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William Hawkins (designer)
William Hawkins may refer to: * William Hawkins (died c. 1554), MP for Plymouth *William Hawkins (died 1589), English sea-captain and merchant *William Hawkins (fl. c. 1600), 16th century representative of the English East India Company * William Hawkins (serjeant-at-law) (1673–1746), English serjeant-at-law and legal writer *William Hawkins (priest) (1722–1801), English poet and dramatist, son of the serjeant-at-law * William Hawkins (governor) (1777–1819), governor of North Carolina *William Hawkins (mass murderer) (1809–1838), convicted perpetrator of the Myall Creek massacre * William L. Hawkins (1895–1990), African-American folk artist *Bill Hawkins (cricketer) (1861–1930), New Zealand cricketer and Member of Parliament * William Ashbie Hawkins (1862–1941), African American lawyer in Baltimore *William D. Hawkins (1914–1943), American Marine awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II * William E. Hawkins (1863–1937), Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hawkins (died C
William Hawkins may refer to: * William Hawkins (died c. 1554), MP for Plymouth *William Hawkins (died 1589), English sea-captain and merchant * William Hawkins (fl. c. 1600), 16th century representative of the English East India Company *William Hawkins (serjeant-at-law) (1673–1746), English serjeant-at-law and legal writer * William Hawkins (priest) (1722–1801), English poet and dramatist, son of the serjeant-at-law * William Hawkins (governor) (1777–1819), governor of North Carolina * William Hawkins (mass murderer) (1809–1838), convicted perpetrator of the Myall Creek massacre * William L. Hawkins (1895–1990), African-American folk artist *Bill Hawkins (cricketer) (1861–1930), New Zealand cricketer and Member of Parliament * William Ashbie Hawkins (1862–1941), African American lawyer in Baltimore * William D. Hawkins (1914–1943), American Marine awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II * William E. Hawkins (1863–1937), Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Ashbie Hawkins
William Ashbie Hawkins (1862–1941) was one of Baltimore's first African American lawyers. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on August 2, 1862 to Reverend Robert and Susan Cobb Hawkins. One of Hawkins grandsons, Cromwell Ashbie Hawkins West, fabricated a Native American identity for himself and went by the name "Red Thunder Cloud". Early life and works On March 14, 1885, he married Ada M. McMechen (b. 1867), also Virginia-born, in Baltimore with the Rev. Benjamin Brown officiating. They had two daughters, Aldina (Haynes; 1885-1940) and Roberta (West; b. 1891).Archives of Maryland,(Biographical Series), W. Ashbie Hawkins (1861-1941), MSA SC 3520-12415 He graduated in 1885 from Centenary Biblical Institute (later to become Morgan College). He attended the University of Maryland School of Law, and was expelled in 1891 when the school resegregated. He completed his law degree at Howard University in 1892. After seven years as a public school teacher (1885-1892), Hawkins was admit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yisrayl Hawkins
The House of Yahweh (HOY) is a religious group based in Eula, Texas. The assembly has been controversial and is referred to as a cult by former members. Founder Yisrayl Hawkins (also known as "Buffalo Bill" Hawkins) is HOY's founder. In 1974, his brother, J. G. (Yaaqob) Hawkins, returned from a seven-year visit to Israel claiming he had "found proof of Yahweh's name". Shortly after, he formed the "first House of Yahweh" in Odessa, Texas. He preached distinct doctrines that his brother agreed with, such as the necessity of referring to the Creator deity, Creator as Yahweh (Christianity), Yahweh and the Messiah as Yahshua, as well as following the Torah and the Jewish holidays, Jewish festivals. In 1980, Hawkins legally changed his first name to Yisrayl, and began The House of Yahweh Abilene at his home. Hawkins says he and his brother were prophesied in both the Old Testament, Old and New Testaments as the two witnesses, sent by Yahweh to prepare the world for the Second Coming o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Hawkins (American Football)
William E. Hawkins (born May 9, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for four seasons with the Los Angeles Rams in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, earning consensus All-American honors in 1988. High school Hawkins was born in Miami, Florida. He was an All-State selection and second-team high school All-American at South Broward High School, (Florida), in 1983. His 3.85 GPA was the highest on the football team. College Hawkins was a 3-year starter at the University of Miami at defensive end. redshirted in 1984 and as a freshman, in 1985, he was a backup and recorded 10 tackles. As a sophomore, he moved into the starting lineup and had 62 tackles (10 for a loss) and 7 sacks. In 1987, as a junior he recorded 84 tackles with 14 of them going for a loss to go with his 6.5 sacks. In 1988, as a senior Hawkins was a First-team All-American selection by the Walter Camp Found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trip Hawkins
