William Chapple (topographer)
William Chapple may refer to: * William Chapple (New Zealand politician) (1864–1936), member of both the New Zealand House of Representatives and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom * Sir William Chapple (judge) (c. 1676–1745), British lawyer, judge and politician * William Chapple (surveyor) (1718–1781), English surveyor and mathematician * William D. Chapple (1868–1956), Massachusetts lawyer and politician See also * William Chappell (other) William Chappell may refer to: *William Chappell (bishop) (1582–1649), English scholar and Church of Ireland bishop of Cork and Ross *William Chappell (writer) (1809–1888), English writer on music, a member of the London musical firm of Chappel ...

William Chapple (New Zealand Politician)
William Allan Chapple (14 July 1864 – 19 October 1936) was a member of both the New Zealand House of Representatives and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. Early life Chapple was born in Alexandra in Central Otago, New Zealand. His parents were the farmer John Cole Chapple and Elizabeth McEwan Chapple (née Allan). He received his early education at Alexandra Primary School. He commenced a medical degree at Otago University and in 1888 went to King's College Hospital for one year. He returned to Otago in the following year to complete his degree, and graduated in 1890 with MB ChB. He was first registered as a medical professional on 10 May 1890 and went to Motueka, where he became Public Vaccinator and Native Medical Attendant for the Nelson district. He became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1897, became MRCP&S in Ireland in 1897 and obtained further qualifications in Dublin (Dip State Med, DPH). He obtained his Doctor of Medicine (MD) from Otago Unive ...
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William Chapple (judge)
Sir William Chapple (c. 1676–1745) of Waybay House, Upwey, Dorset and Wonersh, Surrey, was a British lawyer and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1723 to 1737. He became a High Court Judge in 1737 and presided over the trial of highwayman Dick Turpin. Early life Chapple was the second son of John Chapple of Waybay House, Upwey near Dorchester. He was admitted at Middle Temple in 1694 and called to the bar in 1709. In 1710, he married Trehane Clifton, daughter of Susannah Clifton of Wonersh who was the niece and heiress of Richard Gwynne of Wonersh Park. He probably rebuilt the house at Wonersh Park. Career At the 1722 British general election, Chapple stood for Dorchester with support of the Duke of Newcastle, and was returned as Whig Member of Parliament on petition on 13 February1723. According to the 1st Earl of Egmont, when Chapple first entered the House, Arthur Onslow introduced him saying that 'one of the honestest men in England was come to si ...
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William Chapple (surveyor)
William Chapple (1718–1781) was an English surveyor and mathematician. His mathematical discoveries were mostly in plane geometry and include: * the first proof of the existence of the orthocentre of a triangle, * a formula for the distance between the incentre and circumcentre of a triangle, * the discovery of Poncelet's porism on triangles with a common incircle and circumcircle. He was also one of the earliest mathematicians to calculate the values of annuities. Life Chapple was born in Witheridge on , the son of a poor farmer and parish clerk. He was a devoted bibliophile, and gained much of his knowledge of mathematics from Ward's ''The Young Mathematician's Guide: Being a Plain and Easie Introduction to the Mathematicks, in Five Parts''. He became an assistant to the parish priest, and a regular contributor to '' The Ladies' Diary'', especially concerning mathematical problems. He also later contributed work on West Country English to ''The Gentleman's Magazine''. His c ...
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William D
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 ...
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