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William Dwyer (Oregon Politician)
William Dwyer may refer to: * William Dwyer (Irish politician) (1887–1951), Irish independent politician * Bill Dwyer (mobster) (1883–1946), American Prohibition-era gangster * Bil Dwyer (cartoonist), Bil Dwyer (1907–1987), American cartoonist and humorist * William Lee Dwyer (1929–2002), U.S. federal judge * Ubi Dwyer (Bill Dwyer, 1933–2001), Windsor Free Festival organiser * Bil Dwyer (born 1962), American actor and comedian * William A. Dwyer Jr. (1914–1982), American lawyer, judge, and politician from Philadelphia * William Gerard Dwyer (born 1947), American mathematician * Bill Dwyer (sprinter) (born 1929), winner of the 60 yards at the 1949 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships * Bill Dwyer (1887–1943), English comedian in the double act Clapham and Dwyer {{hndis, Dwyer, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Dwyer (Irish Politician)
William James Dwyer (9 May 1887 – 10 May 1951) was an Irish politician and businessman. He was born 9 May 1887 in Cork (city), Cork city, second son among three sons and two daughters of Walter Dwyer of Sunday's Well, Cork, merchant and later director and managing director of Dwyer & Co., and Clare Dwyer (née Downing). He was educated at Presentation Brothers College, Cork; and Downside School, Somerset, England. On finishing school in 1905, he returned to Cork to join his fathers' company. It was founded by his grandfather in the nineteenth century, and had become a large concern involved in the manufacture of clothing for men and boys. His experience within the family business helped to educate him in all aspects of the manufacturing process, to the extent that he left the firm in 1913 and set up his own hosiery factory. Following the success of his hosiery business. in 1928 he founded Sunbeam Knitwear Co., which manufactured knitted underwear. In 1933 he acquired the Iris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |