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William Davies (other)
William, Will, Bill, or Billy Davies may refer to: Arts and literature *William Davies (actor) (1751–1809), English actor *William Davies (died 1819), English publisher with Cadell & Davies *William Edmund Davies (1819–1879), bookmaker *W. H. Davies (William Henry Davies, 1871–1940), Welsh poet *William Davies (screenwriter) (fl. 1980s–2010s), British-born American screenwriter Law and politics *William Davies (Georgia judge) (1775–1829), Georgia-based politician and lawyer *William Davies (Pembrokeshire MP) (1821–1895), British Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire, 1880–1892 *William Davies (New South Wales politician) (1824–1890) *William T. Davies (1831–1912), lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, United States, 1887–1891 *Sir William Howell Davies (politician) (1851–1932), British Member of Parliament for Bristol South, 1906–1922 *William Thomas Frederick Davies (1860–1947), South African surgeon, army officer and politician *William Rees-Davies (ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Davies (actor)
William Davies (1751–1809) was an English stage actor and singer. Born in London, Davies began his career in the provinces including at Norwich before coming to Richmond Theatre in the summer of 1770. He made his London debut at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in September that year and joined the company which was under the management of David Garrick and later Richard Brinsley Sheridan. In 1780 he transferred to the company of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden and remained there for the next fourteen years, interspersing it with summer appearances at the Haymarket where he continued to appear until 1799. He died in 1809 was buried at St Paul's Church in Covent Garden. His wife Elizabeth Davies also acted alongside him at Norwich and Drury Lane before her death in 1782.Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.214 Selected roles * Soldier in '' The Grecian Daughter'' by Arthur Murphy (1772) * Sebastian in '' Werter'' by Frederick Reynolds (1786) * Young Meanwell in ''Tit for Tat'' by Geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Webley & Scott
Webley & Scott is an arms manufacturer founded in Birmingham, England. Webley produced handguns and long guns from 1834 to 1979, when the company ceased to manufacture firearms and instead turned its attention to producing air pistols and air rifles. In 2010 Webley & Scott restarted the production of shotguns for commercial sale. Webley is famous for the Webley Revolver, revolvers and Semi-automatic pistol, automatic pistols it supplied to the British Empire's military, particularly the British Army, from 1887 through both World War I and World War II. History The Webley company was founded in the late 18th century by William Davies, who made bullet moulds. It was taken over in 1834 by his son-in-law, Philip Webley, who began producing percussion cap, percussion sporting guns. The manufacture of revolvers, for which the firm became famous, began twenty years later. Their first percussion revolver, Webley Longspur, entered production in 1853. Due heavy competition from Colt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Davies (footballer)
William Davies (10 March 1900 – 1953) was a Welsh professional footballer who made over 300 appearances in the Football League during spells with Swansea Town, Cardiff City, Notts County and Tottenham Hotspur. He also made 17 appearances for Wales, scoring six times. Early life Davies was born in Troedyrhiw to Thomas and Mary Davies, growing up in Harriet Town. Career Davies began his career playing for local amateur sides, joining Rhymney where he once scored 61 goals in a single season. He was signed by Swansea Town in 1921, playing in every forward position for the club before settling at outside-right. He made his Wales debut while playing for Swansea but, in 1924 with the club going through financial trouble, he moved to Cardiff City for a fee of £25. In his first season at the club, he was part of the side that reached the FA Cup Final, including scoring a goal direct from a corner-kick in the quarter-final victory over Leicester City. He contracted a serious chest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Davies (footballer, Born 1884)
William Davies (1884 – 1954) was an English footballer who played for Stoke. Career Davies was born in Longton and played amateur football with Newcastle Rangers before joining Stoke Stoke may refer to: Places Canada * Stoke, Quebec New Zealand * Stoke, New Zealand United Kingdom Berkshire * Stoke Row Bristol * Stoke Bishop * Stoke Gifford * Bradley Stoke * Little Stoke * Harry Stoke * Stoke Lodge Bucking ... in 1907. He scored twice in ten appearances in 1907–08 and then he scored 14 goals in 21 matches in 1908–09. Career statistics References English men's footballers Stoke City F.C. players English Football League players 1884 births 1954 deaths Men's association football forwards People from Longton, Staffordshire {{England-footy-defender-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Davies (Welsh Footballer)
William McIntosh Davies (born 31 May 1964) is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager. He won the 2007 Play-offs with Derby County, finished as runners-up in 2005 with Preston North End, and reached the semi-finals in 2006 (Preston), 2010 and 2011 (both with Nottingham Forest). Playing career As a schoolboy, Davies was associated with Manchester United and he was offered a contract by then manager Dave Sexton. Davies started his professional playing career at the Scottish club Rangers. He made his debut aged against Brechin City on 23 September 1981, but rarely featured for the first team in his six years at Ibrox. He then had spells with Swedish teams Jönköping and Elfsborg. Davies went on to play for St Mirren, Leicester City and Dunfermline Athletic before he finished his playing career with Motherwell in his native Scotland. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Davies (footballer, Born 1882)
William Davies (13 April 1882 – 21 January 1966) was a Welsh footballer who played as a centre forward for Wrexham and Blackburn Rovers in the era prior to World War I as well as making eleven appearances for Wales. Early life Davies was born in Wrexham and was trained as a tinsmith, thus earning the nickname "Tinker", which he was to retain for the rest of his life. He played football as an amateur with various clubs in the Wrexham area; whilst he was with Wrexham Victoria of the Chester and District League, he gained a reputation as a prolific goal-scorer. Football career Wrexham He was signed by Wrexham, then playing in The Combination, in 1902. Davies was described as a "short, dogged player, full of dash and determination", who had a reputation for charging the goalkeeper; in one Welsh Cup match, he bundled the goalkeeper into the net five times. In his first season with Wrexham, he helped the club reach the final of the Welsh Cup, where they defeated Aberaman 8–0, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Davies (footballer, Born 1873)
William Hornby Davies (1873–1929) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club ( ) is a professional association football, football club based in Horwich, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the Englis .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, William 1873 births 1929 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders English Football League players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Bedminster F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players People from Blackley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Davies (footballer, Born 1854)
William Henry Davies (January/March 1854Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. – 14 November 1916) was a Welsh amateur association football, footballer who made four appearances for the Wales national football team in the 1870s and 1880s, and scored his country's first international goal. Career outside football Davies was born, and lived most of his life, at Oswestry, just across the border in Shropshire, England. On leaving school, Davies started working in the office of the County Court (England and Wales), county court registrar, before obtaining employment with a firm of solicitors as an accounts clerk. He later became the part-time Registrar of Births and Deaths in Oswestry. He was a strong Church of England, churchman and was active in the temperance movement for many years. Davies was also a keen cricketer and played for Shropshire, before the formation of the modern Shropshire County Cricket Club, county club, between 1882 and 1893, maki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Davies (psychologist)
William Davies (born 27 December 1950) is a UK Consultant Psychologist and author who has focus his work towards helping individuals with anger, irritability, anger aggression and violence. He is co-founder (starting in 1981) of The Association for Psychological Therapies (APT), which helped train over 100,000 individuals. Early life and education Davies studied Psychology at University College London (graduating in 1972) and obtained his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Birmingham in 1982. He started his career as a Psychologist at HM Prison Bristol, moving after eleven years to become Head of Forensic Psychology at Arnold Lodge Secure Unit in Leicester (1983). He then became the Head of Psychology at St Andrew's Healthcare Northampton in 1985, a national resource for patients requiring specialist input.In his early career he was known for being the first psychologist professionally employed in top flight English football, and one of a handful of psych ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Edward Davies
William Edward Davies (December 24, 1917 – June 27, 1990) was a notable American geologist, speleologist and official of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). He produced pioneering surveys of West Virginia and Maryland caves. Biography Davies was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received a master's degree in geology at Michigan State University. He came to Washington, DC during World War II, at which time he was an officer with the Army Map Service. He stayed on as a civilian until 1949 when he joined the USGS. His assignments included surveying caves in Pennsylvania and West Virginia and research on permafrost. Until the publication of his work on caves in Maryland, the topic was virtually unknown to the public. In the mid-1950s he took part in a USGS expedition to Antarctica. The Davies Escarpment in Antarctica was named for him. He retired in the mid-1980s. Davies died from a heart attack at age 72 in Falls Church, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Broughton Davies
William Broughton Davies (c. 1831–1906) was a Sierra Leonean Creole medical doctor who served in the British Colonial Army from 1860 to 1881. Davies was the first West African to qualify as a medical doctor in 1859. Background Davies was born in about 1831 in the Liberated African village of Waterloo, Sierra Leone. His parents had been 'Aku' or Yoruba recaptives who had been rescued from slavery and had been deposited in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Davies was sent by his parents to the CMS Grammar School to train and eventually receive orders as a priest. Instead Davies, alongside Africanus Horton and Samuel Campbell he received a scholarship to study medicine in England. Davies and his companions eventually enrolled at King's College London in 1859. Because of the climate, Davies fell ill though eventually recovered. His compatriot, Samuel Campbell died after being ill. Davies married Mary Smith, half sister of Adelaide Casely-Hayford Adelaide Casely-Hayford (née Smith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Davies (palaeontologist)
William Davies, (13 July 1814 – 13 February 1891) was a British palaeontologist. Life Davies was born on 13 July 1814 at Holywell, Flintshire. His father was Thomas Davies and his mother was Elizabeth Turner. He studied botany and in 1843 began work at the Geology Department of the British Museum, first also in the field of mineralogy, later specialising in vertebrate palaeontology. On 1 April 1846 he joint the Survey as a Fossil Collector. Davies assisted Sir Antonio Brady in his work on collecting Pleistocene mammal fossils, and Brady acknowledged his debt to Davies in ''Catalogue of Pleistocene Mammalia from Ilford, Essex'' (1874). Excavating a large mammoth skull, Davies used the innovation of surrounding the fossil, in the field, with plaster of Paris, reinforced by iron bars. In 1874 he salvaged the ''Dacentrurus'' holotype.Peter Whybrow (1985) "A History of Fossil Collecting and Preparation Techniques", '' Curator: The Museum Journal'' Volume 28, Issue 1, pages 5–26 Dav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
