Oregon Constitutional Convention
The Oregon Constitutional Convention in 1857 drafted the Oregon Constitution in preparation for the Oregon Territory to become a U.S. state. Held from mid-August through September, 60 men met in Salem, Oregon, and created the foundation for Oregon ...
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William Henry Watkins
William Henry Watkins (19 March 1862 – 29 July 1924) was a British co-operative activist.
Born in Plymouth, Watkins studied at Plymouth Public School and the Apprentices School, then took politics and economics through the University of Oxfo ...
(1862–1924), British co-operative activist
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William J. Watkins, Sr.
William J. Watkins Sr. (1803–1858) was an African-American abolitionist, educator, and minister from Baltimore, Maryland.
Early life
Watkins was born in 1803 in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of William Watkins, a founding trustee of the Sharp ...
(1803-1858), Black abolitionist and educator
* William Keith Watkins (born 1951), U.S. federal judge
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William Wirt Watkins
William Wirt Watkins (April 1, 1826 – January 15, 1898) was an American politician. He was born in Jefferson County, Tennessee, and later moved to Arkansas, where he served in the state senate 1856 to 1860, 1866, and 1878. He was a delegate to ...
(1826–1898), Arkansas politician
Sports
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Bill Watkins (baseball)
William Henry Watkins (May 5, 1858 – June 9, 1937), sometimes known as "Wattie," or "Watty," was a Canadian-born baseball player, manager, executive and team owner whose career in organized baseball spanned 47 years from 1876 to 1922.
He began ...
(1858–1937), Canadian baseball manager
* Walter H. Watkins, head coach of the Auburn college football program, 1900–1901
* William Richard Watkins (1904–1986), English cricketer
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Billy Watkins (rugby)
William Watkins ( – January 1972) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Cross Keys RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for ...
(c. 1910–1972), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1930s
* William Watkins (footballer), English footballer who played for Burnley between 1898 and 1902
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Bill Watkins (cricketer, born 1923)
Bill Watkins DFC (18 January 1923 – 15 March 2005) was a Welsh cricketer and decorated World War II aviator. Watkins was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm leg break googly. He was born at Swansea, Glamorgan.
World War II service
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William John Watkins
William John Watkins (born 1942) is a science fiction writer and poet.
In the 1970s and 1980s he was known for novels, but in the last decade he has primarily been a short story writer and poet. In 2002 he won the Rhysling Award for short poem ...
William Watkins (architect)
William Watkins (1834–1926) was an architect who worked in Lincoln, England, and is particularly noted for his Terracotta Revival Architecture.
Career
Watkins was articled to the Worcester architect Henry Day between 1854 and 1859, and he the ...
(1834–1926), English architect
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William Watkins Ltd
William Watkins Ltd one of the first tugboat owning companies in the world, was founded by John Rogers Watkins in 1833.William Watkin (disambiguation)
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