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William Mann (assemblyman)
William Mann may refer to: *William Mann (astronomer) (1817–1873), English astronomer active in the Cape Colony *William Mann (MP), English politician in the House of Commons, 1621–1625 *William Mann (settler) (1610–1650), original settler of Providence, Rhode Island *William Abram Mann (1854–1934), general officer in the United States Army *William d'Alton Mann (1839–1920), American Civil War soldier and newspaper and magazine publisher *William C. Mann "Bill" (died 2004), computational linguist *William Mann (RAF officer) (1899–1966), senior Royal Air Force officer and flying ace *Billy Mann (William H. Mann), record producer/singer/songwriter *William Hodges Mann (1843–1927), American politician *William Mann (cricketer) (1878–1938), English cricketer *William J. Mann, American author and gay historian *William Mann (Australian politician) (1875–1951), Australian politician *William Julius Mann (1819–1892), American Lutheran theologian and author *William M. Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Mann (astronomer)
William Mann (1817–1873) was an English astronomer active at Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, where he erected a new Transit circle, transit-circle in 1855 and made valuable observations. Life William Mann was born at Lewisham in Kent on 25 October 1817. He was third son of Major-general Cornelius Mann, Royal Engineers, R.E., and grandson of Gother Mann, and accompanied his family to Gibraltar in 1830, on his father's appointment as commanding-royal engineer. In 1837 Admiral William Henry Shirreff, Shirreff procured him the post of second assistant at the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, and after due preparation he entered upon his duties in October 1839. For six years he was engaged chiefly on the remeasurement of Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, Lacaille's arc, and sometimes passed three months without shelter even by night. His health, impaired by hardships, was recruited by a trip to England in 1846, and on his return in December 1847 he engaged, as first assistant, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Mann (MP)
William Mann was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1625. Mann was a rent-collector for the Dean of Westminster and was in the pay of Westminster Abbey. He was a vestryman of St Margaret's, Westminster. Following the death of Edmund Doubleday in 1620, shortly after he was elected Member of Parliament for Westminster, the then dean of Westminster John Williams John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932)Nylund, Rob (15 November 2022)Classic Connection review ''WBOI'' ("For the second time this year, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic honored American composer, conductor, and arranger John Williams, who wa ... was the prime mover in arranging the by-election. In this, Williams promoted Mann as his candidate. The election was contentious but Mann was elected MP for Westminster in 1621. He was re-elected MP for Westminster in 1624 and 1625. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mann, William Year of birth missing Year of death missing English MPs 1621 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Mann (settler)
William Mann (c. 1610 – 1650), alternatively spelled Man, along with his wife Frances (née Hopkins) Mann, was among the original settlers in 1636 who founded Providence in the future Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Life William and Frances Mann came to New England from Somerset County, England and became founding settlers of Providence with Roger Williams in 1636. William Mann received a six-acre Towne Street home lot on what is now South Main Street, situated at the intersection of today's Planet Street and extending to Hope Street. Between 1636 and 1645, he acquired more than 100 acres of meadow land in present-day Cranston and Providence. William Mann signed the 1640 Providence Agreement which established the first secular, representative government in America. In 1641, he and twelve others signed a letter asking Massachusetts Bay Colony to intervene after the followers of Samuel Gorton caused a riot. William and Frances had two children, both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Abram Mann
William Abram Mann (July 31, 1854 – October 8, 1934) was a general officer in the United States Army. He served as the commander of the 17th Infantry Brigade in the Spanish–American War and the 42nd Division ("The Rainbow Division") in World War I. After he retired from military service, he became an executive at the Equitable Trust Company of New York. He resided in Washington D.C., until his death on October 8, 1934. A World War II troop carrier was named for him. The USS '' W. A. Mann'' (AP-112), was commissioned in 1943 and served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Early life and start of military career Mann was born on July 31, 1854, in Altoona, Pennsylvania, the son of Anna (Bockus) Mann and Charles J. Mann. Charles J. Mann was an attorney and judge, and served as mayor of Altoona from 1884 to 1886. William A. Mann attended the schools of Altoona and obtained an appointment to the United States Military Academy. He graduated in 1875 and recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William D'Alton Mann
William d'Alton Mann (September 27, 1839 – May 17, 1920) was an American Civil War soldier, businessman, and newspaper and magazine publisher. Early life He was born in Sandusky, Ohio on September 27, 1839. Career During the Civil War, Mann enlisted in the 1st Michigan Cavalry and was elected as a captain on August 22, 1861. He later became the lieutenant colonel of the 5th Michigan Cavalry on August 14, 1862. Then, in the late summer of 1862, he raised and organized the 7th Michigan Cavalry and was promoted to its colonel on February 9, 1863. He fought at Gettysburg under George Armstrong Custer. Following the war, he was a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Life after the war After the war, he lived in Mobile, Alabama, where he pioneered developments in the manufacture of cotton seed oil. He ran for U.S. Congress as a Democrat and received a majority of votes, but never took his seat as the "Federal authorities denied him a certific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William C
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 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Mann (RAF Officer)
Air Commodore William Edward George Mann CB, CBE, DFC (20 April 1899 – 4 May 1966) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force and a flying ace of the First World War credited with thirteen confirmed aerial victories. In later years, he specialized in signals and communications work, and was instrumental in developing mobile radars and signal units for the RAF in the Second World War. After his retirement from military service, Mann became the Director of Telecommunications of the Ministry of Civil Aviation from 1948 to 1950. He then became Director-General of Civil Aviation Navigational Services until his final retirement in 1959. First World War Mann began his military career as a Sopwith Camel pilot in the Royal Naval Air Service in 1917. It took him several months before he was successful, but from 8 May through 26 September 1918, he scored thirteen aerial victories while with 208 Squadron (formerly 8 Naval). His final tally was six German planes destroyed (includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Mann
William H. Mann (born William Isaiah Erlichman; December 20, 1968) is a Grammy-nominated American songwriter, record producer and founder of independent music publishing company Green & Bloom/Topline, as well as chairman of management firm Manncom. In 2021, alongside partner Benton James, he launched Proof Of Concept, a talent development and creative media services firm. Later that same year, in partnership with Warner Music Group’s ADA Worldwide, Mann and James announced the launch of joint venture label, icons+giants. Over a 25-year period, Mann has written songs and/or produced records for an array of artists, including P!nk, John Legend, Celine Dion, Take That, Backstreet Boys, Cher, David Guetta, Kelly Rowland, Jessica Simpson, Sheryl Crow, Burt Bacharach, Bebe Rexha, Ty Dolla $ign, Ricky Martin, Anastacia, Art Garfunkel, Sting, Joss Stone, Robyn, Grover Washington Jr., Chaka Khan, Boyzone, Paula Abdul, Helene Fischer, Cher Lloyd, Paul Van Dyk, Hilary Duff, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hodges Mann
William Hodges Mann (July 30, 1843 – December 12, 1927) was an American lawyer, Confederate soldier and Democratic politician who became the first judge of Nottoway County, Virginia and the last Confederate veteran to serve as the Governor of Virginia (from 1910 to 1914). Early and family life Born in Williamsburg, Virginia on July 30, 1843 to John and Mary Hunter Bowers Mann. Mann had an older brother, Edwin Murray Mann (1840-1885) who was born in Delaware County, New York and who also became a Virginia judge, but in Petersburg after the American Civil War. Their father died and their mother remarried, to a man named Trotter, whom she survived, dying in 1893. William Mann attended Williamsburg Academy locally, then Brownsburg Academy, a private Presbyterian high school in Brownsburg, Rockbridge County, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley. He married twice, first to Sallie Fitzgerald Mann (1845–1882) and later to Etta Edloe Donnan Mann (1861–1960), who bore his sons S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Mann (cricketer)
William Horace Mann (28 July 1878 – 24 February 1938) was an English first-class cricketer who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Hampshire in July 1924. Batting near the bottom of the order he made 4 in the first innings and 3 in the second. Mann was born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire; he died in Canford Cliffs, Dorset at the age of 59. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (Prince of Wales's Own Royal Regiment) The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (RWY) was a Yeomanry regiment of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom established in 1794. It was disbanded as an independent Territorial Army unit in 1967, a time when the strength of the Territorial ... on 16 July 1902. References External links * 1878 births 1938 deaths English cricketers Worcestershire cricketers Sportspeople from Trowbridge Cricketers from Wiltshire {{England-cricket-bio-1870s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William J
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 Mann (Australian Politician)
William Joseph Mann (17 October 1875 – 22 April 1951) was an Australian newspaperman and politician who was a member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1926 until his death, representing South-West Province. Mann was born in Ballarat, Victoria, to Mary (née Callow) and William Quick Mann. Having learnt the printing trade in Victoria, he came to Western Australia in 1896, living for periods in Kalgoorlie, Perth, and Fremantle. Mann eventually moved to Busselton, where in 1903 he established what would become the town's main newspaper, the ''South-Western News''. He would remain the proprietor and editor of the publication until 1935. He was also involved with various press organisations, serving as the president of the Australian Provincial Press Association (a forerunner of the Australian Press Council) from 1923 to 1925 and also as an Australian delegate to the Empire Press Union. Standing for the Nationalist Party, Mann was elected to parliament at the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
