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William Hedges (MP)
William Hedges may refer to: * William Hedges (Australian politician) (1856–1935), Australian politician * William Hedges (New South Wales politician) (1881–1962), Australian politician * William Hedges (colonial administrator) (1632–1701), English merchant and Governor of Bengal * William S. Hedges (1860–1914), American surveyor and architect See also * William Hedges-White, 3rd Earl of Bantry (1801–1884), Anglo-Irish peer {{DEFAULTSORT:Hedges, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hedges (Australian Politician)
William Noah Hedges (16 July 1856 – 21 November 1935) was an Australian politician. Born in Hertfordshire in England, he received a primary education before his migration to Australia in 1878, where he became a public works contractor. He moved to Western Australia in 1893, where he became a company director. In 1906, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the member for Fremantle, representing the Western Australian Party as its only representative (John Forrest was nominally the leader but in practice did not involve himself in the party). Hedges sat effectively as an independent until 1909, when he joined the newly formed Commonwealth Liberal Party. He held the seat until his defeat in 1913. In 1929, he was appointed President of the Western Australian Employers Federation The Western Australian Employers' Federation was an employers' organisation in Western Australia between 1913 and 1975. It was a member of the Employers' Federation of Australia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hedges (New South Wales Politician)
William Whaley Hedges (3 April 1881 – 9 May 1962) was an Australian politician. He was a Country Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1927 to 1941, representing the electorate of Monaro. Hedges was born at Parramatta, and was educated at Horton College in Tasmania. He worked as a woolclasser after leaving school, and in 1909, became a grazier at Rock Flat, near Cooma. He was an active member of the Graziers' Association, serving as Cooma district president and serving two terms as a member of their general council. He was a life member of the Farmers' and Settlers Association, and served as president of the Cooma Pastoral and Agricultural Association and the Cooma Race Club. Hedges first ran for public office at the 1922 federal election, when he was in an unwinnable position on the Country Party's Senate ticket. He first attempted to enter state politics in 1925, when he unsuccessfully contested multi-member Goulburn as a Progressive. In 1927, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hedges (colonial Administrator)
Sir William Hedges (21 October 1632 – 6 August 1701) was an English merchant and the first governor of the East India Company (EIC) in Bengal. Life and career He was born in Coole in County Cork, Ireland, the eldest son of Robert and Catharine Hedges. The Hedges had their roots in Wiltshire, and had originally gone by the surname of Lacy. Details of Hedges' early career are unclear, but it is known that he went to Turkey as a trader for the Levant Company. In his diaries, he refers to his knowledge of colloquial Turkish and Arabic. Initially posted to the trading station (or ''factory'') in Smyrna, by 1668 he had risen to the position of company treasurer in Constantinople. It is alleged, however, that the demands of this position became too much for him. Having arranged for a replacement from Smyrna, he quit Turkey and returned to England around 1670–71. In London, Hedges involved himself in a variety of ventures. He joined the Mercers' Company, supreme among the City's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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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] |
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