|
William Curry (businessman)
William Curry or Currie may refer to: Politics *William Currie (British politician) (1756–1829), British MP for Gatton, 1790, and Winchelsea, 1796 *William Currie (Canadian politician) (1862–1934), manufacturer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada *Bill Curry (politician) (born 1951), American politician, Comptroller of the State of Connecticut, 1990–1994 Sports *Bill Currie (baseball) (1928–2013), American baseball player *Bill Curry (English footballer) (1935–1990), English football forward active in the 1950s and 1960s *Bill Currie (footballer) (born 1940s), Scottish footballer *Bill Curry (born 1942), American college football coach Other *William D. Curry (1926–2013), United States Air Force officer *William Curry (designer) also credited as Bill Curry (1927–1971), American designer *William Curry (oceanographer), American oceanographer *Billy Currie (born 1950), British musician and songwriter, keyboard player with Ultravox *William Curry, a character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Currie (British Politician)
William Currie, (26 February 1756 – 3 June 1829), was an English land owner, distiller, banker and Member of Parliament for Gatton and Winchelsea. On his father's death in 1781, he inherited his father's 75% interest in the distilling partnership his father had started with Nathaniel Byles. He also became a partner in the family banking firm, replacing his father, but seems to have taken no active part, leaving the responsibilities to his brother Isaac. In 1792, Currie was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia. He is chiefly remembered for the restoration of the village of East Horsley and its manor house, East Horsley Towers. Family He was the eldest son of William Currie (1721–1781) and Magdalen Lefevre (a great aunt of Charles Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley), and was baptised at the Church of St. Dunstan's in Stepney on 4 March 1756. Currie married Percy Gore on 23 June 1794, the daughter of a banking partner, by whom he had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |