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William Bernard (other)
William Bernard may refer to: * William Bernard (sailor) ( 1849), sailor known as the notorious "Barnacle Bill" of American yore * William Bayle Bernard (1807–1875), American-born London playwright and drama critic * William Larkins Bernard (1843–1922), English architect * William Smyth Bernard (1792–1863), Irish politician See also * Billy Bernard (born 1991), Luxembourger international footballer * Will Bernard, American guitarist and band leader {{hndis, Bernard, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bernard (sailor)
William Bernard (fl. 1849+) was a 19th-century sailor, miner and resident of San Francisco, better known as the notorious "Barnacle Bill" of American yore whose fictional exploits are chronicled in the ribald drinking song "Barnacle Bill the Sailor" — itself adapted from "Bollocky Bill the Sailor", a traditional folk song originally titled "Abraham Brown".Cray, Ed (1992). ''The Erotic Muse: American Bawdy Songs''. University of Illinois. . Neither MGM comedy titled ''Barnacle Bill'' has anything to do with Bernard. Bernard first sailed into the San Francisco Bay aboard the ship ''Edward Everett'' on July 6, 1849, just as the California Gold Rush was heating up. Intent on striking it rich, he set out the next morning across the bay, accompanied by a shipmate named Mr. Phelps. They stopped first at present-day Yerba Buena Island, where the treasure of a lost Spanish galleon was rumored by local sailors and dockworkers to be buried, but they found it deserted except for a small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bayle Bernard
William Bayle Bernard (27 November 1807 – 5 August 1875), often referred to as "Bayle Bernard", was a well-known American-born London playwright and drama critic. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of English comic actor John Bernard, he came to Britain with his family in 1820, where he first worked as a clerk in an army accounts office. His plays include ''The Four Sisters'' and ''Casco Bay'' (1832), ''The Kentuckian'' (1833), ''The Nervous Man'' (1833), '' The Mummy'' (1833), ''Marie Ducange'' (1837), ''The Round of Wrong'' (1846), ''The Doge of Venice'' (1867), ''The Passing Cloud'' (1850) and ''A Storm in a Teacup'' (1854), as well as adaptations of Washington Irving's ''Rip Van Winkle'' (1834) and Wilkie Collins's '' No Name'' (1863). He also wrote the five-volume historical romance ''The Freebooter's Bride'' (1829). His play ''The Mummy'', a popular success on its debut at the Theatre Royal, Adelphi, influenced Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (; Edgar Poe; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Larkins Bernard
William Larkins Bernard (born Taunton, 1 October 1843, died 22 July 1922) was an English architect, active in Bristol and London member of the FRIBA. Career Bernard was apprenticed to Charles Edward Davis, of Bath, Somerset, between 1863 and 1868. Among his own later pupils was Richard Croft James (1872–1949, of Clifton College) who was articled to him at Bristol from 1889 to 1892. Bernard was President of the Bristol Society of Architects in 1898,Princess Charlotte obelisk at kcl.ac.uk, accessed 25 November 2008 having previously acted as its honorary secretary, 1888–1890. He is also recorded in 1893 as a member of the Sanitary Institute. By 1894, he was a Fellow of the |
William Smyth Bernard
The Honourable William Smyth Bernard (13 September 1792 – 6 February 1863) was an Irish Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1832 and 1863. Bernard was the son of Francis Bernard, 1st Earl of Bandon and his wife Lady Catherine Henrietta Boyle, daughter of Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon. He became a captain in the 1st Dragoon Guards. At the 1832 general election Bernard was elected member of parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house ... (MP) for Bandon. He held the seat until 1835. He was re-elected for the seat in 1857 and retained it until his death in 1863, age 70. Bernard married Elizabeth Gillman, daughter of Lt.-Col. Edward Gillman, of Clan Coole, co. Cork on 31 May 1831. There were no issue. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Bernard
Billy Bernard (born 9 April 1991) is a Luxembourger international footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ... who plays club football for Mondercange, as a defender. External links * * 1991 births Living people Luxembourgian men's footballers Luxembourg men's international footballers CS Fola Esch players Men's association football defenders FC Mondercange players {{Luxembourg-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |