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William McNeill (other) , politician in Newfoundland
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William McNeill may refer to: * William H. McNeill (1917–2016), Canadian-born American historian * William McNeill (politician) (fl. 1830s), Canadian politician * William Simpson McNeill (1814–1902), Canadian politician * William McNeill (philosopher) (born 1961), American professor of philosophy * William Henry McNeill (1803–1875), American captain and discoverer of Victoria Harbour * William McNeill Whistler (1836–1900), American Confederate soldier and surgeon * Billy McNeill (1940–2019), Scottish football player and manager * Billy McNeill (ice hockey) (1936–2007), Canadian ice hockey player See also * William J. MacNeil William Joseph MacNeil (born July 27, 1946) is a real estate agent and former politician in Newfoundland. He represented Stephenville in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1975 to 1979. The son of Neil Joseph MacNeil and Annetta Gallant, ... [...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] |
William McNeill (politician)
William McNeill was the speaker of 13th Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1831 to 1834. He was the speaker during all the four sessions of the assembly. References Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island Members of the Legislative Council of Prince Edward Island 19th-century Canadian legislators Year of birth uncertain Year of death uncertain Colony of Prince Edward Island people {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Simpson McNeill
William Simpson McNeill (March 17, 1814 – April 2, 1902) was a farmer, fisherman and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 2nd Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1866 to 1876 as a Liberal member. He was born in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, the son of William McNeill, who had served as speaker in the provincial assembly. He was educated in Charlottetown. In 1839, McNeill married Anna Maria Jones. He served as a captain in the local militia. McNeill, also a commissioner of highways and justice of the peace A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ..., was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1876. He died in North Rustico at the age of 88. References ''The Canadian parliamentary companion for 1876'' HJ Morgan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William McNeill (philosopher)
William McNeill (born 1961) is Professor of Philosophy at DePaul University. Career and work McNeill was educated at the University of Essex, and he is now teaching Heidegger at DePaul University. He is a translator of the work of Martin Heidegger, about whom he has written two books. ''The Glance of the Eye'' (1999) closely examines the relation between Heidegger's thought and Greek philosophy, in particular his relation to Aristotle. ''The Time of Life'' (2006) is an examination of the implications of Heidegger's thought for ethics. Bibliography Books authored *''The Fate of Phenomenology: Heidegger's Legacy'' (London: Rowman & Littlefield, 2020). *''The Time of Life: Heidegger and Ethos'' (Albany: State University of New York Press, 2006). *''The Glance of the Eye: Heidegger, Aristotle, and the Ends of Theory'' (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1999). Books edited *''Continental Philosophy: An Anthology'' (Oxford: Blackwell, 1998). Co-edited with Karen Feldman. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Henry McNeill
William Henry McNeill (7 July 1803 – 4 September 1875) was best known for his 1830 expedition as the captain of the brig ''Llama'' (also spelled ''Lama''), which sailed from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, around Cape Horn, to the Pacific Northwest on a maritime fur trade expedition. Boston merchants owned the brig whose cargo consisted of trading merchandise. The Chief Factor of the Hudson's Bay Company for the region, Roderick Finlayson, purchased the ''Llama'' and its cargo in Honolulu in 1832 and retained McNeill as captain. In order to work for the company, it made an exception to its policy of requiring that all of its employees be British subjects. McNeill was an American, born in Boston. He provided the company for the first time with a ship commanded by a man who knew the north west coast well. In 1834 John McLoughlin had McNeill take ''Lama'' to Makah territory to rescue three Japanese sailors whose vessel, the ''Hojunmaru'', had wrecked near Cape Flattery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William McNeill Whistler
William McNeill Whistler (July 22, 1836 – February 27, 1900) was an American physician and a medical army officer for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. He was the younger brother of artist James McNeill Whistler. Early life Whistler was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the second son of George Washington Whistler and Anna McNeill Whistler. His father was a former West Point graduate who abandoned a military career to become a civil engineer specializing in railroad construction. In 1842 Czar Nicholas I hired him to build the Saint Petersburg–Moscow Railway, and he brought his family out to Saint Petersburg the following year. The Whistlers would spend the next five years in Russia, leaving in 1848 to escape a cholera epidemic that would claim the life of George Whistler the following year. Anna Whistler returned to the United States with her two sons, settling in Pomfret, Connecticut. Whistler attended Christ Church School in Pomfret, and St. James College in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy McNeill
William McNeill (2 March 1940 – 22 April 2019) was a Scottish football player and manager. He had a long association with Celtic, spanning more than sixty years as a player, manager and club ambassador. McNeill captained Celtic's 'Lisbon Lions' to their European Cup victory in 1967 and later spent two spells as the club's manager. As a player and manager, he won 31 major trophies with Celtic. A defender, McNeill played for Celtic for his entire senior career, and holds the club record for most appearances, a total of 822 games over 18 seasons. He was captain during their most successful era in the 1960s and 70s. The club won nine consecutive Scottish league championships and thirteen other major domestic trophies in this time, and in 1967 became the first British club to win the European Cup. He also played 29 times for Scotland. McNeill managed Celtic for nine seasons, from 1978 to 1983 and 1987 to 1991, winning four Scottish league championships. This included a league an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy McNeill (ice Hockey)
William Ronald McNeill (January 26, 1936 – August 31, 2007) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings between 1956 and 1963. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1953 to 1971, was mainly spent in the minor Western Hockey League. Early life McNeill broke in with the local junior team, the Edmonton Oil Kings in 1951. He also played 49 games in 1954-55 with the Hamilton Tiger Cubs of the Ontario Hockey Association junior league. Professional career Edmonton and Detroit In 1955 McNeill turned pro with the local Edmonton Flyers of the WHL, who played their games in the old Edmonton Gardens. In 1956 McNeill was called up to the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL following serious injuries to Alex Delvecchio and Bill Dineen. During the next eight seasons, he was called up from the Flyers six times, playing 257 games in the NHL. On February 5, 1960, McNeill was to be traded to the New York Rangers with Red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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