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William Brock (MP)
William Brock may refer to: * William Brock (MP), MP for City of Chester *Bill Brock (1930–2021), American senator *William Brock (Australian politician) (1851–1913), member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly * William Brock (Canadian politician) (1836–1917), Canadian politician *William Brock (pastor) (1807–1875), British nonconformist minister * William Brock (engineer) (1830-1907), British entrepreneur *William A. Brock (born 1941), American economist *William Emerson Brock (1872–1950), American politician, grandfather of Bill Brock * William S. Brock (1895–1932), American aviator * William John Brock (1817–1863), religious writer *William Hodson Brock William Hodson Brock (born 1936) is a British chemist and science historian. Brock was born in Brighton. He studied chemistry at University College London and the history and philosophy of science at the University of Leicester to become a lectur ... (born 1936), British chemist and science historian References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Chester (UK Parliament Constituency)
The City of Chester is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2 December 2022 by Samantha Dixon of the Labour Party. She was elected in the by-election held following the resignation of Chris Matheson MP on 21 October 2022. Profile The constituency covers the English city of Chester on the border of Wales and parts of the surrounding Cheshire West and Chester unitary authority, including the villages of: Aldford, Capenhurst, Christleton, Guilden Sutton, Mollington, Newtown, Pulford and Saughall. Much of the city of Chester itself is residential of varying characteristics, with more middle-class areas such as Upton and the large rural former council estate of Blacon which is, except where purchased under the right to buy; owned and managed by the local housing association, Chester And District Housing Trust. History As part of a county palatine with a parliament of its own until the early-sixteenth century, Chester was not enfranch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Brock
William Emerson Brock III (November 23, 1930 – March 25, 2021) was an American Republican politician who served in both chambers of the United States Congress from 1963 to 1977 and later in the United States Cabinet from 1981 to 1987. He was the grandson of William Emerson Brock Sr., a Democratic U.S. senator who represented Tennessee from 1929 to 1931. Early life and career Brock was a native of Chattanooga, where his family owned a well-known candy company. He was the son of Myra (Kruesi) and William Emerson Brock, Jr. Brock was a 1949 graduate of McCallie School and a 1953 graduate of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, in 1953 and subsequently served in the U.S. Navy until 1956. He then worked in his family's candy business. Brock had been reared as a Democrat, but became a Republican in the 1950s. In 1962, he was elected to Congress from Tennessee's 3rd congressional district, based in Chattanooga. The 3rd had long been the only Democratic outpost in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Brock (Australian Politician)
William Brock (c. 1851 – 9 February 1913) was an Australian politician. Brock was born in Woodbank in Van Diemen's Land in about 1851. In 1882 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly, representing the seat of Richmond. He served until 1885. He died in 1913. References 1850s births 1913 deaths Colony of Tasmania people Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly {{Australia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Brock (Canadian Politician)
William Rees Brock (February 14, 1836 – November 1, 1917) was a Canadian businessman and politician. Born in Eramosa Township, Upper Canada, Brock was president of W. R. Brock Co., Limited which sold wholesale dry goods, woolens, and carpets. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1900 federal election for the electoral district of Toronto Centre. A Conservative, he did not run in 1904 Events January * January 7 – The distress signal ''CQD'' is established, only to be replaced 2 years later by ''SOS''. * January 8 – The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system. * .... References * 1836 births 1917 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Burials at St. James Cemetery, Toronto {{HistoricalConservative-Ontario-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Brock (pastor)
William Brock (1807–1875), was the first minister of Bloomsbury Chapel in Central London (1848–72),Bloomsbury Baptist Chapel accessed September 2009 an abolitionist, biographer and supporter of missionary causes. Early years William Brock was of Dutch descent; his ancestors came to England as pilgrims or asylum seekers to escape religious oppression in in the 16th century. He began working life as a watchmaker in |
William Brock (engineer)
William Brock may refer to: *William Brock (MP), MP for City of Chester * Bill Brock (1930–2021), American senator *William Brock (Australian politician) (1851–1913), member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly *William Brock (Canadian politician) (1836–1917), Canadian politician *William Brock (pastor) (1807–1875), British nonconformist minister * William Brock (engineer) (1830-1907), British entrepreneur *William A. Brock (born 1941), American economist *William Emerson Brock (1872–1950), American politician, grandfather of Bill Brock *William S. Brock (1895–1932), American aviator *William John Brock (1817–1863), religious writer *William Hodson Brock William Hodson Brock (born 1936) is a British chemist and science historian. Brock was born in Brighton. He studied chemistry at University College London and the history and philosophy of science at the University of Leicester to become a lectur ... (born 1936), British chemist and science historian References ... [...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] |
William Emerson Brock
William Emerson Brock (March 14, 1872August 5, 1950) was a Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee from 1929 to 1931. Life and career Brock was born in Davie County, North Carolina, the son of Mary Ann (Howell) and Richard Emerson Brock. He attended public school and engaged in agricultural pursuits until 1894. He then moved to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and became a clerk in a general store. From 1896 until 1901 he worked as a tobacco salesman. In 1909 he moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee. In Chattanooga, Brock became involved in candy manufacturing, and also had involvements in insurance and banking interests. He became a trustee of the former University of Chattanooga, now the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Emory and Henry College, and also Martha Washington College. On September 2, 1929, the Governor of Tennessee, Henry Hollis Horton, appointed Brock to the vacancy in the U.S. Senate caused by the death of Lawrence D. Tyson; Horton had first offered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William S
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-Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William John Brock
William John Brock (c.1817–1863) was an English clergyman, religious writer, and poet. Life Born around 1817, Brock married around 1845. After receiving his B.A., Brock took holy orders and entered the Anglican Church as curate of St. George's, Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ..., Yorkshire. He left Barnsley in 1858 to become the incumbent of Hayfield, Derbyshire. Brock died at Hayfield on 27 April 1863, and was buried there. Works In 1847 Brock published a small volume of poems, ''Wayside Verses'', dating the preface "London, 22 September". In 1855 he published at Barnsley, by subscription, ''Twenty-seven Sermons.'' In 1858, Brock published a second edition, dating it "Hayfield Parsonage, 22 September 1858". This edition contained his farewell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
