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William Berry (engineer)
William Berry may refer to: * William Berry (pioneer) (1619â1654), first settler of Hampton, New Hampshire * William Berry (Roundhead) (c. 1605â1669), fought for Parliament during the English Civil War, member of the First Protectorate Parliament * William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose (1879â1954), British newspaper publisher * William Berry (genealogist) (1774â1851), English genealogist * William D. Berry (artist) (1926â1979), Alaskan artist * William D. Berry (political scientist), professor at Florida State University * William H. Berry (1852â1928), treasurer of Pennsylvania * William Berry (Maine settler) (1753â1824), American Revolutionary War soldier and Baptist deacon in Buckfield, Maine * William Berry (artist) (1933â2010), pencil still life and human figure illustrator and professor of art at the University of Missouri * William Berry (footballer, born 1867) (1867â1919), Scottish footballer * William Berry (footballer, born 1934), English footballer * Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Berry (pioneer)
William Berry (1610 – June 28, 1654) was the first settler at Sandy Beach, Rye, New Hampshire. Early life William Berry was born 1605 in Norfolk, England, the son of Johan and Susannah Berry. He was in service to Captain John Mason in 1631, when Mason sent 58 men and 22 women to the Piscataqua River in North America. Among them were William Berry, William Seavey, Francis Rand, and William or Anthony Brackett.Palmer, Ansell W., ed. Piscataqua Pioneers: Selected Biographies of Early Settlers in Northern New England, pp. 385-6, Piscataqua Pioneers, Portsmouth, NH, 2000. . The following were returned as belonging to Sandy Beach in 1688: William Berry, John Berry, John Marden, John Foss 1st, John Foss Jr., John Odiorne, Anthony Brackett, Francis Rand, Thomas Rand, William Wallis, James Randall, William Seavie, James Berry, Samuel Ran, John Seavie, Anthony Libbie, and Joseph Berry. Adult life William Berry married Jane Hermins (1614-1687) in 1636 in the town of Portsmouth, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Berry (Roundhead)
Sir William Bury (â1669) fought for the Parliamentary causes during the English Civil War and was a colonel in the New Model Army during Interregnum. He was also a Member of the First Protectorate Parliament, and held various Commonwealth government offices. Biography Bury was only son of William Bury (died 28 March 1617), of the Friars, in Grantham, Lincolnshire, and Emma, his wife, the youngest daughter of John Dryden, of Canons Ashby, and Elizabeth (''nÊe'' Cope). He was baptised at Grantham on 3 June 1605. Bury entered at Gray's Inn on 18 May 1631. He was found guilty of High Treason for taking up arms against King Charles I, April 21, 1643 (see Declaration of Lex Talionis). The same year he had been appointed to collect subsidy from Lincolnshire, He was named in despatches of the Committee of Both Kingdoms 1644â1645, and was one of the commissioners for the reduction of Belvoir Castle in June 1649. Bury was returned Member of Parliament for Grantham in First Protect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose
William Ewart Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose DL (23 June 1879 â 15 June 1954) was a British peer and newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sport ... publisher. Life and career Berry was born in Merthyr Tydfil in Wales, the second of three sons of Mary Ann (Rowe) and John Mathias Berry. Berry started his working life as a journalist and established his own paper, ''Advertising World'', in 1901. Berry made his fortune with the publication of the First World War magazine ''The War Illustrated'', which at its peak had a circulation of 750,000. In partnership with his younger brother, Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley (the elder brother was Seymour Berry, 1st Baron Buckland), he purchased ''The Sunday Times'' in 1915 and was its editor-in-chief until 1937. In 1919 the pair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Berry (genealogist)
William Berry (5 November 1774 â 2 July 1851) was an English genealogist, known for various publications on family history and heraldry. Life William Berry was born on 5 November 1772, the son of William Berry and his wife Elizabeth. In his early career, 1793â1809, he was employed as a writing clerk to the registrar of the College of Arms. On his retirement from that post, he lived for some time in Guernsey, where he published an able work titled ''The History of the Island of Guernsey, compiled from the collections of Henry Budd'' (1815). Prior to this, he had published a work titled ''Introduction to Heraldry'' (1810). Returning to England, he lived at Doddington Place, in Kennington, south London, and in 1832 commenced ''A Genealogical Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland''. This was a carefully compiled family history, with beautifully engraved coats of arms, but did not receive much support, and after the issue of the fourth number, which terminated with an account ... [...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] |
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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] |
William Berry (Maine Settler)
William Berry (March 6, 1753 â August 29, 1824) was a Maine-born soldier during the American Revolution. Early years Born in Falmouth, Maine, a grandson of Captain George Berry, he was one of the earliest settlers of Buckfield, Maine having settled there thirteen years before the incorporation of the town. Marriage He married Joanna Doane in 1774. They had 11 children, five sons (Levi, William, George, Obadiah and Zerri) and six daughters (Mary olly Dorcas, Joanna, Elizabeth, Sally, and Remember). American Revolutionary War record Corporal in Captain Benjamine Hooper's Company marched 1/25/1776 rolls made up to 5/30/1776 at Falmouth. Private. Capt. William Crocher's Company. Col. Mitchell's Regiment. roll muster made up from 8/31/1776, discharged 11/23/1776, Return of Capt. Samuel Knights Company in Falmouth pay due 11/1776- William Berry enlisted 7/8/1776. Private . Capt. John Brachett marched in response to alarm of 4/19/1775 to headquarters. Service 5 days. Post war ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Berry (artist)
William Augustus Berry (born September 29, 1933, Jacksonville, Texas; died January 3, 2010, Columbia, Missouri) was an author, artist, and professor of art, known for his illustrations and colored pencil drawings. Professional career Berry earned a BFA at the University of Texas, Austin in 1955 and an MFA from the University of Southern California in 1957. Subsequently, he worked as an illustrator and painter in New York City. In 1968, Berry began teaching art at the University of Texas, Austin, where he became the first Art Director of '' Texas Monthly Magazine''. While teaching at UT Austin, he wrote his seminal textbook: ''Drawing The Human Form'', a book widely adopted by art departments across the country and cited as "excellent" by art historian Ernst Gombrich. From 1974 to 1978, Berry taught graphic design and illustration at Boston University, School of Visual Arts. In 1978, he became Professor of Art at the University of Missouri in Columbia where he was given th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Berry (footballer, Born 1867)
William Hall Berry (20 August 1867 â 5 February 1919) was a Scottish footballer who played for Queen's Park and the Scotland national team. Berry, an inside right, joined Queen's Park from local club Rawcliffe as a teenager and remained with the Glasgow club for the remainder of his football career. He won the Scottish Cup with the club in 1890 and won four caps for the Scotland national team between 1888 and 1891. His younger brother, Davidson Davidson may refer to: * Davidson (name) * Clan Davidson, a Highland Scottish clan * Davidson Media Group * Davidson Seamount, undersea mountain southwest of Monterey, California, USA * Tyler Davidson Fountain, monument in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA ..., also played for Queen's Park and was also a Scottish internationalist. References External links *International statsat Londonhearts.com 1867 births 1919 deaths Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Men's association football inside forwards Queen's Park F.C. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Berry (footballer, Born 1934)
William Berry (born 4 April 1934) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ... for Mansfield Town. References 1934 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Mansfield Town F.C. players English Football League players Footballers from Mansfield {{England-footy-forward-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Berry (journalist)
William Berry (c.1835–2 October 1903) was a New Zealand journalist and newspaper editor. He was born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland on c.1835. Biography William Berry was born in Edinburgh to Margaret Garden and her husband William Berry. Around the year 1847, aged 12, he was apprenticed in the composing room of ''The Scotsman'' newspaper. There he gained experience in different aspects of journalism. On 5 July 1860, he married Henrietta Younger at Edinburgh. In 1863, Berry was engaged by the '' Daily Southern Cross'' newspaper in Auckland, New Zealand, as a war correspondent. He arrived at Auckland on 26 January 1864. He later became a sub-editor on the ''Southern Cross''. In 1868, he resigned from the ''Southern Cross''. From 1868 until 1874, he was an editor of the ''Thames Advertiser''. He moved to Auckland in 1875 as an editor of the ''New Zealand Herald ''The New Zealand Herald'' is a daily newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand, owned by New Zealand M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William A
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-Germani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
