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William Clayton (other)
William Clayton may refer to: Politics United Kingdom * William Clayton (Liverpool MP) (died 1715), Member of Parliament for Liverpool, 1698–1708 * Sir William Clayton, 1st Baronet (died 1744), Member of Parliament for Bletchingley, 1715–1744 * William Clayton, 1st Baron Sundon (1671–1752), MP for Woodstock, St Albans, Westminster, Plympton Erle and St Mawes * William Clayton (died 1783) (c. 1718–1783), MP for Bletchingley, 1745–1761, and Great Marlow, 1761–1783 * Sir William Clayton, 4th Baronet (1762–1834), Member of Parliament for Great Marlow, 1783–1790 * Sir William Clayton, 5th Baronet (1786–1866), Member of Parliament for Great Marlow, 1832–1842 United States * William F. Clayton (1923–2017), US politician * William C. Clayton (1831–1915), American educator, lawyer, politician, and businessperson * W. H. H. Clayton (1840–1920), American soldier, lawyer, judge in post-Civil War Arkansas and Indian Territory Oklahoma * William L. Clayton (1880–196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Clayton (Liverpool MP)
William Clayton (after 1650 – 7 July 1715) was an English merchant and politician from Liverpool. He was the son of Robert Clayton of Fulwood, near Preston, Lancashire and followed his uncle Thomas Clayton to Liverpool, where he became a successful tobacco and sugar merchant. After serving as a common councillor from 1685 he was elected Mayor of Liverpool for 1689–90, and then became an alderman of the city. In the Parliament of England, he served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool from 1698 to 1708. In 1701 he changed his allegiance from the Whigs to the Tories. After the Union with Scotland, he was elected as a Liverpool MP to the new House of Commons of Great Britain from 1713 to 1715. He married, in 1690, Elizabeth, the daughter of George Leigh of Oughtrington, Cheshire and left a son and 3 daughters. The vessel ''Liverpool Merchant'', that he jointly owned with John Earle, bound Liverpool's fortunes to the triangular trade. Sailing on the 16 October 1699, un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wirt Clayton
William Wirt Clayton (1812–1885) was the son of noted Georgia politician Augustin Smith Clayton. In Atlanta, Georgia, W. W. Clayton became a judge, director of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, tax collector for Fulton County, Georgia and an officer of the Georgia National Bank ''This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: ''History of Atlanta, Georgia'' by Wallace Putnam Reed (1889)'' The Georgia National Bank was a bank in Atlanta, Georgia, commissioned by the United States government in .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Clayton, William Wirt 1812 births 1885 deaths People from Athens, Georgia Businesspeople from Atlanta 19th-century American businesspeople ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clayton Baronets
There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Clayton, two in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2021. The Clayton baronetcy, of Marden Park in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 13 January 1732 for William Clayton, Member of Parliament for Bletchingley.. He was the nephew of Sir Robert Clayton, Lord Mayor of London in 1679. Clayton was succeeded by his son Kenrick, the second Baronet, who also represented Bletchingley in the House of Commons. His son Robert, the third Baronet, was Member of Parliament for Bletchingley, Surrey and Ilchester. He was childless and was succeeded by his first cousin William, the fourth Baronet, who was the son of William Clayton, younger son of the first Baronet. Clayton notably served as High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire. His second son East was created a baronet, of Hall Place, in his own right in 1838 (see bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Clayton (Arrowverse)
''Arrow (TV series), Arrow'' is an American Superhero fiction, superhero television series developed by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, and Andrew Kreisberg based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow, a costumed crime-fighter created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp, and is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with other Arrowverse television series. The series premiered in the United States on The CW on October 10, 2012, with international broadcasting taking place in late 2012 and primarily filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ''Arrow'' follows billionaire playboy Oliver Queen (Arrowverse), Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell), who claimed to have spent five years shipwrecked on Lian Yu (Arrowverse location), Lian Yu, a mysterious island in the North China Sea, before returning home to Starling City (later renamed "Star City") to fight crime and corruption as a secret vigilante whose weapon of choice is a bow and arrow. Throughout the series, Oliver is joined by ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cecil Clayton
Tarzan (John Clayton II, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer. Created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan first appeared in the novel ''Tarzan of the Apes'' (magazine publication 1912, book publication 1914), and subsequently in 23 sequels, several books by Burroughs and other authors, and innumerable works in other media, both authorized and unauthorized. Character biography Tarzan is the son of a British lord and lady who were marooned on the coast of Africa by mutineers. When Tarzan was an infant, his mother died, and his father was killed by Kerchak, leader of the ape tribe by whom Tarzan was adopted. Soon after his parents' death, Tarzan became a feral child, and his tribe of apes is known as the Mangani, great apes of a species unknown to science. Kala is his ape mother. Burroughs ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Clayton (publisher)
William Mann Clayton (July 14, 1884, London, England – April 5, 1946, New York City) was an American pulp magazine publisher. His company published ''Snappy Stories'', a men's magazine which was launched in 1912. He published many western pulps, and in 1930 launched ''Astounding Stories ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled ''Astounding Stories of Super-Science'', the first issue was dated January 1930, published by William Cl ...'', which is still being published (as of 2022) under the title ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact''.Ashley, ''Time Machines'', p. 69. Notes References * External links''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' official web site {{DEFAULTSORT:Clayton, William 1884 births 1946 deaths American pulp magazine publishers (people) 20th-century American businesspeople British emigrants to the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Clayton (architect)
William Henry Clayton (17 November 1823 – 23 August 1877) was a Tasmanian-born colonial architect who practised initially in Tasmania and then in New Zealand. He was New Zealand's first (and only) Colonial Architect, serving in the position from 1869 up until his death. In this role, he and his office were responsible for the design of numerous government buildings. Early life and education William was born on 17 November 1823, at Norfolk Plains, Australia. William's grandfather (who bore the same name) had been sentenced in 1802 to transportation for seven years to Australia for the possession of a purportedly stolen sheepskin. His wife Sarah and three-year-old Henry accompanied him on the convict ship ''Glatton'' which reached New South Wales in 1803. At the age of 16 Henry received a land grant in Tasmania, which enabled him to become a prosperous businessman by the time his son William was born. As well as land holdings, by the 1840s Henry also owned several flour mills ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Clayton (Mormon)
William H. Clayton (July 17, 1814 – December 4, 1879) was a clerk, scribe, and friend to the religious leader Joseph Smith. Clayton, born in England, was also an American pioneer journalist, inventor, lyricist, and musician. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1837 and served as the second counselor to the British mission president Joseph Fielding while proselyting in Manchester. He led a group of British converts in emigrating to the United States in 1840 and eventually settled in Nauvoo, Illinois, where he befriended Joseph Smith and became his clerk and scribe. He was a member of the Council of Fifty and Smith's private prayer circle. Clayton participated in plural marriage before it was practiced openly. His first plural wife was Margaret Moon, his sister-in-law, whom he married in 1843. He eventually married ten women, although three of his wives left or divorced him. He had at least 42 children by these wives. He moved to Winter Quarters in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William M
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 shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Clayton (colonist)
William Clayton (December 9, 1632 – 1689) was a settler of the Pennsylvania colony, one of the first councilors of Pennsylvania and a judge of the city of Philadelphia. Early life Clayton was baptized on December 9, 1632, in Boxgrove, England, the son of William Clayton and Joan Smith. His mother died before he was a teenager, and in 1653 he married Prudence Lanckford, a daughter of William Lanckford, in St Pancras, London. Clayton became a carpenter by trade and a follower of the Quaker religion."THE CLAYTON FAMILY: The Branch from England to America" Bill Putnam. 2009 Pennsylvania Clayton was a founder of the Pennsylvania colony, serving as an original commissioner for |
Sir William Clayton, 1st Baronet
Sir William Clayton, 1st Baronet (died 1744) of Marden Park, Surrey and later Harleyford, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1744. Clayton was the eldest surviving son of William Clayton of Hambleden, Buckinghamshire. He married Martha Kenrick, the daughter of John Kenrick, a London merchant. He was the nephew and heir of Sir Robert Clayton, a wealthy banker and former Lord Mayor of London who had bought the manor of Bletchingley in 1677, and with it control of both seats in the parliamentary borough of Bletchingley. Clayton returned himself as a Member of Parliament (MP) for this rotten borough at the 1715 British general election. He was returned as MP again in 1722, 1727, 1734 and 1741. He voted with the Administration in all known divisions, except when he voted with the opposition in 1719 on the Peerage Bill and in 1730 on the Hessians. Clayton was created a baronet of Marden in 1732. In 1735 he also bought the manor of Har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William L
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 shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
