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William Jenkins (writer)
William Jenkins may refer to: * William Jenkins (1825–1895), Welsh general manager of Consett Iron Company * William Jenkins (coal merchant) (1878–1968), British politician, former MP for Brecon and Radnor * William (Bill) Jenkins (1925–2002), youngest Royal Marine to win a DSO in the Second World War * William Jenkins (Labour politician) (1871–1944), former MP for Neath * William Jenkins (Canadian politician) (1921–1995), politician in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba * William Miller Jenkins (1856–1941), American politician * William Jenkins (veterinarian), former president of Louisiana State University * William Jenkins (Northern Ireland politician) (1904–?), Lord Mayor of Belfast * William Jenkins (Australian politician) (1895–1963), member of the South Australian House of Assembly * William Jenkins (New Zealand) (1813–1902), New Zealand sailor, whaler, accommodation-house keeper, farmer, market gardener, horse-trainer and jockey * William Jenkins (crick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consett Iron Company
The Consett Iron Company Ltd was an industrial business based in the Consett area of County Durham in the United Kingdom. The company owned coal mines and limestone quarries, and manufactured iron and steel. It was registered on 4 April 1864 as successor to the Derwent & Consett Iron Company Ltd. This in turn was the successor to the Derwent Iron Company, founded in 1840. The company's seven collieries and various coke ovens came into the ownership of the National Coal Board, when British coal companies were nationalised in 1947. The Consett Iron Company itself was nationalised in 1951, becoming part of the Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain. It was denationalised shortly afterwards, then renationalised in 1967. The Consett Iron Company was absorbed into British Steel Corporation in 1967, and the location became known as the Consett Steel Works. British Steel Consett Works was closed in 1980. Early history In 1840 a group of local businessmen led by Jonathan Rich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Jenkins (cricketer)
William Jenkins (1788 – 27 July 1844) was an English cricketer. Jenkins' batting style is unknown. Jenkins made his first-class debut for Sussex against a combined Hampshire and Surrey at Petworth Park in 1826. He made two further first-class appearances for Sussex, against the same opponents in a return fixture at Bramshill Park in that same season, and against Surrey at Midhurst in 1830. In his three first-class matches, he scored a total of 52 runs at an average of 10.40, with a high score of 17. He died at Selham, Sussex Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English ... on 27 July 1844. References External linksWilliam Jenkinsat ESPNcricinfoWilliam Jenkinsat CricketArchive {{DEFAULTSORT:Jenkins, William 1788 births 1844 deaths English cricketers S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Jenkins (bishop)
William Alan "Bill" Jenkins Sr. (born 1963) is an American Anglicanism, Anglican bishop. He is currently bishop, bishop coadjutor of the Reformed Episcopal Church's Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic (NEMA). He was previously Canon (clergy), canon to the ordinary in the diocese. Early life, education, and family Jenkins was born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, in 1963, and was raised in a congregation of the Fundamentalism, fundamentalist Evangelical Methodist Church of America. He received a bachelor's degree in religious education and pastoral studies from Manahath School of Theology, the denominational school in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, and studied for a master's degree in religious education at Manahath. According to Jenkins, his thesis was rejected because he had moved away from the school's fundamentalist and Premillennialism, premillennial theology. Before he could complete his degree, the institution closed and relocated to Virginia as Breckbill Bible College. Jenki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William A
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 Franklin Jenkins
William Franklin Jenkins (September 7, 1876 – December 4, 1961) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1936 to 1948, and chief justice from 1947 to 1948. Born in Webster County, Georgia, Jenkins attended the public schools of Eatonton, Georgia and the University of Virginia. He received a law degree from the University of Georgia in 1896, and entered into the practice of law with his father in Putnam County, Georgia. He served on the Georgia Court of Appeals from 1916 to 1936, and was thereafter appointed to the state supreme court. An avid reader of classics, Jenkins was a proponent of the Marlovian theory of Shakespeare authorship (that the plays of William Shakespeare were actually written by Christopher Marlowe). References External links Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library Emory UniversityWilliam Franklin Jenkins family papers, 1868-1967 1876 births 1961 deaths Justices of the Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state) Chief ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Leinster
Murray Leinster (June 16, 1896 – June 8, 1975) was a pen name of William Fitzgerald Jenkins, an American writer of genre fiction, particularly of science fiction. He wrote and published more than 1,500 short stories and articles, 14 movie scripts, and hundreds of radio scripts and television plays. Writing career Leinster was born in Norfolk, Virginia, the son of George B. Jenkins and Mary L. Jenkins. His father was an accountant. Although both parents were born in Virginia, the family lived in Manhattan in 1910, according to the 1910 Federal Census. A high school dropout, he nevertheless began a career as a freelance writer before World War I. He was two months short of his 20th birthday when his first story, "The Foreigner", appeared in the May 1916 issue of H. L. Mencken's literary magazine ''The Smart Set''. Over the next three years, Leinster published ten more stories in the magazine; in a September 2022 interview, Leinster's daughter stated that Mencken recommended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Stanley Jenkins
Captain William Stanley Jenkins was a Canadian flying ace during World War I. He was officially credited with 12 aerial victories, having scored his first two while still on sick leave. Early life and entry into military Jenkins was born in Russell, Ontario, Canada, on 26 May 1890 to Robert S Jenkins and Annie Bickford. He enlisted into the Canadian military on 9 October 1915. His enlistment papers list his next of kin as his mother, Mrs. R. S. Jenkins. Jenkins gave his profession as "window dresser", and claimed three years experience in the militia in the First Grenadier Guards. The medical officer's description said Jenkins had fair hair and complexion, grey eyes, and was tall. The medical clearance was dated 1 December 1915. The young recruit was assigned to 87th Battalion (Canadian Grenadier Guards), CEF and served as a corporal in France. He transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in May 1917. A surviving memo by Jenkins gives some insight into his transition into the RFC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William O
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 Jenkins (New Zealand)
William Jenkins (13 September 1813–26 September 1902) was a New Zealand sailor, whaler, accommodation-house keeper, farmer, market gardener, horse-trainer and jockey. He was born in Isle of Sheppey in Kent, England on 13 September 1813. References 1813 births 1902 deaths 19th-century New Zealand farmers New Zealand sailors New Zealand people in whaling People from the Isle of Sheppey English emigrants to New Zealand {{NewZealand-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Jenkins (coal Merchant)
Sir William Albert Jenkins (9 September 1878 – 23 October 1968) was a Welsh coal exporter and ship owner and Liberal politician. Family Jenkins was born in Swansea the son of Daniel and Elizabeth Jenkins. In 1906 he married Beatrice Tyler of Pirbright in Surrey. His wife died in 1967.The Times, 26 October 1968 p12 Career At the age of 13 years, Jenkins went to work as an office boy in the Swansea docks where he acquired a thorough knowledge of the coal and shipping trades. He later set up his own business W A Jenkins & Co, wholesale coal and coke factors and shipbrokers.''Who was Who'', OUP 2007 His business expanded greatly during World War One. He served for some years as President of the Swansea Chamber of Trade and was Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers. Politics Parliament Jenkins was first elected to Parliament at the 1922 general election as a National Liberal. He was elected to represent Breconshire and Radnorshire which he won in a straight fight w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Jenkins (Australian Politician)
William Wilfred Jenkins (3 August 1895 – 30 August 1963) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Stirling from 1952 to 1963 for the Liberal and Country League Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and .... References 1895 births 1963 deaths Members of the South Australian House of Assembly Liberal and Country League politicians 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Jenkins (Northern Ireland Politician)
William Jenkins (born 25 July 1904) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Jenkins studied at the Belfast College of Technology then worked in Bombay from 1931 to 1956 as the director of a tea company. He then returned to Northern Ireland, where he held numerous directorships, but also found time to sit on the Belfast Corporation as an Ulster Unionist Party member. He served as Lord Mayor of Belfast The Lord Mayor of Belfast is the leader and chairperson of Belfast City Council, elected annually from and by the City's 60 councillors. The Lord Mayor also serves as the representative of the city of Belfast, welcoming guests from across the Un ... from 1963 to 1966.John F. Harbinson, ''The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973'', p.208 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jenkins, William 1904 births Year of death missing High Sheriffs of Belfast Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1965–1969 Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1961–1965 Lord Mayors of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
