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William Mackay (businessman)
William Mackay or MacKay may refer to: * William Mackay (artist) (1876–1939), American artist * William Andrew MacKay (1929–2013), Canadian lawyer, judge and university president * William Paton Mackay (1839–1885), Scottish doctor, Presbyterian minister and hymn writer * William MacKay (politician) (1847–1915), physician and political figure in Nova Scotia * William Alexander Mackay (1860–1927), Scottish doctor who co-founded Spain's oldest football club, Recreativo de Huelva See also *William McKay (other) William McKay (1772–1832) was a Canadian soldier and administrator. William or Bill McKay may also refer to: *William McKay (footballer), Scottish footballer *William McKay (parliamentary official) (born 1939), British government administrator, ... * William McKee (other) * William McKie (other) {{hndis, Mackay, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Mackay (artist)
William Andrew Mackay (1876 - July 26, 1939) was an American artist who created a series of murals about the achievements of Theodore Roosevelt. Those three murals, completed in 1936, were installed beneath the rotunda in the Roosevelt Memorial Hall of the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Less known but also important, he was a major contributor to the development of ship camouflage in the United States during World War I. Biography Mackay was born in 1876 in Philadelphia to Elizabeth J. and Frank F. Mackay. After high school, he studied at the City College of New York, the Académie Julian in Paris, and the American Academy in Rome. As a muralist, he completed projects for the Library of Congress, the American Museum of Natural History, the Minnesota State House of Representatives, and other locations. Ship Camouflage Mackay played a major role in the development of U.S. ship camouflage during World War I, although there are conflicting accounts of the extent of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Andrew MacKay
William Andrew MacKay (March 20, 1929 – January 12, 2013) was a Canadian lawyer and former judge, civil servant, legal academic, and university president. Education and early career Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of Robert Alexander MacKay and Mary Kathleen Junkin, MacKay received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1950, a Bachelor of Law degree in 1953, and a Master of Law degree in 1954 from Dalhousie University. He was called to the Nova Scotia Bar in 1954 and was created a Queen's Counsel in 1973. He joined the Department of External Affairs in 1954 where he worked as a Foreign Services Officer. From 1955 to 1957, he was an Assistant Secretary of the Royal Commission on Canada's Economic Prospects. Academic career In 1957, he became an assistant professor at Dalhousie University. He was an associate professor from 1959 to 1961 and was made a professor in 1961. From 1960 to 1961, he received a Ford Foundation Fellowship to study at Harvard University. In 1963, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Paton Mackay
William Paton Mackay (13 May 1839 – 22 August 1885) was a Scottish doctor, Presbyterian minister and hymn writer. Biography Mackay was born in Montrose, Angus, Scotland, on 13 May 1839. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted a royal charter by King James VI in 15 ..., where he graduated as MA, MB and CM before going on to gain his MD in 1870 with a thesis on leprosy. He worked as a doctor for a number of years before deciding to become a minister. He testified that the reason behind his conversion was the discovery of his own Bible in the possession of a dying patient he was attending. This Bible had been given to him by his mother when he left home aged 17, but he had sold it to help make ends meet. He became minister of Prospect Street Presbyterian Church, Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William MacKay (politician)
William MacKay (September 11, 1847 – November 8, 1915) was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1886 to 1890 and from 1894 to 1897 as a Conservative member and sat for Cape Breton division in the Senate of Canada from 1912 to 1915. Biography He was born in Earltown, Nova Scotia, the son of John MacKay, a Scottish immigrant. He was educated in Earlton, Pictou and New York City. In 1875, he married Catherine Campbell Sutherland. He was president of the Cape Breton Medical Society and served on the Board of Health. He also served as physician for several coal mines in Cape Breton Cape Breton Island (french: link=no, île du Cap-Breton, formerly '; gd, Ceap Breatainn or '; mic, Unamaꞌki) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The island accounts for 18. .... McKay was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Alexander Mackay
William Alexander Mackay (10 July 1860 – 14 July 1927) was a Scottish medical doctor who worked for the Rio Tinto mining company and co-founded Spain's oldest football club, Recreativo de Huelva. Early life William Mackay was born in Latheron, Caithness, on 10 July 1860, the son of Anglican priest Reverend John Mackay and Wilhelmina Sutherland. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a medical degree in 1882. Medical career In 1883 William Mackay began practicing as a doctor for the Rio Tinto mining company in Minas de Riotinto Huelva, Andalusia, Spain. His brother, John Sutherland Mackay, was the company's chief medical officer and the president of the company's football team. In 1883 medical provision for Rio Tinto staff was limited to that provided by the Spanish Provincial Hospital. William inspected the Spanish Provincial Hospital in 1883 and reported to the Board of the Rio Tinto Company that the hospital was insanitary and crowded: "Small windows, placed n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William McKay (other)
William McKay (1772–1832) was a Canadian soldier and administrator. William or Bill McKay may also refer to: *William McKay (footballer), Scottish footballer *William McKay (parliamentary official) (born 1939), British government administrator, Clerk of the House of Commons *William McKay (politician) (1847–1915), Canadian Senator representing Nova Scotia *Bill McKay (footballer, born 1906) (1906–1977), Scottish association footballer *Bill McKay (Australian footballer) (1879–1950), Australian rules footballer *Bill McKay (rugby player) (1921–1997), Irish rugby union player *Billy Mckay, Northern Irish footballer *William Cameron McKay (1824–1893), U.S. Army officer, scout, physician and surgeon See also *William Mackay (other) *William McKee (other) *William McKie (other) {{hndis, Mackay, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William McKee (other)
William McKee may refer to: * William McKee (chief executive) (born 1952), chief executive of the Belfast Heath and Social Care Trust *Sir William Cecil McKee, Lord Mayor of Belfast * William J. McKee (1850–1929), Ontario, Canada merchant and politician * William J. McKee (soldier) (1853–?), U.S. Brigadier-general *William F. McKee (1906–1987), general in the U.S. Air Force * William Parker McKee (1862–1933), chief executive of the Frances Shimer Academy, subsequently Shimer College * William McKee (cricketer) (1919–1986), Irish cricketer See also * William Mackay (other) *William McKay (other) William McKay (1772–1832) was a Canadian soldier and administrator. William or Bill McKay may also refer to: *William McKay (footballer), Scottish footballer *William McKay (parliamentary official) (born 1939), British government administrator, ... * William McKie (other) {{hndis, Mackee, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |