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William Ford (other)
Bill or William Ford may refer to: Business and industry * William Clay Ford Sr. (1925–2014), youngest of the four children of Edsel Ford and a grandchild of Henry Ford * William Clay Ford Jr. (born 1957), great-grandson of Henry Ford and Executive Chairman of Ford Motor Company *William E. Ford (born 1961), American businessman Politics *William Donnison Ford (1779–1833), U.S. Representative from New York *William D. Ford (1927–2004), U.S. Representative from Michigan * Guillermo Ford (1939–2011), known as Billy, vice president of Panama * William Ford (MP), Member of Parliament (MP) for Melcombe Regis Sports *William Augustus Ford (1818–1873), English cricketer * William Ford (jockey), British steeplechase rider in 1848 Grand National * Bill Ford (outfielder) (1880–1962), American Negro league baseball player * Bill Ford (footballer) (1906–1984), Australian footballer for Richmond and Hawthorn *Bill Ford (pitcher) (1915–1994), American Major League Baseball pitch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Clay Ford Sr
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] |
1848 Grand National
The 1848 Grand National Steeplechase was the tenth official annual running of a handicap steeplechase horse race at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool on Wednesday, 1 March. It attracted a then record, field of 29 competitors for a prize valued at £1,015 to the winner. The race was won by Lieutenant Josey Little on Captain William Peel's Chandler trained by Tom Eskrett. Lieutenant Little wore Captain Peel's colours of white silks with a black cap. The horse won in a time of 11 minutes and 21 seconds, forty-two seconds slower than the course record set the previous year. With the proceeds of the race Lieutenant Little was able to purchase his promotion to the rank of captain in the 1st King's Dragoon Guards. Tom Olliver rode in the race for a record tenth time, finishing second on The Curate. The race was marred by the fatal falls of three competitors at the same fence in the latter stages of the second circuit, taking the total number of fatalities in the history of the race t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Justice Ford
William Justice Ford (7 November 1853 – 3 April 1904) was an English schoolmaster, known as a cricketer and sports writer. Life The eldest of seven sons of William Augustus Ford, of Lincoln's Inn Fields, by his wife Katherine Mary Justice, he was born in London on 7 November 1853; of his brothers, Augustus Frank Justice (b. 1858) and Francis Gilbertson Justice (b. 1866) distinguished themselves in Repton, Cambridge University, and Middlesex cricket, while a third, Lionel George Bridges Justice (b. 1865), became headmaster of Harrow School in 1910. Educated at Eagle House, Wimbledon, and at Repton School, where he played in the cricket eleven (1870–2), William entered St. John's College, Cambridge, as minor scholar in 1872, having first entered Trinity College earlier that year. He became foundation scholar in 1874, and graduated B.A. with second-class classical honours in 1876, proceeding M.A. in 1878. Ford was a master at Marlborough College from 1877 to 1886, and from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Ford (prospector)
William Ford (1852–1932), along with Arthur Wellesley Bayley, discovered gold on 17 September 1892, in the area that became the gold rush town of Coolgardie, Western Australia. Life and career William Ford and Arthur Bayley teamed up when they met on the gold fields in what is now the Coolgardie area. After some initial disappointments, they succeeded in finding a major gold reef that became famous in the mining world. As a result, they are regarded as the discoverers of Coolgardie. Bayley, unlike Ford, had little chance to enjoy his new-found wealth, dying within four years of the discovery. Circa 1903-4, Ford built a sandstone Federation house called 'Wyckliffe' in the Sydney suburb of Chatswood. Built predominantly of stone, the house is single-storeyed with a turret. It has elaborate wrought iron balconies as well as floral detailing around the turret. Ford and his wife had a baby girl in 1906; a son followed not long after. Ford lived quietly at 'Wyckliffe' until his d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Prince Ford
William Prince Ford (January 15, 1803 – August 23, 1866) was an American Baptist minister, preacher and planter in pre-Civil War Louisiana. He was the slave owner who first bought Solomon Northup, a free African-American, after Northup had been kidnapped in Washington, D.C., and sold in New Orleans in 1841. He resided in the "Great Pine Woods", Avoyelles, Red River Parish, Louisiana, and he ran a farm there. At the same year, Ezra Bennett, a Bayou Boeuf storekeeper and planter, lived near the plantation of Prince Ford and gave him instructions to his factors. After selling Northup to another slaveholder, Ford in 1843 converted, with most of his Baptist congregation, to the Churches of Christ, to which Ford had become influenced by the writings of Alexander Campbell. Campbell visited the congregation in 1857, at which time Campbell was favorably impressed by the fellowship practiced between blacks and whites in the congregation. As of 2014, the congregation continues as the Che ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Ford (divine)
William Ford or Foord (1559 in Bury St Edmunds – in or after 1616) was a Church of England clergyman.Stephen Wright‘Ford, William (b. 1559, d. in or after 1616?)’ ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 20 November 2011 Ford was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. in 1578. He was elected fellow of Trinity in 1581, proceeded M.A. in 1582, and commenced B.D. in 1591. He has been identified with a William Ford who became Rector of Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, in 1594, and was Vicar of Keysoe in 1596–7. By 1611 he had become chaplain to the Levant Company at Constantinople. On 31 July 1611 he petitioned the court for an augmentation of his salary of two hundred sequins; on the following 1 October the court allowed him an advance from £30 to £50 on the ground of his being 'well spoken of for paines and merits in his charge.' On 1 September 1613 he intimated a wish to resign his post, but was requested to r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Ford (pitcher)
William Brown Ford (October 14, 1915 – April 6, 1994) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in one Major League Baseball (MLB) game with the Boston Bees in 1936. His major-league appearance was not listed in official baseball records until 2003, due to a record-keeping error that credited his lone appearance to a similarly named Bees pitcher, Gene Ford. Biography Ford was born October 14, 1915, in Buena Vista, Pennsylvania. He attended Pennsylvania State College, and played on the Penn State baseball team. Listed at and , he threw and batted right-handed. On the last day of the season, September 27, Ford made his major-league debut, appearing as the starting pitcher for the Boston Bees against the Philadelphia Phillies at Baker Bowl in Philadelphia. Still only 20 years old, he was the fifth-youngest MLB player that season. After the Braves batted and took a 1–0 lead in the top of the first inning, Ford failed to retire a single batter, walking a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Ford (footballer)
William Thomas Ford (18 July 1906 – 10 May 1984) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... (VFL). Notes External links * * 1906 births 1984 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Richmond Football Club players Hawthorn Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1906-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Ford (outfielder)
William Henry Ford (April 5, 1880 – September 1, 1962) was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1910s. A native of Urbana, Ohio, Ford made his Negro leagues debut in 1911 with the Chicago Giants in 1911. He went on to play for the Leland Giants in 1915. Ford died in Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ... in 1962 at age 82. References External links Baseball-Reference Black Baseball StatsanSeamheads 1880 births 1962 deaths Chicago Giants players Leland Giants players Baseball outfielders Baseball players from Ohio People from Urbana, Ohio 20th-century African-American people {{negro-league-baseball-outfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Ford (jockey)
Bill or William Ford may refer to: Business and industry *William Clay Ford Sr. (1925–2014), youngest of the four children of Edsel Ford and a grandchild of Henry Ford *William Clay Ford Jr. (born 1957), great-grandson of Henry Ford and Executive Chairman of Ford Motor Company *William E. Ford (born 1961), American businessman Politics * William Donnison Ford (1779–1833), U.S. Representative from New York *William D. Ford (1927–2004), U.S. Representative from Michigan *Guillermo Ford (1939–2011), known as Billy, vice president of Panama *William Ford (MP), Member of Parliament (MP) for Melcombe Regis Sports * William Augustus Ford (1818–1873), English cricketer *William Ford (jockey), British steeplechase rider in 1848 Grand National *Bill Ford (outfielder) (1880–1962), American Negro league baseball player *Bill Ford (footballer) (1906–1984), Australian footballer for Richmond and Hawthorn *Bill Ford (pitcher) (1915–1994), American Major League Baseball pitcher Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Clay Ford Jr
William Clay Ford Jr. (born May 3, 1957) is an American businessman, serving as executive chairman of Ford Motor Company. The great-grandson of company founder Henry Ford, Ford joined the board in 1988 and has served as chairman since January 1999. Ford also served as the president, CEO, and COO until turning over those roles to former Boeing executive Alan Mulally in September 2006. Ford is also the vice chairman of the Detroit Lions NFL franchise. Ford serves as a chairman of the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce. Early life and education Ford was born in Detroit, Michigan, the great-grandson of Henry Ford I and great-grandson of Harvey S. Firestone. His father was William Clay Ford Sr. and his mother is Martha Firestone. On his mother's side, his grandparents are Harvey S. Firestone Jr. and Elizabeth Parke. On his father's side, his grandparents are Edsel Ford I and Eleanor Lowthian Clay. Edsel Ford II, son of Henry Ford II and also a board member, is his fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Augustus Ford
William Augustus Ford (1818 – 11 April 1873) was an English first-class cricketer. The son of George Samuel Ford,1851 Census Stratton St he made his debut in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Oxford University at Oxford in 1839. He played first-class cricket intermittently for the MCC between 1839 and 1849, making a total of five appearances. In addition to playing first-class cricket for the MCC, he also appeared in one first-class match for the Gentlemen of Sussex ''against'' the MCC in 1839. Across his six first-class appearances, Ford scored 57 runs with a high score of 28 not out, while with the ball he took 3 wickets. Ford had seven sons with his wife, Katherine Mary Justice. Three of his sons were cricketers; Francis, played Test cricket for England, while two other sons, William and Augustus, played first-class cricket. Another son, Lionel served as the Dean of York. Another son was Henry, an illustrator. His brother, George, was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |