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William Cunningham (bishop)
William Cunningham may refer to: Academics and ecclesiastics * William Cunningham (economist) (1849–1919), English economist and Archdeacon of Ely * William Cunningham (theologian) (1805–1861), Scottish theologian * William H. Cunningham (born ), former president of the University of Texas at Austin * William T. Cunningham (1930–1997), American Roman Catholic priest Noblemen * Cunningham baronets of Cunninghamhead, Ayr in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia: ** Sir William Cunningham, 1st Baronet (died ) ** Sir William Cunningham, 2nd Baronet (died 1670) ** Sir William Cunningham, 3rd Baronet (died 1724) * William Cunningham, 3rd Earl of Glencairn, Scottish noble * William Cunningham, 4th Earl of Glencairn (c. 1490–1547), Scottish noble * William Cunningham, 6th Earl of Glencairn (c. 1520–c. 1578), Scottish noble * William Cunningham, 8th Earl of Glencairn (1575–1630), Scottish noble * William Cunningham, 9th Earl of Glencairn (1610–1664), Scottish noble Politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cunningham (economist)
William Cunningham (29 December 184910 June 1919) was a Scottish economic historian and Anglican priest. He was a proponent of the historical method in economics and an opponent of free trade. Early life and education Cunningham was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the third son of James Cunningham, Writer to the Signet. Educated at the Edinburgh Institution (taught by Robert McNair Ferguson, amongst others), the Edinburgh Academy, the University of Edinburgh, and Trinity College, Cambridge, he graduated BA in 1873, having gained first-class honours in the Moral Science tripos. Career Cunningham took holy orders in 1873, later serving as chaplain of Trinity College, Cambridge, from 1880 to 1891. He was university lecturer in history from 1884 to 1891, in which year he was appointed Tooke Professor of Economy and Statistics at King's College, London, a post which he held until 1897. He was lecturer in economic history at Harvard University (), and Hulsean Lecturer at Cambridge (1885 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |