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William Potter (other)
William, Will, or Bill Potter may refer to: People * Bill Potter (1872–1970), Australian footballer for Fitzroy * Bill Potter (musician) (1923–1975), American singer, actor, and television personality * Will Potter, American journalist * William Potter (cricketer, born 1799) (1799–1853), English cricketer in the 1820s * William Potter (cricketer, born 1847) (1847–1920), English cricketer * William Appleton Potter (1842–1909), American architect * William C. Potter, professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey * William Everett Potter (1905–1988), Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, 1956–1960 * William Knight Potter (1844–1914), businessman and mayor of Providence, Rhode Island * William Norwood Potter (1840–1895), English chess player and writer * William P. Potter, (1850–1917), United States Navy officer * William Simpson Potter (1805–1876), English author * William W. Potter (Michigan politician) (1869–1940), Michigan polit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Potter
William Potter (8 February 1872 – 26 September 1970) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of David Potter, and Joanna Potter, née Fyffe, William Potter was born at Lucknow, Victoria Lucknow is a locality in the East Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, on the Mitchell River and adjacent to the regional centre of Bairnsdale. The locality is in the Shire of East Gippsland, east of the state capital, Melbourne Melbo ... on 8 February 1872. Football Potter, a follower, made his debut in 1898. He played in each of the first three VFL Grand Finals: in the 1898 premiership team, the 1899 premiership team, and the losing 1900 Grand Final team. References * Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. External links * * 1872 births 1970 deaths Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Potter (musician)
Lewis William Potter (April 15, 1923 – September 5, 1975), known professionally as Bill Potter, was an American country music singer, Western movie actor, and television personality of the late 1940s and early 1950s. Biography Potter grew up in Bingham, Maine, and served with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. After being discharged in December 1943, he worked for a shipbuilding company in Orange, Texas. By 1948, he was married to a woman from Dallas and had a son. They later operated a ranch near Orange. In Texas, Potter was discovered by a talent scout, and appeared in several Western movies by Monogram Pictures in the late 1940s as a singing cowboy. Also known as "Cactus Bill" or "Cowboy Bill", Potter went on to appear on early television shows on KFI-TV in Los Angeles and on KPRC-TV in Houston. While living in Houston, he worked as a deputy sheriff in Harris County for approximately three years. In mid-1954, he moved to Corpus Christi, Texas, where h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Potter
Will Potter is an American investigative journalist and public speaker. From 2016 to 2017, he was the Marsh Visiting Professor of Journalism at the University of Michigan. He has written for several publications, including the ''Chicago Tribune'', ''The Dallas Morning News'', and ''Legal Affairs''. In his writings, he has focused on how the "war on terrorism" affects civil liberties. He has become a leading critic of the US government's Green Scare tactics, through his website, GreenIsTheNewRed.com. He has written several articles on this topic, as well as participating in conferences and giving lectures at universities, with some of his papers used in courses. In 2006, he spoke to the U.S. Congress about his reporting on these issues, and in 2008 his article about the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, was discussed in the book, ''Censored 2008'', as one of the top 25 overlooked news stories of 2007. Potter is also a TED Fellow, having given a talk about communication management u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Potter (cricketer, Born 1799)
William Potter (c. 1799 – 16 September 1853) was an English cricketer with amateur status. He was associated with Surrey and made his first-class debut in 1829. He twice played for the Gentlemen against the Players Gentlemen v Players was a long-running series of English first-class cricket matches. Two matches were played in 1806, but the fixture was not played again until 1819. It became an annual event, usually played at least twice each season, exc ..., in 1829 and 1830. References 1790s births 1853 deaths English cricketers English cricketers of 1826 to 1863 Gentlemen cricketers Surrey cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-1790s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Potter (cricketer, Born 1847)
William Henry Potter (20 August 1847 – 10 April 1920) was an English cricketer active in 1870 who played for Lancashire. He was born in Gufsey, India, and died in Borehamwood. He appeared in one first-class match First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officiall ..., scoring 23 runs with a highest score of 12. Notes 1847 births 1920 deaths English cricketers Lancashire cricketers {{england-cricket-bio-1840s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Appleton Potter
