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William Dawson (secretary)
William Dawson may refer to: Politicians * William Johnston Dawson (1765–1796/8), U.S. Representative from North Carolina * William L. Dawson (politician) (1886–1970), U.S. Representative from Illinois * William M. O. Dawson (1853–1916), Governor of West Virginia * William Dawson (diplomat) (1885–1972), career United States diplomat * William A. Dawson (1903–1981), U.S. Representative from Utah * William Crosby Dawson (1798–1856), United States Senator from Georgia * William Curran Dawson (1818–1893), Alabama politician, soldier * William Dawson (Missouri politician) (1848–1929), U.S. Representative from Missouri * William Dawson (mayor) (1825–1901), mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota * William McDonell Dawson (1822–1890), member of the Legislative Assembly for Canada East * William Dawson (New Zealand politician) (1852–1923), New Zealand politician for Dunedin Suburbs * William Eddison Dawson (1829–1902), English-born businessman and political figure on Princ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Johnston Dawson
William Johnston Dawson (1765 – January 16, 1796) was a U.S. Congressman from the state of North Carolina from 1793 to 1795 and a member of the North Carolina House of Commons. Early life Dawson was born near Edenton in Chowan County, North Carolina. His grandfather was royal Governor Gabriel Johnston. He was also the grandson of William Dawson, the second president of The College of William & Mary, and a great-great grandson of John Stith and William Randolph. Political career Dawson represented Bertie County in the state constitutional conventions of 1788 and 1789. He was elected to the North Carolina House of Commons (now called the House of Representatives) in 1791 and was a member of the committee which was appointed to choose a site for the new state capital, Raleigh, that same year. Dawson Street in downtown Raleigh is named for him. Dawson was elected to the 3rd United States Congress in the election of February 15, 1793, a three-way race in which he, as the Anti-Fede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Dawson (college President)
William Dawson (1704–1752) was an Anglican clergyman, poet and member of the Governor's Council of Virginia who became the second president of The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia (1743-1752).William & Mary — 18th Century Presidents Retrieved on November 17, 2008. Early life and education Dawson was born in , England in 1704. He began studies at Queen's College of |
William Dawson (ornithologist)
William Ryan Dawson (24 August 1927 – 8 March 2020) was an American zoologist and ornithologist and emeritus professor of zoology at the University of Michigan. He is known in the field of ornithology for his comparative studies on desert and closely related non-desert birds in the south-western United States, Mexico and Australia. Early life and education He was born in Los Angeles and graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1949, was awarded Master of Arts in 1950 and a Ph.D. in 1953. He was later awarded Doctor of Science by the University of Western Australia in 1971. Career He joined the faculty of zoology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he worked from 1953 to 1994, being appointed professor in 1962 and D.E.S. Brown Professor of Biological Science in 1981. He was also director of the Museum of Zoology at the university from 1982 to 1993. He was emeritus professor at Michigan from 1994 onwards. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Leon Dawson
William Leon Dawson (1873–1928) was a noted American ornithologist, author and lecturer. Early years William Dawson was born on 20 February 1873 at Leon, a small county seat in southern Iowa just north of the Missouri state line. He was the only child of William E. and Ada Eliza Sarah (née Adams) Dawson and would spend his early years living in Iowa, Kansas, Ohio and Washington state. Dawson received his Bachelor of Arts degree at Oberlin College and his Bachelor of Divinity degree from Oberlin Theological Seminary. Like his father, Dawson became a Seventh-day Adventist minister, but by the early 1900s had chosen instead the field of ornithology as his full-time profession. Career Dawson was a lifelong photographer of birds and had over his career authored numerous articles and books on the subject. His major works were ''Birds of Ohio: A Complete Scientific and Popular Description of the 320 Species of Birds Found in the State'' (1903), ''Birds of Washington: A Complete S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Henderson Dawson
William Henderson Dawson was a British Tyneside poet, songwriter, author and bookbinder who lived in Newcastle upon Tyne. His most famous song is possibly "The Stephenson’s Monument", written in 1862 for the inauguration of the monument. He contributed to the collection known as ''Allan’s Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings'' (1862), as well as a book on the poets of Newcastle. He wrote ''Walks round Old Newcastle.'' Life William Henderson Dawson was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. He became a bookbinder, working at St. Nicholas' Churchyard in the workshop of Thomas Bewick, a wood engraver. Dawson was deeply interested in the area, and learned about the songs, folklore and the people. He used this in his writings and collaborations. He assisted in the first edition of Allan's collection of Tyneside songs, writing many notes on the history of the songs. It was published in 1862. He wrote the book, ''Walks round Old Newcastle,'' filled with anecdotes and loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Francis Dawson
Captain William Francis Dawson (???? – 29 March 1829) was a prominent road builder in British Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka). An Engineer attached to the Royal Engineers, he was given the task of building the Colombo - Kandy Road linking Colombo and Kandy. The job took its toll on Dawson, who died before it was completed. It would be the first modern highway in the island. In the memory of Captain Dawson, the Dawson Tower was erected at Kadugannawa in the Kadugannawa Pass Kadugannawa Pass is a mountain pass located near Kadugannawa town in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is located along the Colombo-Kandy A1 highway. It is a common roadside stop for tourists to enjoy the vistas to the Kegalle valley bel .... Notes References * 1829 deaths People of British Ceylon British colonial army officers Ceylonese military personnel Royal Engineers officers Sri Lankan people of British descent 1743 births {{SriLanka-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William James Dawson
Reverend William James Dawson (1854–1928) was an English clergyman, lecturer, and author. He was the father of the novelist and poet Coningsby Dawson. Born at Towcester, Northamptonshire on 21 November 1854, he was educated at Kingswood School in Bath, Somerset, and Didsbury College, Manchester. He entered the Wesleyan ministry in 1875. In 1879 he married Jane Powell and had three daughters and three sons. He moved to the church of John Wesley, City Road, London in 1887. He found it extremely depressing ministering to impoverished the parish in the south side of London. Dawson wrote in ''Autobiography of a Mind'', "All around these dismal habitations of the dead, were narrow alleys and foul rookeries, feculent with thronged and neglected human lives. The dilapidated houses looked as though they had known no cleansing or repair since the days of the Great Plague, when Bunhill Fields received the dead in thousands.''(p. 177-178)'' Deliverance came in a whole unexpected and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Harbutt Dawson
William Harbutt Dawson (27 July 1860 – 7 March 1948) was a British journalist, civil servant and author, and an acknowledged expert on German politics and society. Career Dawson's first job was on the ''Craven Pioneer'', a Liberal newspaper founded by his father and based at Skipton in Craven, then in the West Riding of Yorkshire. (The paper, after several changes of title and a merger with its Conservative rival, is now the ''Craven Herald & Pioneer''.) Dawson went to Germany to complete his journalistic training, and later enrolled at Berlin University. He became interested in the welfare state that was being pioneered in Bismarck's Germany. In 1888, following the death of his father, he returned to Skipton to succeed him as editor of the ''Pioneer''. He also wrote articles for various other journals, as well as books, principally on Germany and its social policy. Dawson was therefore a natural choice to advise the Liberal government on setting up a social welfare syste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William "Red" Dawson
William Alfred "Red" Dawson (born December 4, 1942) is a former American football player and assistant coach for Marshall University. He was nicknamed "Red" for his red hair. Playing career The Valdosta, Georgia native attended Florida State University and was an All-American at both tight end and defensive end. He was drafted by both the NFL's Los Angeles Rams (12th round, 161st overall) and AFL's Boston Patriots (19th round, 148th overall), but signed with the Patriots. He played nine games for Boston before being released on November 10, 1965. In 1966, Dawson played for the Orlando Panthers of the Continental Football League. Coaching career In 1968, Dawson was hired by new Marshall head coach Perry Moss as receivers coach. Dawson had previously played for Moss as a member of the Orlando Panthers. After the season, which saw the Thundering Herd post a 0–9–1 record, allegations of rules violations and broken promises came to light and were proven true. Ultimately Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Dawson (sportsman)
William Arthur Dawson (3 December 1850 – ) was an English first-class cricketer, who played one match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1870. He bagged a pair in his only appearance against Kent at Dewsbury and did not bowl but did take a catch. Despite his lack of contribution, Yorkshire ran out comfortable winners by 82 runs, thanks largely to the bowling of Tom Emmett and George Freeman. He also appeared in a Leeds Clarence side in 1872. Dawson played rugby union for both Bradford and Yorkshire (1871-3). Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ..., Dawson died in March 1916, in Ilkley, Yorkshire. References External linksCricinfo Profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Dawson, William 1850 births 1916 deaths Cricketers from Bradford Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Eddison Dawson
William Eddison Dawson (October 1, 1829 – December 10, 1902) was an English-born businessman and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He was the seventh mayor of Charlottetown from 1878 to 1882 and from 1894 to 1898. He was born in Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ..., the son of William Dawson and Mary Best. Dawson came to the island with his mother and family in 1843 following the death of his father. He worked as a clerk in a dry goods firm, becoming a partner in 1855. In the same year, he married Ann Ferrant Compton. Dawson opened his own business in 1863. He helped found the Union Bank of Prince Edward Island in 1863 and served as a director. He was also a county magistrate and a member of the school board. Dawson served as president of the Queens C ... [...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] |
