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William Harding (other)
William Harding may refer to: Politics * William Harding (politician) (1835–1903), Australian politician * William L. Harding (1877–1934), Republican Governor of Iowa from 1917 to 1921, best remembered for the "Babel Proclamation" * William Neville Harding (1893–1978), Lord Mayor of Sydney Sports * William Harding (footballer) (1883–1967), English footballer * William Harding (sport shooter) (1910–1936), American sports shooter * Halley Harding (William Claire Halley Harding, 1904–1967), American baseball player and sportswriter Others * William Harding (Virginia witch trials) (c. 1625), first person convicted of witchcraft in Virginia Colony * William Harding (yeoman) (1643–1718), British yeoman and founder of a charity in 1719 to clothe and educate poor children in the hamlet of Walton, Aylesbury * William Harding (antiquary) (1792–1886), antiquary and British army officer * William Giles Harding (1808–1886), American heir, Southern planter, horse breeder and Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Harding (politician)
William St John Harding (1 January 1835 – 26 December 1903) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Biography Harding was born at County Cork, Ireland, the son of William Seymore St.John Harding. On arrival in Queensland he acquired grazing farms. He was married to Roma Catherine Berry and died in Rockhampton on Boxing Day, 1903 and buried in the South Rockhampton Cemetery.South Rockhampton Cemetery Burial Index — . Retrieved 17 April 2016. Public life Harding, an |
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] |
William Neville Harding
William Neville Harding (4 January 1893 – 31 March 1978) was a Taxation accountant, company director and New South Wales local government politician who was Lord Mayor of Sydney and an Alderman of the Sydney City Council from 1935 to 1948. Early years and background William Neville Harding was born in Sydney, Colony of New South Wales, on 4 January 1893, the son of William and Agnes Harding. Harding was educated at the University of Sydney and became a public accountant specialising in taxation, and a company director. On 3 August 1918 he married Constance Agilvie and had two sons and one daughter. From 1911 he was employed as a manager in his father's accountancy firm, but was dismissed in 1928 and later sued his father for unlawful dismissal. In 1929 a jury found in favour of Harding and awarded him £2000 in damages; however, his father appealed and the case was later settled out of court. Political career A prominent member of the Sydney business community, later rising ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Harding (footballer)
William Harding (1883–1967) was an English footballer who played for Stoke. Career Turner was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played amateur football with Wolstanton RS before joining Stoke Stoke is a common place name in the United Kingdom. Stoke may refer to: Places United Kingdom The largest city called Stoke is Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. See below. Berkshire * Stoke Row, Berkshire Bristol * Stoke Bishop * Stok ... in 1908. He played in five first team matches during the 1908–09 season before returning to amateur football with Ribbendale. Career statistics References English men's footballers Stoke City F.C. players 1883 births 1967 deaths Men's association football defenders Footballers from Stoke-on-Trent {{England-footy-defender-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Harding (sport Shooter)
William Harding (September 23, 1910 – August 18, 1936) was an American sports shooter. He competed in the 50 m rifle, prone event at the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri .... Harding was a US Army officer, and was killed in a training flight. References External links * 1910 births 1936 deaths American male sport shooters Olympic shooters for the United States Shooters at the 1932 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Shreveport, Louisiana Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in the United States United States Army Air Forces pilots 20th-century American sportspeople {{US-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halley Harding
William Claire Halley Harding (November 13, 1904 – April 1, 1967) was an American Negro league shortstop from 1926 to 1937. A native of Wichita, Kansas, Harding attended Knox College and Wilberforce University, where he was a standout football quarterback and punter. He played professional basketball for the Harlem Rens, and made his Negro league baseball debut in 1926 for the Indianapolis ABCs. Following his baseball career, Harding worked as a sportswriter and editor for the '' Los Angeles Tribune'' and the ''Los Angeles Sentinel'', and was a leading voice in advocating for the integration of the Los Angeles Rams and the National Football League. He died in Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ... in 1967 at age 62. References External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Harding (Virginia Witch Trials)
William Harding (born c. 1625, date of death unknown), was the first man to have been convicted of witchcraft in the Colony of Virginia, and also one of the few men to have been tried in a witch trial in Colonial America. Background Wright was born around 1625 in England. He emigrated to British America and resided in Northumberland County. where he later was a landowner near Nomini Creek. He was described as a "cunning man" and a troublemaker who caused dissension. Witch trial In November 1656, Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ... Reverend David Lindsay of Wicomico Church, Virginia accused William of witchcraft and sorcery, and he was subsequently imprisoned. A 24-member jury was convened, and the witch trial heard testimony from numerous county re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Harding (yeoman)
Walton (perhaps formerly known as Walcot) is a hamlet in the parish of Aylesbury, in Buckinghamshire, England. Although Aylesbury has grown to such an extent that it completely surrounds Walton by a couple of miles in each direction, the hamlet is still marked on modern maps. Walton sits north of the junction between two major turnpike roads, and was once the location of a toll gate and the toll keeper's cottage. It has also, in its time, been the location of a foundlings hospital and a leper colony. History The hamlet name is a common one in England. It is Anglo Saxon in origin and either means ''Walled Settlement'' or ''Settlement of the Walhs'', the word 'walh' being an Old English word for Briton. There is evidence that there has been a settlement in Walton since the Roman occupation of England where remains of a Romano-British villa have been found. There were also known to be Saxon houses in the vicinity of Walton in the 5th century. The manor house in Walton was call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Harding (antiquary)
Lieutenant-Colonel William Harding (16 August 1792 – 13 January 1886) of Upcott, Pilton, Upcott in the parish of Pilton, Devon, Pilton in Devon, was a British antiquary, geologist and army officer. He was a Fellow of the Geological Society of London, Geological Society and after his retirement from the Army was an active member of the Exeter Diocesan Architectural and Archaeological Society. He is known for his ''History of Tiverton'' (2 volumes) published in 1845 and 1847. Origins He was born on 16 August 1792 at Upcott, the 3rd son of Robert Harding (1750–1804)Dates per his monument in Pilton Church; death 1804 per Peerage.com, between 1801–7 per Evans, p.23 of Upcott, (son of Thomas Harding (1708–1772) of Upcott by his wife Mary Bryan daughter of Richard Bryan of South MoltonMonument in Pilton Church) by his wife Dyonisia Wrey (1759–1836) 2nd daughter of Sir Bourchier Wrey, 6th Baronet (c.1715–1784) of Manor of Tawstock, Tawstock Court, Devon (about 3 miles sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Giles Harding
William Giles Harding (1808 – December 15, 1886) was a Southern planter, attorney, and horse breeder who was made a Brigadier General in the Tennessee militia before the American Civil War. He took over operations of Belle Meade Plantation near Nashville from his father in 1839. During the course of his management, he acquired more property, expanding it from 1300 acres to in 1860. He specialized in breeding and raising Thoroughbred horse, as well as other purebred livestock. In 1862 after Union forces took over Nashville, Harding was arrested as a leader and imprisoned at Fort Mackinac in northern Michigan on Mackinac Island for six months. He was released on a $20,000 bond. Following his daughter Selene's marriage to William Hicks Jackson, Harding collaborated with his son-in-law to co-manage the Belle Meade plantation through much of the late 19th century. It flourished as a center for high-quality racehorses and other livestock. After Jackson's death in 1903, the executor o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William James Harding
William James Harding (19 September 1826 – 13 May 1899) was a New Zealand photographer. Harding was born in Southampton, Hampshire, England on 19 September 1826, one of eight children. On 3 September 1853 Harding married Annie Baker at the New Christian Church in Argyle Square, London. At that time he was a coachbuilder. They were to have eight children. William and Annie Harding arrived in New Zealand in 1855. Two brothers had already emigrated – John in 1842 and Thomas in 1848. The three brothers, and Annie, were followers of Emanuel Swedenborg, and strong supporters of the Total Abstinence Society. William and Annie settled in Wanganui, where William set up briefly as a cabinet-maker but in 1856 established a photographic studio. By the 1860s his studio was installed in a two-storeyed, corrugated-iron building on Ridgway Street. Harding died on 13 May 1899, aged 72, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William P
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 should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
