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Viscount Selby
Viscount Selby, of the City of Carlisle, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1905 for the Liberal Party (UK), Liberal politician William Court Gully, 1st Viscount Selby, Sir William Court Gully upon his retirement as Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom), Speaker of the House of Commons. He was the son of the physician James Manby Gully. The title of the viscountcy derived from the maiden name of Gully's wife, Elizabeth Selby, daughter of Thomas Selby. the title is held by the first Viscount's great-great-great-grandson, the sixth Viscount, who succeeded his father in 2001. The family seat is Ardfern House, near Lochgilphead, Argyll. Viscounts Selby (1905) *William Court Gully, 1st Viscount Selby (1835–1909) *James William Herschell Gully, 2nd Viscount Selby (1867–1923) *Thomas Sutton Evelyn Gully, 3rd Viscount Selby (1911–1959) *Michael Guy John Gully, 4th Viscount Selby (1942–1997) *Edward Thomas William Gully, 5th Viscount Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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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] |
