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William Urquhart (mayor)
William Urquhart may refer to: * William Muir Urquhart (1855–1933), American entrepreneur * William Murray Urquhart known as Billy Urquhart (born 1956), Scottish footballer * William Spence Urquhart (1877–1964), Scottish minister * William Pollard-Urquhart (1815–1871), Irish politician and writer {{hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Muir Urquhart
William Muir Urquhart (December 22, 1855 – April 14, 1933) was an American entrepreneur, businessman, and public servant. For many years he was treasurer of Lewis County, Washington. He also served as mayor, councilman, and postmaster of Chehalis, Washington, where he lived and worked for more than fifty years. He was a merchant, banker, railroad entrepreneur, land developer and timber company investor. He was instrumental in planning the layout the business district of Chehalis in the early days of the city. Early life Urquhart was born in Cutting's Prairie, north of the Columbia River in the newly created Washington Territory, a vast area of wilderness which had been separated from the Oregon Territory by an Act of Congress in 1853. He was the first member of his family born in the United States. His father, James Urquhart, left Scotland in 1851, taking a ship to New York City, and traveling on foot to New Orleans and by boat up the Mississippi River to Iowa, before joining ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Urquhart
William Murray Urquhart, known professionally as Billy Urquhart, (born 22 November 1956) is a Scottish former professional football player. Early life Urquhart was born in Inverness, Scotland. Career Urquhart started his career at Inverness Caledonian but moved to Rangers in 1978. He stayed at the club for two years before moving on to Wigan Athletic for a season. Urquhart returned to Inverness with Caledonian in 1981 and stayed at the club until its amalgamation into Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, commonly known as Caley Thistle, is a professional football club based in Inverness, Scotland. The team currently competes in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional ... in 1994. He stayed at the newly formed club for one season before retiring. Honors In 2019, Urquhart received a special Heritage Award from the Inverness Caledonian Thistle Hall of Fame. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Urquhart, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Spence Urquhart
William Spence Urquhart (8 May 1877 – 16 July 1964) was a Scottish religious scholar, Christian missionary and academic in India. He influenced among others one of his college students, the religious leader A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Early life He was born in Annandale, Woolston, Southampton, the youngest of three children of Rev. Robert Urquhart, a minister of the Free Church of Scotland at Old Meldrum, and Mary Jane Spence. Alexander Urquhart M.D. (1872–1958), father of Roy Urquhart, was his elder brother. His early education was at Old Meldrum parish school. He went on to school in Old Aberdeen, and in 1892–3 was at Gordon's College. Urquhart graduated M.A. in philosophy at the University of Aberdeen in 1897, having studied under W. R. Sorley. From 1898 to 1902 he was a theological student at New College, Edinburgh, where Andrew B. Davidson was a significant influence. He spoke good German and attended the University of Marburg (1899) and University of Götti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |