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William Wood (15th Century MP)
William Wood may refer to one of the following notable people: Bankers * William Wood (banker), Scottish-American banker * William Henry O'Malley Wood, Australian banker, public servant and surveyor Clergy * William Wood (botanist) (1745–1808), English Unitarian minister and botanist * William Robertson Wood (1874–1947), Canadian Presbyterian minister and politician * William Willis Wood (mayor) (1844–1905), English Wesleyan Methodist preacher, mill owner, and mayor of Bradford, Yorkshire Entertainers * Will Wood (musician), American alternative singer-songwriter and lead singer of The Tapeworms * William Wood (ventriloquist) (c. 1861–1908), American illusionist and ventriloquist * William "Merlyn" Wood, American vocalist for the band Brockhampton * William B. Wood (actor) (1779–1861), American theatre manager and actor Government figures Civil servants * Sir William Alan Wood (1916–2010), British civil servant * W. A. R. Wood (William Alfred Rae Wood) (1878–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wood (banker)
William Wood (October 21, 1808 – October 1, 1894) was a Scottish-American banker. Early life Wood was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on October 21, 1808. His father was a prominent Glasgow merchant and banker who could trace his lineage back to Admiral Sir Andrew Wood of Largo, Andrew Wood, a hero of the British Navy. At age 7, he went to William Angus' Grammar School in St. Mungo for two years, followed by the Glasgow grammar school, Glasgow Grammar School and Dr. Duncan's School at Ruthwell. In October 1821, he entered The Glasgow Academy until age sixteen, when he matriculated at the University of St Andrews, where he took the second and third mathematical prizes. After St Andrews, he attended the University of Glasgow where he took the highest prize in Natural Philosophy. Career Shortly after his graduation, he began working in the family mercantile business J. & R. Dennistoun & Company. On November 3, 1828, he came to the United States for the firm, remaining only a short ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winchester (UK Parliament Constituency)
Winchester is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in Hampshire represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2010 United Kingdom general election, 2010 by Steve Brine, a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative. Constituency profile The constituency is in mid-Hampshire and comprises the northern bulk of the large City of Winchester District as well as Chandler's Ford and Hiltingbury in the Borough of Eastleigh. The largest settlement is Winchester. Boundaries 1918–1950: The Borough of Winchester, the Urban District of Eastleigh and Bishopstoke, the Rural Districts of Hursley and Winchester, and the Rural District of South Stoneham except the parish of Bittern. 1950–1955: The Boroughs of Eastleigh, Romsey, and Winchester, in the Rural District of Romsey and Stockbridge the parishes of Ampfield, Chilworth, East Dean, Lockerley, Melchet Park and Plaitfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Maxwell Wood
William Maxwell Wood (May 27, 1809 – March 1, 1880) was an officer and surgeon in the United States Navy in the middle 19th century. He became the First Surgeon General of the U.S. Navy in 1871, with the equivalent rank of Commodore (USN), commodore. He rose to president of the examining board in 1868 and chief of the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery in 1870 following his service in the American Civil War as Fleet Surgeon of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron aboard the USS Minnesota and Medical Officer of the James River Flotilla, participating in several famous Naval battles, and establishing temporary hospitals as needed during the Civil War. As BUMED Chief, Wood was instrumental in increasing the stature of the ship's doctor, naval surgeon, championing a bill eventually passed by United States Congress, Congress increasing the rank and compensation of physicians in the Navy, enabling the Navy to attract and recruit more qualified physicians. (The Appropriations Bil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William D
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 Valentine Wood
Sir William Valentine Wood Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, KBE, worked for much of his life on the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS), rising to become its President. He was known for his ability with numbers. Biography William Wood; Willie Wood to his railway colleagues and Val to his family, attended Methodist College, Belfast before joining the Northern Counties Committee (NCC) as an accountant. Here he expanded his interest to all matters relating to the railway. During World War I he worked for the government, and when the Department for Transport, Ministry of Transport was created in 1919 he became its first director of finance. He later returned to railway work on the LMS, successor to the Midland Railway which had owned the NCC, where he became vice president (finance and services). When Josiah Stamp was killed in 1941, Wood was asked to take over as President, a post which he held until the nationalisation of the Railways in 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Madison Wood
William Madison Wood (June 18, 1858 – February 2, 1926) was an American textile mill owner of Lawrence, Massachusetts who was considered to be an expert in efficiency. He made a good deal of his fortune through being hired by mill owners to turn around failing mills and was despised by organized labor. Early life William Wood was born in 1858 in a cottage on Pease Point Way, in Edgartown, Massachusetts, on the island of Martha's Vineyard. His parents, Grace (Emma) Wood and William Wood Sr., were Portuguese immigrants from the Azores. His father, William Sr., Guilherme Medeiros Silva was a crewman on a New Bedford whaling ship from 1853 until his death in 1871. (The Portuguese word "silva" translates into English as "wood" or "forest".) William Jr. was only 12 years old when his father died, and had to drop out of school and find a job to provide for his mother and younger siblings. Fortunately for William Wood, Andrew G. Pierce, a wealthy New Bedford textile manufacturer, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bruce Wood
William Bruce Wood (June 11, 1848 – March 19, 1928) was a manufacturer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Brant North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1886 to 1895. He was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 1848, the son of Alexander Wood, and came to Canada West in 1854 with his family. He was educated in Perth and London. He entered business as a sawmill and gristmill owner in St. George and was also a grain merchant. In 1874, Wood married Ellen Malcolmson. He served on the councils for South Dumfries Township and Brant County. Wood later served as government whip. In 1895, Wood introduced a bill to allow women to be admitted as barristers to the Law Society of Upper Canada. He retired due to poor health later that year and was named registrar for Brant County, serving in that post until 1905. Wood served as mayor of Brantford from 1909 to 1910. Soon afterwards, he moved to Montreal, where he served as president and gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Thomas Wood
William Thomas Wood (10 June 1854 – 10 June 1943) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand. Early life and family Born in Hobart, Tasmania, in June 1854, Wood was the son of Robert Wood and Charlotte Wood (née Watford). After leaving school he worked as a blacksmith for seven years, before moving to New Zealand in 1872. He lived first in Dunedin, working as a manager on the construction of the Port Chalmers–South railway. In 1875 he settled at Kumara on the West Coast, where he established a blacksmith's business. He married Ellen Jolly of Kumara in 1879, and the couple went on to have seven children. In March 1879, Wood moved to Palmerston North, setting up as a blacksmith there, and continuing in that business until it was taken over by his eldest son in 1900. Political career Local politics Wood was active in local body politics. He was elected councillor on the Palmerston North Borough in 1884, 1885–1887, 1892–1895 and again in 1901. He was Mayor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William R
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] |
Twentieth Texas Legislature
The 20th Texas Legislature met from January 11 to April 4, 1887, in regular session, and from April 16 to May 15, 1888, in a called session. All members of the House of Representatives and a portion of the members of the Senate were elected in the 1886 general election. Sessions * 20th Regular session: January 11, 1887 – April 4, 1887 * 20th First called session: April 16, 1888 – May 15, 1888 Party summary House of Representatives Officers Senate * Lieutenant Governor: Thomas Benton Wheeler, Democrat * President ''pro tempore'': ** William Henry Pope, Democrat, Regular session ** Caleb J. Garrison, Democrat, Regular session ** John Woods, Democrat, First called session House of Representatives * Speaker of the House: George C. Pendleton, Democrat Source material was unclear in which order the two Presidents ''pro tempore'' served. Members Members of the Twentieth Texas Legislature as of the beginning of the Regular Session, January 11, 1887: Senate House of Represent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wood (Texas Politician)
William Wood may refer to one of the following notable people: Bankers * William Wood (banker), Scottish-American banker * William Henry O'Malley Wood, Australian banker, public servant and surveyor Clergy * William Wood (botanist) (1745–1808), English Unitarian minister and botanist * William Robertson Wood (1874–1947), Canadian Presbyterian minister and politician * William Willis Wood (mayor) (1844–1905), English Wesleyan Methodist preacher, mill owner, and mayor of Bradford, Yorkshire Entertainers * Will Wood (musician), American alternative singer-songwriter and lead singer of The Tapeworms * William Wood (ventriloquist) (c. 1861–1908), American illusionist and ventriloquist * William "Merlyn" Wood, American vocalist for the band Brockhampton * William B. Wood (actor) (1779–1861), American theatre manager and actor Government figures Civil servants * Sir William Alan Wood (1916–2010), British civil servant * W. A. R. Wood (William Alfred Rae Wood) (1878–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wood (Australian Politician)
William Herbert Wood (4 November 1869 – 30 May 1953) was an Australian politician. Born at Wallhollow, Victoria, to storekeeper Henry Gibson Wood, he attended schools in Victoria and Sydney before completing his secondary education at Sydney Grammar School and studying law at the University of Sydney. He entered his father's business and became an accountant. In 1894 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Eden-Bombala; he was a Protectionist from 1895 to 1901, an Independent from 1901 to 1904 and a Liberal thereafter. He was a captain in the 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment in 1900. Eden-Bombala was abolished in 1904 and split between Monaro and Bega and Wood chose to contest Bega, which he represented until 1913. Wood served as Minister of Justice in the Lyne ministry from 1899 to 1901 and Colonial Secretary in the Wade ministry from 1907 to 1910, concurrently holding the portfolios of Minister for Labour and Industry from 190 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