William Murray "Trip" Hawkins III (born December 28, 1953) is an American entrepreneur and founder of Electronic Arts, The 3DO Company, and Digital Chocolate. Career A fan of the Strat-O-Matic Football pen and paper games, Hawkins started his first business as a teenager trying to create a knockoff version. He borrowed $5,000 from his father to start up the venture and advertised his game in NFL Game Programs, but the business failed. Eventually, he received his first computer and became interested in creating a digital football game, because it would allow players to avoid the challenging math of the game were all handled internally. he designed his own undergraduate major at Harvard University in Strategy and Applied Game Theory.William M. ‘Trip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hawkins (songwriter And Poet)
William Alfred Hawkins (May 20, 1940 – July 4, 2016) was a Canadian songwriter, poet, musician and journalist, most notable for his contributions in the 1960s to Canadian folk rock music and to Canadian poetry. His best known song is "Gnostic Serenade", originally recorded by 3's a Crowd. History :''When I started writing songs, it was to put music to Bill Hawkins' lyrics.'' ::Bruce Cockburn (2005), Preface to William Hawkins, ''Dancing Alone: Selected Poems'' :''I just dropped out sometime in 1971, when I woke up in the Donwood Clinic, a rehab centre in Toronto, with no idea how I got there, weighing 128 lbs and looking like a ghost in my six-foot frame''. ::William Hawkins (2008), describing his withdrawal from popular music and publication.Greg QuillWilliam Hawkins: Lost and FoundSongwriters Magazine, Fall, 2008. Poet Hawkins' original interests were as a poet, which he addressed in the summer of 1963, through attending an intensive writing course for aspiring poets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William E
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] |
William D
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] |
Bill Hawkins (cricketer)
William Henry Hawkins (1861 – 10 August 1930) was a New Zealand cricketer and Liberal Party Member of Parliament. Work Hawkins was born in New South Wales and moved to the Wairarapa at the age of 20 to take up journalism. He eventually became editor and manager of the ''Pahiatua Herald''. After losing his parliamentary seat he moved to Tataraimaka in Taranaki, where he took up farming. Cricket Hawkins played 17 first-class matches for Auckland and Hawke's Bay between 1887 and 1896. He was a wicket-keeper who also sometimes bowled left-arm medium pace. He captained Hawke's Bay in their match against Wellington in 1887-88. Politics Hawkins won the Pahiatua electorate in a 1904 by-election after the death of John O'Meara; but was defeated in the next election in 1905. In World War I he served overseas in the 14th Reinforcement with the rank of captain. On his return he joined the staff of the prohibitionist organisation the New Zealand Alliance. Death Hawkins died in New P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hawkins (died 1589)
William Hawkins or Hawkyns (died 7 October 1589) was an English sea-captain and merchant. Life William Hawkins was son of William Hawkins (died c. 1554), William Hawkins (died 1553), and elder brother of John Hawkins (naval commander), Sir John Hawkins (1532–1595). In 1553–34, he was admitted to the freedom of Plymouth. He took a prominent part in local affairs, and was three times Mayor of Plymouth, mayor: in 1567–68, in 1578–79, and again in 1587–88. It was during his first mayoralty that the earliest bylaws for the regulation of the shipping in Sutton Pool were issued. In the following year, 1568–69, he built, it is said, the new conduit associated with the Market cross, Market Cross in the Old Town. It is, however, as a shipowner that his name enters more prominently into history. From the beginning of the disturbances in the Low Countries his vessels cruised in the English Channel, Channel; nominally Privateer, privateers, they bore a close resemblance t ... [...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] |
William Hawkins (mass Murderer)
The Myall Creek massacre was the killing of at least twenty-eight unarmed Indigenous Australians by twelve colonists on 10 June 1838 at the Myall Creek near the Gwydir River, in northern New South Wales. After two trials, seven of the twelve colonists were found guilty of murder and hanged, a verdict which sparked extreme controversy within New South Wales settler society. One—the leader and free settler John Fleming—evaded arrest and was never tried. Four were never retried following the not guilty verdict of the first trial. Description of the massacre A group of eleven stockmen, consisting of assigned convicts and former convicts, ten of them white Europeans, the 11th, John Johnstone, a black African, led by John Henry Fleming, who was from ''Mungie Bundie Run'' near Moree, arrived at Henry Dangar's Myall Creek station in New England on 9 June 1838. They rode up to the station huts beside which were camped a group of approximately thirty-five Aboriginal people. They w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
