|
William Thomas Williams (other)
William Thomas Williams may refer to: * Thomas Williams (Warrington MP) (1915–1986), British Labour Co-operative politician * William T. Williams (born 1942), American painter * W. T. Williams, William Thomas (Bill) Williams, FAA, OBE (1913–1995), English and Australian botanist and plant taxonomist, known for his work on algorithms for numerical taxonomy See also *William Williams (other) *Thomas Williams (other) {{hndis, Williams, William Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Williams (Warrington MP)
Sir William Thomas Williams, Queen's Counsel, QC (22 September 1915 – 28 February 1986) was a British Labour Co-operative politician. Williams was educated at Cardiff University, University College, Cardiff and St Catherine's College, Oxford. He was President of the South Wales University Students' Union in 1939. He was a Baptist minister and a chaplain with the Royal Air Force for returned prisoner of war, prisoners of war. He became a barrister, called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn, and a Queen's Counsel, and was bursar and a tutor at Manchester College, Oxford. Williams was Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Hammersmith South (UK Parliament constituency), Hammersmith South from a 1949 Hammersmith South by-election, 1949 by-election to 1955, Barons Court (UK Parliament constituency), Baron's Court from 1955 to 1959, and Warrington (UK Parliament constituency), Warrington from 1961 Warrington by-election, a 1961 by-election. Williams served as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William T
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 Williams (other)
William Williams may refer to: Art and literature * William Williams (artist) (1727–1791), artist and author of American novel ''Penrose'' * William Joseph Williams (1759–1823), artist who painted three presidents * William Williams (antiquary) (Gwilym Ddu o Arfon, 1739–1817), Welsh historian and poet * William Williams (Carw Coch) (1808–1872, bardic name Carw Coch), Welsh literary figure * William Williams (Creuddynfab) (1814–1869), Welsh poet and literary critic * William Williams (Crwys) (1875–1968, bardic name Crwys), Welsh-language poet * William Carlos Williams (1883–1963), American poet * William T. Williams (born 1942), New York painter Military * William Williams (printer and publisher) (1787-1850) Printer, publisher and colonel during the War of 1812 * William Williams (soldier) (died 1814), soldier killed in defense of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 * William Orton Williams (1839–1863), Confederate officer executed as a spy * William Williams (M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |