * Bill Anderson (producer) (1911–1997), American producer * William West Anderson (1928–2017), known as Adam West, American actor, played Batman from 1966 to 1968 * William M. Anderson (born 1948), film editor * Wil Anderson (born 1974), Australian comedian * Will Anderson (animator), Scottish film animator Music * W. H. Anderson (1882–1955), Canadian composer, choir director, singer, and voice teacher * William K. Anderson, background music composer for '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' * Cat Anderson (William Alonzo Anderson, 1916–1981), American jazz trumpeter * Bill Anderson (singer) (born 1937), American country music singer, songwriter, and game show host * William A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Anderson (Victorian Politician, Born 1853)
William Anderson (23 December 1853 – 3 May 1898), was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Creswick, and later Windermere. He was also the fourth Chief President of the Australian Natives' Association. Early Years Anderson was born in Dean near Creswick in 1853. His father, James Anderson, was born in Cumnock, Scotland, and was a partner in the family business of Anderson Brothers, with saw-milling, landed and mining interests, which William Anderson inherited. He was educated to secondary level at Ballarat College. He married Helen Glover Naples on 23 March 1882; they had eight children. The eldest, Albert Naples Anderson, was killed in action with the 8th Light Horse in Egypt in April 1917 after being wounded, repatriated, and returned to the conflict. A second son (one of twins) was William Wallace Anderson (20 January 1888 – 7 October 1975), known as Wallace Anderson or W. Wallace Anderson, art teacher a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Anderson (artist)
William (or Wiliam) Anderson (1757 – 27 May 1837) was a Scottish artist specialising in maritime and patriotic themes. Radford, Ernest. ''William Anderson'', Dictionary of National Biography. He was well-regarded for his detailed and accurate portraits of ships under sail, exhibiting his works annually in London between 1787 and 1811 and then occasionally until 1834. Anderson influenced other artists, notably John Ward and others of the Hull school. Life Anderson's early life is obscure, but he is known to have trained as a shipwright before moving to London to become a maritime painter when he was about 30. His training served him well as a painter, providing "a practical nautical knowledge" of his subjects. He earned a reputation for "accuracy and refinement of detail" and was admired for his bright, clear colours. He worked in both oils and watercolours. He based his style on that of well-known Dutch maritime painters of the 17th century. He first exhibited at the Royal Acad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Anderson (American Writer)
William Anderson (born 1952) is an American author, historian, and lecturer. He is a specialist in the subject of Laura Ingalls Wilder and her times. His interest in American frontier began after reading ''Little House on the Prairie''. While attending Albion College as an undergraduate student majoring in English and History he worked for the Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society in DeSmet, South Dakota. He is a director of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum in Mansfield, Missouri and is a board member of the Wilder Home Association which runs the museum. He works as a teacher in Michigan. His many recognitions for writing include the Western History Association's Billington Award, the Robinson award of the South Dakota State Historical Society, National Endowment for the Humanities awards and National Council for the Social Studies. In September 2002, he was invited to the White House for the third of Laura Bush's American Authors Symposia. The First Lady, a former teac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Coleman Anderson
William Coleman Anderson (July 10, 1853 – September 8, 1902) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Tennessee's first district. Biography Anderson was born at Tusculum, near Greeneville, Tennessee. He attended a rural school, then graduated from Tusculum College in 1876. Career Anderson moved to Newport, Tennessee, in 1876, and while studying law, he was assistant clerk of Cocke County from 1877 to 1878. Admitted to the bar in 1878, he commenced practice in Newport. He served as a member of the State house of representatives from 1881 to 1883. He was a principal examiner in the General Land Office at Washington, D.C., from 1889 to 1892; promoted to chief of the contest division February 1, 1892, but resigned August 7, 1892. He was made chief of the General Land Office, and served from November 23, 1892, until April 11, 1893. returned to Newport, Cocke County, in 1893 and resumed the practice of law. Elected as a Republican to the United States House of Repre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Alexander Anderson
William Alexander Anderson (May 11, 1842 – June 21, 1930) was a Virginia lawyer, Confederate soldier and Democratic politician, who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, twice won election as Attorney General of Virginia, and also served as rector of his alma mater, Washington & Lee University. Early and family life Born in Botetourt County, Virginia, in 1842, Anderson was the son of lawyer Francis T. Anderson, who by 1855 had moved his family to Lexington in Rockbridge County, Virginia, to become rector of his alma mater, Washington College (that became Washington & Lee University in his lifetime). He was named for his paternal grandfather, who had represented Botetourt County in the 1831-1832 legislative session. His maternal grandfather was Andrew Alexander, whose ancestor Archibald Alexander emigrated from County Antrim, Ireland, and settled near Augusta in Rockbridge County in 1747. Young William Anderson received a private education suitable to his clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William B