William Appleton Potter (December 10, 1842 – February 19, 1909) was an American architect who designed numerous buildings for Princeton University, as well as municipal offices and churches. He served as a Supervising Architect of the Treasury from 1874 to 1877. Biography Born in 1842 in Schenectady, New York, Potter grew up in Philadelphia, where he attended Episcopal Academy. He then returned to his birthplace to matriculate at Union College as a member of the Class of 1864. Potter was the son of Bishop Alonzo Potter and had eight brothers, including: * Clarkson Nott Potter (1825–1882), Democratic member of the House of Representatives after the Civil War * Howard Potter (1826–1897) Banker, Senior Partner in Brown Shipley * Robert Brown Potter (1829–1887), United States General in the Civil War * Henry Codman Potter (1835–1908), succeeded Horatio Potter as Bishop of New York in 1887 * Eliphalet Nott Potter (1836–1901), professor and president of Union College ... [...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 Everett Potter
William Everett "Joe" Potter (17 July 1905 – 5 December 1988) was an American engineer and military officer who served as Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1956 to 1960. He was also involved in the logistics of the 1964 New York World's Fair and the construction of Walt Disney World. A 1928 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and a 1933 graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Potter served in Nicaragua, where he helped survey a route for the Nicaraguan Canal. As an assistant to the Chief Engineer of the Pittsburgh Engineer District, he was in charge the construction of the Tygart Dam in West Virginia and the Emsworth Locks and Dam in Pennsylvania. During World War II, he served in the G-3 section of the European Theater of Operations, United States Army (ETOUSA) as the executive officer of the Psychological Warfare Division, which he helped to establish. In February 1944 he became the chief of the Planning and Operations Branch of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Knight Potter
William Knight Potter (December 27, 1844 – August 13, 1914) was a businessman and the 17th Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, 1892-1894. Early life William was born December 27, 1844, in New York City and spent his early years there. His father was Arthur M. Potter, a jewelry manufacturer. The Potters moved to Providence and William graduated from Providence High School in 1862. At age 18, Potter got his first job working as a bookkeeper for the Archibald B. Rice Lumber Company; in 1872, he married the owner's daughter. In 1881 he became a partner in the business, which was renamed A.B. Rice & Company. Political life Potter was a lifelong Democrat. Between 1887 and 1891 he was elected four times to the State House of Representatives and worked his way up to the chairmanship of the House Finance Committee. On November 24, 1891, he defeated incumbent Charles Sydney Smith Charles Sydney Smith (26 January 1879 – 6 April 1951) was born in Wigan, the ninth of ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Norwood Potter
William Norwood Potter (27 August 1840 – 13 March 1895) was an English chess master and writer. He is primarily remembered for the quality of his chess journalism, and for his association with Wilhelm Steinitz, the first winner of a world chess championship match. Life and career Potter was born in London on 27 August 1840 to William and Mary Anne (Martin) Potter. He had three brothers and a sister, Mary Potter. A barristers' clerk by trade, Potter first appeared in London chess circles in 1867 and rose quickly from obscurity, winning the 1870 City of London Chess Club handicap tournament, in which he defeated Joseph Henry Blackburne and Cecil Valentine De Vere on even terms. From 1872 to 1874 the City of London Chess Club contested a two-game correspondence chess match with Vienna: the other London team members eventually dropped out, leaving Potter and Steinitz to continue the match by themselves, which they ultimately won by a score of 1.5–0.5. Steinitz would late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William P
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 Simpson Potter
William Simpson Potter (21 January 1805 – 16 January 1879) was a 19th-century English author. Potter was a friend of Henry Spencer Ashbee, a merchant, bibliographer, bibliophile, authority on the life and works of Miguel de Cervantes, and collector of erotic materials. Ashbee describes Potter as a "shrewd business man, the ardent collector, and the enthusiastic traveller". According to the bibliography-catalogue, ''British Museum General Catalogue of Printed Books,'' Potter is author of two books of letters describing the Prince of Wales' visit to India in 1875–1876. The British Museum, now the British Library, has these works in their holdings. ''A Letter from the East: from William S. Potter, to his niece, Mrs. Addison Potter'' bears a publication date of 1877 - according to the online catalog record of the British Library. Also in the holdings of the British Library is ''Letters from India during H. R. H. the Prince of Wales visit in 1875–6, from William S. Pott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
