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Halyburton (other)
Halyburton may refer to: People *Andrew Halyburton (fl. 1490–1507), Scottish trade representative in the Netherlands *Hamilton Douglas Halyburton (1763–1783), British lieutenant *James Halyburton (other), several people *Thomas Halyburton (1674–1712), Scottish divine *William D. Halyburton, Jr. William David Halyburton Jr. (October 2, 1924 – May 10, 1945) was a United States Navy hospital corpsman who was killed in action during World War II while assigned to a Marine Corps rifle company. He was posthumously awarded the nation's highest ... (1924–1945), World War II veteran of the United States Navy Vessels * USS ''Halyburton'' (FFG-40), an ''Oliver Hazard Perry''-class frigate of the United States Navy See also * Haliburton (other) {{Disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Halyburton
Andrew Halyburton or Haliburton (before 1490 – 1507) was a Scottish merchant. Conservator of Scottish trading privileges Andrew Halyburton was stationed at Middelburg, Belgium, Middelburg in Flanders where he was 'Conservator of the Scottish Staple,' or 'Conservator of the Scottish privileges in the Low Countries.' A surviving letter in French calls him, 'Conservateur de la Nasion des Eschosoys a Midelburg.' This Consul (representative), consular role administered to the Scottish import and export trade with the county of Flanders. However, few official Scottish or Flemish records of Andrew's administration survive. In two letters to the town of Middelburg James IV of Scotland called Andrew 'our merchant' and 'the King's familiar servant,' and 'privilegiorum nationis in istis terris conservator,' - conservator of our nation's privileges in your lands. The letters reminded the council of Middelburg of Andrew's jurisdictions over Scottish trade issues, and how he should speak in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton Douglas Halyburton
Hamilton Douglas Halyburton (10 October 1763 – 31 December 1783) was a British Lieutenant who died at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Biography He was born on 10 October 1763 to Sholto Douglas, 15th Earl of Morton. He died on 31 December 1783 when he was in command of the barge of . He was using it to chase deserters off of Sandy Hook. He and his crew were caught in a winter storm A winter storm is an event in which wind coincides with varieties of precipitation that only occur at freezing temperatures, such as snow, mixed snow and rain, or freezing rain. In temperate continental climates, these storms are not necess ... and they all died, all but one of the bodies washed ashore the next day. They were described as "12 gentlemen and one common sailor". Halyburton Memorial Katherine Hamilton, the Countess Dowager of Morton erected a monument, but it was destroyed by the French. The grave was rediscovered in 1908 during expansion of a road. In 1937, a new Halyburton Memorial wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Halyburton (other)
James Halyburton or Haliburton may refer to: * James Haliburton, 5th Lord Haliburton of Dirleton (died c. 1502), Lord Haliburton of Dirleton * James Halyburton (reformer) (1518–1589), Scottish Protestant reformer * Sir James Halyburton (fl. 1586–1617), commissioner for Forfarshire in 1617, great-nephew of the above * James Halyburton (1707 MP) (died c. 1743), commissioner for Forfarshire in 1702 and Member of Parliament for Forfarshire in 1707 * James Halyburton (Orkney and Shetland MP) (died 1765), British Army officer and Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland * James Burton (Egyptologist) (born James Haliburton, 1786–1862), British Egyptologist * James Dandridge Halyburton (1803–1879), United States federal judge See also * Halyburton (other) Halyburton may refer to: People *Andrew Halyburton (fl. 1490–1507), Scottish trade representative in the Netherlands *Hamilton Douglas Halyburton (1763–1783), British lieutenant *James Halyburton (disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Halyburton
Rev Prof Thomas Halyburton (25 December 167423 September 1712) was a Scottish divine. Thomas was educated there at Erasmus's school, in Rotterdam, where his mother had taken him to avoid persecution. He returned to Scotland in 1682, graduated at the university of St. Andrews 24 July, 1696 and, after serving as a private chaplain, was licensed by the presbytery of Kirkaldy 22 June 1699. He was ordained to the parish of Ceres, Fifeshire, 1 May 1700, but he injured his health by excessive labour. On 1 April 1710 he was appointed by Queen Anne, at the instance of the synod of Fife, professor of divinity at St. Mary's. He devoted his inaugural lecture to an attempt to confute the deistical views lately promulgated by Dr. Archibald Pitcairn in 1688. He died at St. Andrews 23 September 1712, aged only 38. Life Thomas Halyburton was born at Duplin, near Perth on Christmas Day 1674. His father, Rev. George Halyburton, had been a minister in the Church of Scotland but was ejected fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William D
William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England 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, Wills, Willy, Willie, Liam, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are 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-Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Halyburton (FFG-40)
USS ''Halyburton'' (FFG-40), an , is a ship of the United States Navy named for Pharmacist's Mate Second Class William D. Halyburton Jr. (1924–1945). Halyburton was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism while serving with the 5th Marines, during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. Construction ''Halyburton'' was laid down on September 26, 1980 by the Todd Pacific Shipyards Co., Seattle Division, Seattle, Washington; launched on October 13, 1981, sponsored by Mrs. William David Halyburton Sr., mother of PhM2 Halyburton; and commissioned on January 7, 1984, Commander Robert K. Peters in command. Operations Over its commissioned service, ''Halyburton'' earned numerous Battle 'E' awards for combat readiness. ''Halyburton'' was also one of the escorts for on July 21, 1997 as "Old Ironsides" celebrated her 200th birthday and her first unassisted sail in 116 years. ''Maersk Alabama'' incident On April 8, 2009, Somalian pirates captured U.S.-flagged motor vesse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
