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William Eliot (other)
William Eliot may refer to: *William Greenleaf Eliot (1811–1887), American educator, Unitarian clergyman, and founder of Washington University *William Eliot, 2nd Earl of St Germans (1767–1845), British diplomat and politician * William Eliot, 4th Earl of St Germans (1829–1881), British diplomat and Liberal politician * William Eliot (MP) (1586–1650), English politician * William Havard Eliot (1796–1831), architect and builder of the Tremont House in Massachusetts See also *William Elliot (other) *Billy Elliot (other) '' Billy Elliot'' is a 2000 film produced by the BBC. Billy Elliot or Elliott may also refer to: Entertainment * Bill Elliott (musician) 2015 Tony Award-winning orchestrator (born 1951), bandleader, film composer * Bill Elliot (rock musician), m ... * William Elliott (other) {{hndis, Eliot, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Greenleaf Eliot
William Greenleaf Eliot (August 5, 1811 – January 23, 1887) was an American educator, Unitarian minister, and civic leader in Missouri. He is most notable for founding Washington University in St. Louis, and also contributed to the founding of numerous other civic institutions, such as the Saint Louis Art Museum, public school system, and charitable institutions. The modernist poet T. S. Eliot was his grandson. Early life and education Eliot was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the son of Margaret Greenleaf (Dawes) and William Greenleaf Eliot. After attending the Friends Academy in New Bedford, Eliot attended Columbian College (now the George Washington University) in Washington, D.C., and graduated in 1831. Eliot did graduate work at Harvard Divinity School and graduated in 1834. He was ordained a minister of the Unitarian church on August 17, 1834. Career After his ordination, Eliot moved to St. Louis, where he lived for the rest of his life, until 1887. There he f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Eliot, 2nd Earl Of St Germans
William Eliot, 2nd Earl of St Germans (1 April 1767 – 19 January 1845), known as William Elliot until 1823, was a British diplomat and politician. Eliot was born at Port Eliot, Cornwall, the third son of Edward Craggs-Eliot, 1st Baron Eliot and his wife Catherine (née Elliston). He was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, taking an M.A. in 1786. He served as an officer with the East Cornwall Militia. From November 1791 until 1793 he was a Secretary of Legation at Berlin, from 1793 to 1794 Secretary of Embassy and Minister Plenipotentiary at The Hague and from 1796 Minister Plenipotentiary to the Elector Palatine and to the Diet of Ratisbon. Eliot also sat as Tory Member of Parliament for St Germans from 1791 to 1802 and for Liskeard from 1802 to 1823. He served as a Lord of the Admiralty from 1800 to 1804, as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1804 to 1805 and as one of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury from 1807 to 1812. In 1823 he su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Eliot, 4th Earl Of St Germans
William Gordon Cornwallis Eliot, 4th Earl of St Germans (14 December 1829 – 19 March 1881), known as Lord Eliot from 1864 to 1877, was a British diplomat and Liberal politician. He was also a president of the Church of England Society for the Maintenance of the Faith. Life and career Eliot was born at Port Eliot, Cornwall, the third but eldest surviving son of Edward Granville Eliot, 3rd Earl of St Germans, and his wife Jemima (née Cornwallis). He was educated at Eton College and then joined the Diplomatic Service. His assignments included: * Attaché at Hanover from 1849 to 1853 * Attaché at Lisbon from 1851 to 1853 * 2nd Paid Attaché at Berlin from 1853 to 1857 * 1st Paid Attaché at Constantinople from 1857 to 1858 * 1st Paid Attaché at Saint Petersburg from 1858 to 1859 * Secretary of Legation at Rio de Janeiro in 1859 * Secretary of Legation at Athens from 1859 to 1861 * Secretary of Legation at Lisbon from 1860 to 1861 * Chargé d'Affaires at Rio de Janeiro from 1861 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Eliot (MP)
Sir William Eliot (1586 – 7 December 1650) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. Eliot was the son of Lawrence Eliot of Busbridge, Surrey. He matriculated at Queen's College, Oxford on 15 October 1602 aged 15. He was a student of Middle Temple in 1605. He inherited the estate at Busbridge in 1618 and was knighted on 1 February 1621. In April 1640, Eliot was elected Member of Parliament for Haslemere in the Short Parliament The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that was summoned by King Charles I of England on the 20th of February 1640 and sat from 13th of April to the 5th of May 1640. It was so called because of its short life of only three weeks. Aft .... Eliot died in 1650 at the age of 64. Eliot married Joan and had a son William. References , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Eliot, William 1586 births 1650 deaths English MPs 1640 (April) Place of birth missing Alumni of The Queen's College, Oxford Members of the Middle Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Havard Eliot
William Havard Eliot (1796–1831) was an architect and builder of the Tremont House in Massachusetts, and he participated in the musical life of the city. His father was the banker Samuel Eliot. He was married to Margaret Boies (Bradford) Eliot, a daughter of Alden Bradford, and together they had the son Samuel Eliot Samuel Eliot (December 22, 1821 – September 14, 1898) was an American historian, educator, and statesman of Boston, Massachusetts and Hartford, Connecticut. Biography Eliot was born in Boston, the son of William Havard Eliot (1796 - 1 .... Variants of his names include Hayward, Harvard, Havard, Howard, and Elliott. William Havard Eliot died suddenly in 1831 while campaigning for mayor. {{DEFAULTSORT:Eliot, William Havard Architects from Boston 1796 births 1831 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Elliot (other)
William Elliot may refer to: Politicians *William Elliot of Wells (1701–64), English army officer, courtier and MP *William Elliot (Irish politician) (1766–1818), MP and Chief Secretary for Ireland *William Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 3rd Earl of Minto (1814–1891), British Whig politician, MP for Hythe, Greenock, and for Clackmannan and Kinross Others *William Elliot (rugby union) (1867–1958), New Zealand rugby union footballer *William Elliot (1780–1853), instrument maker in London, founder of the company that became Elliott Brothers * William Elliot, a fictional character from the 1817 Jane Austen novel ''Persuasion'' * William Elliot (RAF officer) Air Chief Marshal Sir William Elliot, (3 June 1896 – 27 June 1971) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. RAF career Educated at Tonbridge School in the United Kingdom, Elliot joined the Army Service Corps in 1915 and then transferred to t ... (1896–1971), Royal Air Force commander See also * * Billy Elliot (disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Elliot (other)
'' Billy Elliot'' is a 2000 film produced by the BBC. Billy Elliot or Elliott may also refer to: Entertainment * Bill Elliott (musician) 2015 Tony Award-winning orchestrator (born 1951), bandleader, film composer * Bill Elliot (rock musician), member of Splinter and the Elastic Oz Band * Wild Bill Elliott (1904–1965), cowboy actor * '' Billy Elliot the Musical'', 2005 musical based on the film Sports * Bill Elliott (born 1955), 1988 NASCAR champion * Billy Elliot (jockey) (died 1941), Australian jockey who rode Phar Lap * Billy Elliott (footballer) (1925–2008), English footballer and manager * William Elliot (rugby union) (1867–1958), New Zealand footballer Other uses * Billy Elliot (RHC) (1964–1995), Northern Ireland loyalist, leading member of the Red Hand Commando * Billy Elliot (UDA), senior member of the Ulster Defence Association; East Belfast brigadier See also * William Elliott (other) * William Elliot (other) William Elliot may refer to: P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |