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William Norris (surgeon)
William Norris may refer to: * William Norris (antiquarian) (1719–1791), English clergyman and antiquarian * William Norris (CEO) (1911–2006), CEO of Control Data Corporation * William Norris (locomotive builder) (1802–1867), American steam locomotive builder * Sir William Norris (judge) (died 1859), Chief Justice of British Ceylon, father of William Edward Norris * William Edward Norris (1847–1925), British author * William Foxley Norris (1859–1937), Dean of York * William Norris (Confederate signal officer) (1820–1896) * William Hutchinson Norris (1800–1893), American military officer and politician who founded the city of Americana in Brazil * Sir William Norris, 1st Baronet (c. 1658–1702), Member of Parliament for Liverpool, England * William Albert Norris (1927–2017), former judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit * William Norris III (1936–2016), American judge * William Norreys (1441–1507), also often spelt Norris (1433–1507), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Norris (antiquarian)
William Norris (1719–1791) was an English clergyman and antiquarian. Life He was brother to Robert Norris (author), Robert Norris. He was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries on 4 April 1754, and that year began to assist Joseph Ames (author), Joseph Ames as secretary to the society. On Ames's death, in 1759, Norris became sole secretary, and held the post as an effective official until 1786, when he retired on account of ill-health. He was for several years corrector for the press to Thomas Baskett, the royal printer. He died in Camden Street, Islington, in November 1791, and was buried in the burial-ground of St James, Pentonville, on 29 November. References ;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Norris, William 1719 births 1791 deaths 18th-century English Anglican priests English antiquarians Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |