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William Grant
William Grant may refer to: Politicians *Sir William Grant (Master of the Rolls) (1752–1832), Member of the Parliament, 1790–1812; Master of the Rolls, 1801–1817 *William Grant (Northern Ireland politician) (1883–1949), Unionist M.P. for the Northern Ireland House of Commons *William Grant (seigneur) (1744–1805), Scottish-born businessman, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada *William Grant, Lord Grant (1909–1972), Scottish Unionist politician and judge *William Grant, Lord Prestongrange (1701–1764), Scottish politician and judge *William M. Grant (1868–1931), politician in Saskatchewan, Canada Sportsmen *William St Clair Grant (1894–1918), Scottish rugby player *William Grant (footballer) (1905–1994), English footballer, played for Blackpool F.C. *Bill Grant (Australian footballer), former Australian rules footballer Military *Sir William Keir Grant (1772–1852), British Army general *Sir William Lowther Grant (1864–1928), Royal Navy officer *Will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Grant (Master Of The Rolls)
Sir William Grant (13 October 1752 – 23 May 1832) was a Scottish people, Scottish lawyer, Member of Parliament from 1790 to 1812 and Master of the Rolls from 1801 to 1817. Biography He was born at Elchies, Moray (traditional county), Moray, Scotland. His father, James Grant, was a tenant farmer, later collector of the customs in the Isle of Man. After the death of his parents, Grant was raised by his uncle Robert Grant, a London merchant with fur-trading interests in Canada. Grant studied at King's College, Aberdeen, King's College, University of Aberdeen, at the Leiden University, University of Leiden and then studied law at Lincoln's Inn. He was called to the bar in 1774. Grant arrived at the Quebec City, town of Quebec in 1775 and took part in its defence against the United States, Americans. In 1776, he was appointed attorney general for the province. However, Lord George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, George Germain, secretary of state for the American colonies, chose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Grant (New Zealand)
William Grant (23 September 1843 - 5 November 1910) was a New Zealand shepherd, stock dealer and landowner. He was born in Contin, Ross-shire, Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ... on 23 September 1843. William Grant was born on Kirkan farm, in the parish of Contin, Ross-shire, Scotland, on 23 September 1843, the son of Ann Tait and her husband, Donald Grant, a shepherd. With an older brother, Andrew, William set out for New Zealand in 1864 on the Eastern Empire, arriving at Lyttelton in January 1865. On the day they arrived Charles Tripp of Orari Gorge station was at the port looking for shepherds for his run in South Canterbury. Observing a fine-looking sheep-dog with the Grant brothers, and assuming that only good shepherds would bring such a dog with them, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Grant
Wilfred L. Grant (born March 7, 1954) is a former American football center in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks. University of Kentucky Will Grant played college football at the University of Kentucky. Buffalo Bills Will Grant was taken by the Buffalo Bills in the 10th round (255th overall) of the 1978 NFL draft and became their starting center in his third year (1980) for all 16 games between left offensive guard Reggie McKenzie and right guard Conrad Dobler, replacing Willie Parker (offensive lineman), also the third year of head coach Chuck Knox, when the team won the AFC East division title with Joe Ferguson as the quarterback, but lost their first playoff game to the San Diego Chargers. Grant remained their starting center for the next 5 years, up to his final year in Buffalo (1985), starting in 16, 9 out of 9 (strike year), 16, 16, and 15 games, respectively. In 1981, with Ferguson still at quarterback, the Bills made the pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Grant (physician)
William Grant (died 30 December 1786) was a Scottish physician. Biography Grant was a native of Scotland, graduated M.D. at Aberdeen in 1755, and became licentiate of the London College of Physicians in 1763. He practised in the city of London with success, and was physician to the Misericordia Hospital, Goodman's Fields. He died in Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh ... on 30 December 1786. His writings include: * ‘An Inquiry into … the Fevers most common in London,’ 1771 ; French translation, 1773. * ‘Observations … on Fevers,’ 1772; 3rd ed. 1779. * ‘An Essay on the … Fever … commonly called Jail … Fever,’ 1775; German translation, 1778. * ‘Account of the Epidemic Cough and Fever,’ 1776. * ‘Account of a Fever and Sorethr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William K
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest 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 or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred M
Fred or FRED may refer to: People * Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French * Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico Rodrigues de Oliveira, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1979), Helbert Frederico Carreiro da Silva, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1983), Frederico Chaves Guedes, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1986), Frederico Burgel Xavier, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1993), Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos, Brazilian * Fred Again (born 1993), British songwriter known as FRED Television and movies * ''Fred'' (2014 film), a 2014 documentary film * Fred Figglehorn, a YouTube character created by Lucas Cruikshank ** ''Fred'' (franchise), a Nickelodeon media franchise ** '' Fred: The Movie'', a 2010 independent comedy film * '' Fred the Caveman'', French Teletoon production from 2002 * Fred Flintstone, of the 1966 TV cartoon ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Grant (journalist)
William Grant may refer to: Politicians *Sir William Grant (Master of the Rolls) (1752–1832), Member of the Parliament, 1790–1812; Master of the Rolls, 1801–1817 * William Grant (Northern Ireland politician) (1883–1949), Unionist M.P. for the Northern Ireland House of Commons * William Grant (seigneur) (1744–1805), Scottish-born businessman, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada *William Grant, Lord Grant (1909–1972), Scottish Unionist politician and judge * William Grant, Lord Prestongrange (1701–1764), Scottish politician and judge * William M. Grant (1868–1931), politician in Saskatchewan, Canada Sportsmen * William St Clair Grant (1894–1918), Scottish rugby player * William Grant (footballer) (1905–1994), English footballer, played for Blackpool F.C. * Bill Grant (Australian footballer), former Australian rules footballer Military *Sir William Keir Grant (1772–1852), British Army general *Sir William Lowther Grant (1864–1928), Royal Navy offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Grant (priest)
William James Grant (1929–2009) was archdeacon, then dean of Tuam, in the Church of Ireland in the last quarter of the 20th century.Crockford's Clerical Directory 1980/82 (London, OUP, 1982) p 393 Grant was born in 1929, and ordained in 1959. After curacies in Ballymacarrett and Belfast he was the incumbent at Grand Falls from 1963 until 1966; and Assistant Chaplain to the Dublin branch of the Mission to Seamen. He was the incumbent The incumbent is the current holder of an office or position. In an election, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the position that is up for election, regardless of whether they are seeking re-election. There may or may not be ... at Fethard from 1970 until 1977 when he became Domestic Chaplain to the Bishop of Tuam. He was appointed Archdeacon of Tuam in 1980; and Dean of St Mary's Cathedral, Tuam a year later, holding both positions until 1993. Notes 1929 births 2009 deaths Archdeacons of Tuam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William James Grant
William James Grant (1829 – 2 June 1866) was an English painter. Life He was born in Hackney, east London. He attended Benjamin Robert Haydon's lectures, and won two prizes from the Royal Society of Arts. In 1844 he became a student of the Royal Academy, and in 1847, while still a student, exhibited his first picture, ''Boys with Rabbits''. Grant died on 2 June 1866, at the age of 37. Works In 1848 Grant showed ''Edward the Black Prince entertaining the French King after the Battle of Poitiers'' at the Royal Academy. During the next few years he painted mainly religious subjects, such as ''Christ casting out the Devils at Gadara'' (1850) and ''Samson and Delilah'' (1852). In 1853 he reverted to historical subjects, and among his later pictures were ''Mozart's Requiem'' (1854), ''Scene from the Early Life of Queen Elizabeth'' (1857), ''Eugene Beauharnais refusing to give up the Sword of his Father'' (1858), ''The Morning of the Duel'' (1860), and ''The Last Relics of Lady ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Thomas Grant
William Thomas Grant (1876–1972) was the founder of a chain of U.S. mass-merchandise stores bearing his name, W. T. Grant, and an important American philanthropist. Biography Grant was born in Stevensville, Bradford County, Pennsylvania; his family moved to Massachusetts when he was approximately 5 years of age. At age 7 Grant began his sales career by selling flower seeds. Years later, he wanted to sell people what they needed at prices they could afford, with only a modest profit. In 1906, at 30 years of age he opened his first "W. T. Grant Co. 25 Cent Store" in Lynn, Massachusetts.T.F. Bradshaw. "Superior Methods Created the Early Chain Store." Bulletin of the Business Historical Society, Vol. 17, No. 2 (Apr. 1943) His initial capital was $1,000 he had saved from his work as a salesman. This modest profit, coupled with a fast turnover of inventory, caused Grant's business to grow to almost $100 million in annual sales by 1936, the same year that he started the Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William F
William is a masculine given name of Germanic languages, Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman Conquest, Norman conquest 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 (given name), Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill (given name), Bill, Billie (given name), Billie, and Billy (name), Billy. A common Irish people, Irish form is Liam. Scottish people, Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma (given name), Wilma and Wilhelmina (given name), Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German language, German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Grant Naboré
William Grant Naboré is an American pianist and pedagogue, born in Roanoke, Virginia where he studied with Kathleen Kelly Coxe, a pupil of Alexander Siloti. He later studied with musicologist Anne McClenney at the Hollins College in his early years. He received a full scholarship to study at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome with Carlo Zecchi, a pupil of Busoni and Schnabel and also with Renata Borgatti. He received his Master's degree with honors from this institution and afterwards won the First Prize of Virtuosity and the Paderewski Award from the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève, Conservatoire de Geneve. He also studied Musicology with Luigi Ronga at the University of Rome and Harpsichord with Ferruccio Vignanelli at the Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia. He also studied in England with Denise Lassimonne, the assistant of Tobias Matthay. He continued his studies with Alicia de Larrocha, Rudolf Serkin, George Szell and with Pierre Fournier for Chamber Music. He has play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
