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William Marshall (illustrator), William Marshall
William Marshall, William Marshal, or Bill Marshall may refer to: Politicians, noblemen and military leaders *William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1147–1219), Anglo Norman nobleman and crusader *William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1190–1231), English nobleman, son of the above * William Marshal, 1st Baron Marshal, slain at the Battle of Bannockburn 24 June 1314 *William Marshall (1796–1872), British politician * William Marshall (Australian politician) (1885–1952), Western Australia MLA * William Marshall (British Army officer, born 1865), (1865–1939), British general * William Marshall (British Army officer, born 1889), (1889–1918), British captain *William Louis Marshall (1846–1920), scion of the family of Chief Justice John Marshall *William Rainey Marshall (1825–1896), American politician; Republican governor of Minnesota, 1866–1870 * William Thomas Marshall (1854–1920), English recipient of the Victoria Cross *William Marshall (Canadian politician) (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Marshal, 1st Earl Of Pembroke
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1146 or 1147 – 14 May 1219), also called William the Marshal (Norman French: ', French: '), was an Anglo-Norman soldier and statesman. He served five English kings— Henry II, his sons the "Young King" Henry, Richard I, and John, and finally John's son Henry III. Knighted in 1166, he spent his younger years as a knight errant and a successful tournament competitor; Stephen Langton eulogised him as the "best knight that ever lived." In 1189, he became the ''de facto'' earl of Pembroke through his marriage to Isabel de Clare, though the title of earl was not officially granted until 1199 during the second creation of the Pembroke earldom. In 1216, he was appointed protector for the nine-year-old Henry III, and regent of the kingdom. Before him, his father's family held a hereditary title of Marshal to the king, which by his father's time had become recognised as a chief or master Marshalcy, involving management over other Marshals and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Marshall (illustrator)
William Marshall (fl. 1617–1649) was a seventeenth-century British engraver and illustrator, best known for his print depicting "Charles the Martyr", a symbolic portrayal of Charles I of England, King Charles I of England as a Christianity, Christian martyr. Early career Nothing is known of Marshall's life beyond references to his career as an engraver. Marshall's earliest known work is the frontispiece to the book ''A Solemne Joviall Disposition Briefly Shadowing the Law of Drinking'', which was published in 1617. In the 1630s he produced a number of portrait engravings and book frontispieces, depicting Puritan divines, poets, and figures associated with the High Church establishment of the day, such as William Laud. His most ambitious work was the highly elaborate Book frontispiece, frontispiece to George Wither's 1635 ''Collection of Emblemes, Ancient and Moderne'', an unusually complex example of the Emblem book. Wither left the design to Marshall, having given general instru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Marshall (baseball)
William Henry Marshall (February 14, 1911 – May 5, 1977) was an American professional baseball second baseman. He batted and threw right-handed. Marshall played seven games in Major League Baseball: one for the Boston Red Sox in 1931 and six for the Cincinnati Reds in 1934. In 1931, he was the fourth youngest player in the American League. After retiring as a player, Marshall scouted for the Boston and Milwaukee Braves, the San Francisco Giants, and the Seattle Pilots The Seattle Pilots were an American professional baseball, professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington (state), Washington during the 1969 Major League Baseball season. During their single-season existence, the Pilots played their ho .... References External links Baseball players from Boston Major League Baseball second basemen Boston Red Sox players Boston Braves scouts Milwaukee Braves scouts Seattle Pilots scouts 1911 births 1977 deaths People from Dorchester, Massachusetts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Marshall (American Football)
William H. Marshall (October 24, 1887 - November 24, 1926) was the founder and long-time head coach of the Detroit Heralds (renamed the Detroit Tigers in 1921) of the early National Football League. Marshall, as a student at the University of Detroit, founded the Heralds in 1905, as an amateur team, after the university didn't field a team that year due to financial issues. While the university's football team resumed play in 1906, the Heralds continued to play as an amateur team. In 1911, the team dropped its amateur status and became semi-professional and left the campus. The team would go on to regularly play teams from the "Ohio League", namely the Canton Bulldogs and Massillon Tigers The Massillon Tigers were an early professional football team from Massillon, Ohio. Playing in the "Ohio League", the team was a rival to the pre-National Football League version of the Canton Bulldogs. The Tigers won Ohio League championships i .... In 1920, the American Professional Footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doc Marshall (catcher)
William Riddle Marshall (September 22, 1875 in Butler, Pennsylvania – December 11, 1959 in Clinton, Illinois), was a professional baseball player who played catcher for several National League clubs from 1904 to 1909. He briefly managed the Chicago Whales during the inaugural Federal League season. Marshall began his professional career relatively late in life, at the age of 27 in 1903, with the Des Moines Undertakers of the Western League (1900–1958), Western League, after working as a schoolteacher. He made it to the major leagues in 1904, and bounced around the National League during his first season. He made his debut on April 15, 1904 (the second game of the season) for the Philadelphia Phillies. He stayed on their roster for two months, and then played one game in July for the New York Giants. He then played eleven games for the Boston Beaneaters in August before finishing up the season with the Giants. The Giants won the National League pennant that season but no World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Marshall (Australian Footballer)
William Douglas "Willie" Marshall (9 July 1884 – 17 May 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and University in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... (VFL). Marshall was born in Scotland, the son of Presbyterian minister Alexander Marshall. The family emigrated to Australia in 1888, and William Marshall completed his schooling at Scotch College, Melbourne. Marshall played VFL football while studying to become a minister. In 1921 he married Josephine Taylor and he served as the Presbyterian minister in Sale for many years. After moving back to Melbourne he was appointed moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria. References *Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballer ... [...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 Marshall (rugby)
William Marshall was a Scottish rugby football player.Bath, p. 137 He was capped once for in 1872. He also played for Edinburgh Academicals. He was the brother of Thomas Roger Marshall Thomas Roger Marshall (1849–1913) was a Scottish international rugby and cricket player.Bath, p104 He played at three quarter back. Rugby career One of the earliest Scottish players, he was capped four times for between 1871 and 1874. He ... who was also capped for Scotland. References * Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ) Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Edinburgh Academicals rugby union players Year of birth missing Year of death missing Rugby union forwards {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Marshall (tennis)
William Cecil Marshall (29 April 1849 – 24 January 1921) was an architect and amateur tennis player, known for finishing runner-up in the very first Wimbledon tournament to Spencer Gore in 1877. He was an original member of the Art Workers' Guild The Art Workers' Guild is an organisation established in 1884 by a group of British painters, sculptors, architects, and designers associated with the ideas of William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement. The guild promoted the 'unity of a .... W.C. Marshall was a defensive player who was no match for the aggressive Gore in the final, the Wimbledon local winning 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 in 48 minutes. There was a formally dressed crowd of about 200 who paid a shilling each to stand and watch; there were no bleachers. A field of 22 competitors assembled to play and had to finish by Thursday because an important cricket match was scheduled for Friday. He also reached the third round in the 1879 tournament where he was defea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Forbes Marshall
William Forbes Marshall (8 May 1888 – January 1959) was an Irish poet and Presbyterian minister from Sixmilecross, County Tyrone, Ireland. Marshall's father was principal teacher at Sixmilecross National School, where he was first educated. He was further educated at Royal School Dungannon (for which Marshall wrote the school song) and then Queens College Galway. He served as a Presbyterian minister at Castlerock, County Londonderry for over thirty years. Known as "The Bard of Tyrone", Marshall composed poems such as '' Hi Uncle Sam'', '' Me an' me Da'' (subtitled ''Livin' in Drumlister''), Livin In Drumlister, The Blackstaff Press, 1983, Belfast. ''Sarah Ann'' and ''Our Son''. Marshall was a leading authority on Mid Ulster English (the predominant dialect of Ulster), and broadcast a series on the BBC entitled ''Ulster Speech''. A prolific writer and poet, he also wrote ''Ulster Sails West'', a book on people from Ulster who settled in North America during the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Marshall (producer)
Bill Marshall, CM, (1939 – January 1, 2017) was a Scottish-born Canadian filmmaker, film producer and theater producer. In 1976, Marshall co-founded the Toronto Festival of Festivals, now known as the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), with Dusty Cohl and Henk Van der Kolk. The first Festival of Festivals drew just 5,000 attendees to view 127 films in October 1976. The Toronto Film Festival is now one of the largest film festivals in the world and established Toronto as a major hub for film and cinema. Marshall has been called "a pioneer in the Canadian film industry" for his role in both establishing the festival, as well as expanding the Canadian film-making into a major, nationwide artistic and business sector. Biography Marshall was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1939. His father was a railway worker and socialist, and also a fan of drama, regularly visiting the left-wing Citizens Theatre in the city. In 1955, when Bill was just 15, the whole family emigrated to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Leonard Marshall
William Marshall (or William Leonard Marshall) (1944-2003) was an Australian author, best known for his Hong Kong-based "Yellowthread Street" mystery novels, some of which were used as the basis for a British TV series. Career William Marshall worked as a playwright, journalist, proofreader, and morgue attendant and was a teacher in an Irish prison. He was also the author of several series of police novels set across the globe and in various centuries. Born in Sydney, Australia in 1944, he lived in Hong Kong, Switzerland, Wales, Ireland, and USA, before returning to Australia in 1983 with his wife and daughter. He died in 2003. In the Yellowthread Street series, the detectives of the Yellowthread Street police station in fictitious Hong Bay, Hong Kong – DCI Harry Feiffer, a European born and raised in Hong Kong; Senior Inspector Christopher O'Yee, half-Chinese, half-Irish American, and all neurotic; and the ever-bickering team of Inspectors Auden and Spencer – attempt to fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
