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William Taylor
William Taylor may refer to: Military *William Taylor (Royal Navy officer, born 1760) (1760–1842), British naval officer *William P. Taylor (Virginian) (1778–1834), American lawyer and militia Brigadier General *William Rogers Taylor (1811–1889), U.S. Rear Admiral *William G. Taylor (1829–1910), American sailor and Medal of Honor recipient *William Taylor (Alamo defender) (fl. 1836), fatality at the Battle of the Alamo *William Taylor (Medal of Honor) (1836–1902), Union Army soldier and officer during the American Civil War *William Taylor (Royal Navy officer, born 1908) (1908–1999), British recipient of the George Cross *William D. Taylor (general), United States Army general Political figures Australia *William Taylor (New South Wales politician) (1862–1922), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly *William Taylor (Tasmanian politician) (1894–1964), member of the Tasmanian Parliament *William Taylor (Victorian politician) (1818–1903), pastoralist and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Taylor (Royal Navy Officer, Born 1760)
William Taylor (1760 – 19 July 1842) was an officer in the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars, French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Entering the navy early in his life, Taylor served as a midshipman on James Cook, Cook's Third voyage of James Cook, third voyage of discovery. He was promoted shortly after his return to England and commanded ships during the American War of Independence. In common with other officers, he struggled to find employment during the years of peace, but was given a ship to command for a few years in 1788. He was on bad terms with his lieutenant however, and a court-martial ensued. Taylor returned to an active career on the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars, still commanding small ships and escorting trade. Promoted to post captain in 1793, he moved to command several frigates in British waters, or as far afield as North America. His later service was on the African coast, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Waring Taylor
William Waring Taylor (1819–1903) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand. Biography Waring Taylor was born in Yorkshire in 1819. He was the brother of Mary Taylor. Waring Taylor was a schoolmate of English novelist Charlotte Brontë, who noted that he was "destined to grow up an original ... unique stamp will mark him always." He was also described as "a kindly, well-meaning muddler." He left England and arrived in Wellington in 1842 and went into business as a merchant in Te Aro. He went on to acquire multiple rural properties through the 1870s which grew his wealth considerably. His business interests included and importing agency, land speculation, wool, cattle and clothing. In 1860 he became the deputy Superintendent of Wellington Province, later serving as its speaker from 1865 to 1875. He represented the City of Wellington electorate from the 1860 general election to 1870 when he retired. He slipped into financial difficulty during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Taylor (Virginia Politician, Born 1788)
William Taylor (April 5, 1788 – January 17, 1846) was an American congressman and lawyer from Virginia. Biography Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Taylor completed preparatory studies, studied law, and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Staunton, Virginia. He later moved to Lexington, Virginia, where he continued his law practice and became the commonwealth attorney for the county court of Rockbridge County, Virginia, serving from 1817 to 1843 and the commonwealth attorney for the circuit court of Pocahontas County, Virginia (now West Virginia) from 1817 to 1843. Taylor was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1821 and was elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1842, serving from 1843 until his death in 1846. There, he was chairman of the Committee on Accounts from 1843 to 1846. Taylor died on January 17, 1846, in Washington, D.C., and was interred there in Congressional Cemetery. See also * Thomas S. Hinde, brother-in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William S
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 Robert Taylor
William Robert Taylor (July 10, 1820March 17, 1909) was an American politician and the 12th governor of Wisconsin from 1874 to 1876. Early life Taylor was born in Woodbury, Connecticut. He was orphaned at age 6 when his father's ship was lost at sea; his mother had died when he was an infant. Cared for by his neighbors, he then moved with his guardians to Jefferson County, New York. Career Taylor moved to Ohio, where he taught school, studied medicine, and served in the local militia. He served as president of the Dane County Agricultural Society and the State Agricultural Society after he moved, in 1848, to a farm in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin. There he was involved with lumbering as well as farming. He was a member of both the Wisconsin State Assembly, in 1855, and the Wisconsin State Senate, in 1859 and 1860. He was chairman of the city and served as a member of the Dane County Board, County Superintendent of Schools, and County Superintendent of the Poor. He was trustee of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William L
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'', Oxfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Taylor (New York Politician)
William Taylor (October 12, 1791 – September 16, 1865) was an American physician and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1833 to 1839. Biography Born in Suffield, Connecticut, Taylor moved with his parents to Onondaga County, New York. He attended the public schools. He studied medicine and was admitted to practice. Congress Taylor was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses and reelected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1839). He served as chairman of the Committee on Invalid Pensions (Twenty-fifth Congress). Later career He resumed the practice of his chosen profession. He served as member of the state assembly in 1841 and 1842. He served as delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1846. Death and burial He died in Manlius, New York Manlius is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town to the south east of Syracuse, New York, Syra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Taylor (civil Servant)
Sir William Ling Taylor, CBE (29 May 1882 – 5 January 1969) was a British civil servant and forester. Born on 29 May 1882,"Taylor, Sir William (Ling)" '''' (online ed., , 2021). Retrieved 6 February 2022. Taylor was educated at the , receiving a |
William Taylor (preacher)
William Campbell-Taylor (also known by the alias William Taylor) is an Anglican priest, writer and former Labour Party councillor, currently serving as the vicar of St Thomas' Church in Clapton Common. Biography Campbell-Taylor was born 7 April 1965 to barrister Francis Hunter Campbell-Taylor (1915-1969) and his wife Jeanie Goodacre. He has a brother called Rod and a daughter called Harriet. His paternal grandfather was a Presbyterian minister from the north-east Scottish Highlands whereas his maternal grandfather Reverend John Goodacre, vicar of All Saints, Hanley and the fifth generation of Anglican priests in his family, served with the 59th division of the North Staffordshire Regiment in France and Ireland (where he met his wife) as a military chaplain, later earning the Military Cross for his service. His maternal grandmother, Winnifred Purefoy, was born in Dublin to Revd. Amyrald Dancer Purefoy, vicar of Chapelizod, Dublin from 1889, and of French descent. Through his mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir William Taylor, 1st Baronet
Sir William Johnson Taylor, 1st Baronet CBE (23 October 1902 – 26 July 1972) was a Conservative and National Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom. At the 1945 general election he stood unsuccessfully in the Bradford East constituency in West Yorkshire, losing in that year's landslide by a wide margin to the Labour Party candidate Frank McLeavy. After boundary changes, he stood at the 1950 general election in the neighbouring Bradford North, where he unseated the Labour MP Muriel Nichol. Taylor served under Harold Macmillan Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton (10 February 1894 – 29 December 1986), was a British statesman and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963. Nickn ... as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Supply between 1957 and 1959, when the post was abolished, and as Under-Secretary of State for Air between 1959 and 1962. He held Bradford N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Thomas Taylor
Sir William Thomas Taylor, (10 November 1848 – 18 March 1931) was a British colonial administrator. Career Taylor began his career in colonial service as Collector of Customs and Excise in Larnaca (Cyprus) in 1879, subsequently being promoted to Receiver-General and Chief Collector of Customs and Excise of Cyprus. He was appointed the 21st Accountant General and Controller of Revenue of Ceylon on 10 June 1895, succeeding James Alexander Swettenham, and held the office until 1 March 1902. He was succeeded by F. R. Ellis. In July 1901, he was appointed as the 8th Colonial Secretary of Singapore, taking up his position there until 1904. He was confirmed in the appointment of Resident-General for the Federated Malay States The Federated Malay States (FMS, , Jawi script, Jawi: ) was a federation of four protectorate, protected states in the Malay Peninsula — Selangor, Perak, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang — established in 1895 by the British government, and whi ... i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leominster (UK Parliament Constituency)
Leominster was a United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency represented until 1707 in the House of Commons of England, then until 1801 in that of House of Commons of Great Britain, Great Britain, and finally until 2010, when it disappeared in boundary changes, in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1295 to 1885, Leominster was a parliamentary borough which until 1868 elected two Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Members of Parliament by the Plurality-at-large voting, bloc vote system of election. Under the Reform Act 1867 its representation was reduced to one Member, elected by the first past the post system. The parliamentary borough was abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and the name was transferred to a new county constituency. History Aside from two brief periods of Liberal representation, Leominster was a mostly safe Conservative seat from 1910, although sometimes by narrow majorities over the Liberal Party. The Labour Party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
