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William Horne (Blessed)
William, Willie, Bill, or Billy Horne may refer to: Politics * William Horne (British politician) (1774–1860) British member of parliament and Attorney General for England and Wales * Bill Horne (born 1948), Canadian politician * William Horne (American politician), William C. Horne (b. 1962), Nevada state representative * William S. Horne (1936–2022), Maryland politician and judge Sports * William Horne (golfer) (born 1880), English golfer * William Horne (footballer) (1885–1930), English football player * Billy Horne (1916–1969), American baseball player * Willie Horne (1922–2001), English rugby league player Others * Brother William Horne (d. 1540), one of the "Carthusian Martyrs" * William Kenneth Horne (1883–1959), British colonial judge and speaker * William Horne (tenor) (1913–1983), operatic tenor, notably with the New York City Opera See also * William Horn (1841–1922), Australian mining magnate, pastoralist, politician, author, sculptor and phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Horne (British Politician)
Sir William Horne (1774 – 13 July 1860) was a British barrister and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal politician. Background and education The son of the Reverend Thomas Horne of Chiswick, Horne studied law at Lincoln's Inn, being Call to the Bar, called to the Bar in 1798. Legal and political career In 1812 United Kingdom general election, 1812 Horne was elected as a Whig (British political party), Whig Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament for Helston (UK Parliament constituency), Helston in Cornwall. He only served as the town's MP for a single term, and was unseated at the next election in 1818 United Kingdom general election, 1818. On losing his seat, he returned to the law, becoming a queen's counsel, king's counsel and bencher of Lincoln's Inn. He distinguished himself in the courts of chancery, and was briefly attorney-general to Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Queen Adelaide. On 26 November 1830 Horne was appointed Solicitor-General for England and Wales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