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 should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Clayton Anderson
William Clayton Anderson (December 26, 1826 – December 23, 1861) was a nineteenth-century slave owner, lawyer, and politician. He served as a United States representative from Kentucky. Early life and career Anderson was born in Lancaster, Garrard County, Kentucky, the son of Simeon H. Anderson and nephew of Albert G. Talbott. He attended private schools and graduated from Centre College, Danville, Kentucky in 1845. He then studied law and was admitted to the bar. He began his practice in Lancaster and in 1847 moved to Danville and continued practicing law. Anderson served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1851 to 1853. He was a presidential elector on the American Party ticket of Millard Fillmore and Donaldson in 1856. An unsuccessful candidate for the Thirty-fifth Congress, Anderson was elected two years later as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-sixth Congress, serving from March 4, 1859 to March 3, 1861. He chose not to seek reelection; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Marshall Anderson
William Marshall Anderson (1807–1881) was an American scholar, explorer and politician, noted for his detailed travel journals in the Rocky Mountains and Imperial Mexico. Background Anderson was born into a large and prominent family, originally from Virginia, that had settled in Kentucky and Ohio after the American Revolutionary War. His father, Richard Clough Anderson Sr., had been aide-de-camp to Lafayette at the Battle of Yorktown. His mother was cousin both to Chief Justice John Marshall and to William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. His elder brother Robert Anderson was the Major Anderson forced to surrender Fort Sumter at the start of the American Civil War. His younger brother Charles Anderson was Governor of Ohio. In 1834, Marshall, as he was known, took a trip west with a fur-trading party and kept a journal describing his encounters with the explorers and mountain men of the time, including Kit Carson and Jim Bridger.''The Rocky Mountain journals of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Anderson (Pennsylvania Politician)
William Anderson (1762December 16, 1829) was an American politician who served as a Democratic-Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district from 1809 to 1815 and from 1817 to 1819. Early life and military service William Anderson was born in Accomack County in the Colony of Virginia in 1762. During the Revolutionary War, he joined the Continental Army at the age of fifteen and served until the end of the war. He was a major on the staff of General Lafayette and distinguished himself at Germantown and Yorktown. He was married to Elizabeth Dixon. In 1796, Anderson became engaged in the hotel business through the purchase of the Columbia House in Chester, Pennsylvania. Political career He served as Delaware County auditor in 1804 and county director of the poor in 1805. He was a Jeffersonian democrat and held many public offices. Anderson was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Anderson (Ontario MP)
William Anderson (August 31, 1905 – June 6, 1961) was a Canadian politician and businessman. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party representing the riding of Waterloo South in 1957 and re-elected in 1958. The son of David Anderson, he was educated in Galt. In 1928, Anderson married Jean Elizabeth Wickens. He established Anderson's Tire Service in Galt. He also founded the William Anderson School for Retarded Children. Anderson served on Galt city council from 1938 to 1942 and from 1944 to 1949 and was mayor from 1954 to 1957. He died in office in Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ... at the age of 55. Electoral record References 1905 births 1961 deaths Businesspeople from Ontario Mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Anderson (Ontario MPP)
William Anderson (April 7, 1822 – October 10, 1887) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Prince Edward in the 1st Parliament of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1870 to 1871. He was born in Ameliasburgh Township in Upper Canada in 1822, the son of an Irish immigrant. He served in the local militia, becoming captain in 1855. Anderson was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Prince Edward in 1861; he was defeated in 1863. He was elected to the provincial legislature in an 1870 by-election after Absalom Greeley resigned his seat. He also served as the Grand Treasurer for the Orange Lodge of British North America British North America comprised the colonial territories of the British Empire in North America from 1783 onwards. English overseas possessions, English colonisation of North America began in the 16th century in Newfoundland (island), Newfound .... Anderson later served as reeve for the township and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Stafford Anderson
William Stafford Anderson (February 16, 1884 – March 28, 1980) was a lumberman and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Northumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1930 to 1956 as a Liberal Party of New Brunswick, Liberal member. He was born in Burnt Church, New Brunswick, the son of William Anderson and Janet Sewell. In 1910 he married H. Helen Morrison. He lived in Newcastle, New Brunswick, Newcastle and maintained a summer home at Burnt Church. Anderson was variously Minister of Lands and Mines and Chairman of the New Brunswick Electric Power Commission, both cabinet positions. Stafford Anderson's daughter, Margaret Jean Anderson represented New Brunswick in the Senate of Canada. His son, Royce Anderson, was a Newcastle businessman and longtime powerhouse in the Liberal Party of the Miramichi (electoral district), Miramichi. References *''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1944'', PG ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
