William Courtney (MP For Fowey)
William Courtney may refer to: * William Leonard Courtney (1850–1928), English author * William B. Courtney (1894–1966), American screenwriter * William Harrison Courtney (born 1944), American diplomat * William Prideaux Courtney (1845–1913), English biographer See also * William Courtenay (other) William Courtenay (1342–1396) was an Archbishop of Canterbury William Courtenay may also refer to: * William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (1475–1511) *Sir William Courtenay (1451–1512) *Sir William Courtenay (1477–1535), MP for Devon *Sir ...

William Leonard Courtney
William Leonard Courtney (1850 – 1 November 1928) was an English author, philosopher and journalist whose 38-year career encompassed work on the ''Daily Telegraph'' and ''Fortnightly Review''. Early life and education Courtney was born at Poona, India, the youngest of three sons and three daughters born to William Courtney, of the Indian Civil Service, and Ann Edwardes, daughter of Captain Edward Scott, RN. He was educated at Merton College, Oxford, where he was a contemporary of F H Bradley. Career In 1873, he became headmaster of Somersetshire College, Bath. Returning to New Oxford in 1876 he became a tutor in philosophy at New College, where his essays on Plato gained attention. Philosophical studies such as ''The Metaphysics of John Stuart Mill'' (1879), ''Studies in Philosophy'' (1882), and ''Constructive Ethics'' (1886) were written during this period. With Benjamin Jowett he helped with the foundation of the New Theatre.Obituary, ''The Times'', 2 November, 1928 ...
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William B
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 ...
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William Harrison Courtney
William Harrison Courtney (born July 18, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA) is an American diplomat, having served as representative for the U.S. mostly in Eastern Europe. He was appointed by President Bill Clinton as Senior Director for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasian affairs in 1997. He had previously served as Ambassador to Georgia. Prior to that, Courtney was Ambassador to Kazakhstan,Kazakhstan, Central Asia
The Political Graveyard and co-chair of the U.S. delegation on Safety, Security and Dismantlement of Nuclear Weapons, and head of the U.S. delegation, with rank of Ambassador, to the implementing commissions established by the Threshold Test Ban and Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaties. Earlier ...
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William Prideaux Courtney
William Prideaux Courtney (1845–1913) was a British biographer and civil servant. Writing as W. P. C., he was a contributor to the first edition of the ''Dictionary of National Biography''. He was the brother of Leonard Courtney, 1st Baron Courtney of Penwith (1832-1918) and John Mortimer Courtney John Mortimer Courtney, (July 22, 1838 – October 8, 1920) was a Canadian civil servant. Born in Penzance, England, the second son of John Sampson Courtney and Sarah Mortimer, Courtney worked at Mount's Bay Bank in Penzance, then to India ... (1838–1920). As an administrator he worked for the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. Works * * * * Courtney, William Prideaux (1894). ''English whist and English whist players.'' Richard Bentley and Son. * Courtney, William Prideaux; Smith, David Nichol (ed.) (1915). ''A bibliography of Samuel Johnson.'' Clarendon Press. * * References External links English biographers 1845 births 1913 deaths People from Penzance 21s ...
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