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William Jennings (Syriacist)
William Jennings may refer to: * William Jennings (mayor) (1823–1886), mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA * William M. Jennings (1920–1981), one time owner of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League; the League annually gives out an award in his honour * William Nicholson Jennings (1860–1946), photographer in Philadelphia * W. Pat Jennings (1919–1994), Representative in the United States Congress from Virginia *William Sherman Jennings (1863–1920), governor of Florida, United States * William Thomas Jennings (1854–1923), New Zealand politician * William Jennings (priest) (died 1565), Dean of Gloucester, 1541–1565 *William Dale Jennings (1917–2000), American author of ''The Cowboys'', ''The Ronin'', and ''The Sinking of the Sarah Diamond'' *Sir William Ivor Jennings (1903–1965), British lawyer and academic *William Jennens (1701–1798), "William the Miser", "William the Rich", 'the richest commoner in England' who died intestate See also *William Jen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Jennings (mayor)
William Jennings (September 13, 1823 – January 15, 1886) was the mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, from 1882 to 1885. A merchant and financier, Jennings has been described as "Utah's first millionaire". Biography Early life Jennings was born in Yardley, England to a family which was wealthy in the butchering business. He left school at the age of eleven and became an assistant to his sire. He immigrated to the United States in 1847. He worked as a butcher in New York, Ohio, and Missouri and encountered numerous financial problems. In St. Joseph, Missouri, he married Jane Walker, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), on July 2, 1851. The newly married couple moved to Salt Lake City in Utah Territory in 1852. Shortly after arriving in Salt Lake City, Jennings was baptized into the LDS Church. Soon afterwards, he married Priscilla Paul as a plural wife. Career in Utah Jennings opened a butchery and tannery in Salt Lake City and later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William M
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the 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 or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include 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-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Nicholson Jennings
William Nicholson Jennings (1860–1946) was a photographer active in Philadelphia from the 1890s. He conducted experiments with color photography and artificial lightning, helping in the development of photographic flash. In 1890 together with Arthur W. Goodspeed he was photographing electric sparks and brush discharges at the University of Pennsylvania, and tried to use a Crookes tube. On February 22nd he noticed disks of unknown origin on one of his plates but nobody could explain them, and the image was forgotten. Only after the discovery of X-rays An X-ray (also known in many languages as Röntgen radiation) is a form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than those of ultraviolet rays and longer than those of gamma rays. Roughly, X-rays have a wavelength ran ... by Roentgen did Goodspeed and Jennings realize that this was an accidental X-ray photo. References External linksWilliam Jennings in The Franklin Institute's Case Files online exh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Sherman Jennings
William Sherman Jennings (March 24, 1863February 27, 1920) was an American politician who served as the 18th governor of Florida after being a lawyer, county judge, and state representative. Early years and education He was born near Walnut Hill, Illinois, and attended public schools in Marion County. Jennings graduated from Southern Illinois University in 1883, then studied law at the Union College of Law in Chicago (now named Northwestern University School of Law). He finished his law studies in Chicago under the supervision of his brother, Charles E. Jennings, who was the State Attorney for Marion County. Florida He came to Florida in 1885 and settled in Brooksville, Florida. In 1887, he was appointed circuit court commissioner, and became county judge of Hernando County, Florida, in 1888. State office Jennings resigned his office as county judge in 1893 to serve in the Florida House of Representatives, eventually becoming Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Thomas Jennings
William Thomas Jennings (1854 – 6 February 1923) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand. Early life He was born in Auckland, where he attended St. Paul's school and subsequently became an apprentice printer in the offices of the ''New Zealander''. Subsequently, he worked for a number of newspapers: the ''Thames Guardian'' and the Dunedin ''Guardian'' as foreman, then the ''Dunedin Age'' and ''The Oamaru Mail'' as manager, followed by a move back to Auckland in 1882 to become foreman on the '' Evening Star''. Political career A social reformer, he worked hard to represent men and women of the labouring classes and to improve their conditions. He was called to a seat in the New Zealand Legislative Council on 15 October 1892 as a representative of labour, and was known for his common sense, ability and courtesy. He also worked with the secretary of the New Zealand Tailoresses' Union to improve working conditions for women in that industry. He resigned fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Jennings (priest)
William Jennings, S.T.D. was the last Prior of St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester, dissolved in 1536. He was a chaplain to Henry VIII and became the first Dean of Gloucester, serving from 1541. He held the office of dean in plurality with five other livings, including Cromhall. In 1565 he was excused from attending the episcopal visitation on account of his infirmity and he died shortly after on 4 November 1565. He was buried in Gloucester Cathedral Gloucester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity and formerly St Peter's Abbey, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the River Severn. It originated with the establishme ... 'before the choir door'. References 16th-century English Anglican priests Deans of Gloucester English priors Year of birth missing 1565 deaths Burials at Gloucester Cathedral {{ChurchofEngland-dean-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Jennings (activist)
William Dale Jennings (October 21, 1917 – May 11, 2000) was an American LGBT rights activist, playwright and author. Early life Jennings was born in Amarillo, Texas, the son of William Arthur Jennings and Charlotte Sophia Knebel Jennings. His family relocated to Denver, Colorado, while Jennings was still an infant. He and his sister, Charlotte Elaine, (two years older) grew up in Denver. Both were schooled in music, Elaine playing the violin and Dale (as he was known, to distinguish him from his father) the piano. The two made many appearances on local radio and at tent revival meetings. Dale showed an early love of dance, growing into a noted prodigy before the age of twelve. Later he joined the Lester Horton dance troupe as they traveled around the United States. In his late teens he moved to Los Angeles, with aspirations of becoming a writer and theater director, for which he had trained in Colorado. He eventually launched a theater company called the Theatre Caravan, locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivor Jennings
Sir William Ivor Jennings () (16 May 1903 – 19 December 1965) was a British lawyer and academic. He served as the Chancellor (education), vice chancellor of the University of Cambridge (1961–63) and the University of Ceylon (1942–55). Education Jennings was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Hospital, Bristol (a boarding school), at Bristol Grammar School, and at St Catharine's College, Cambridge. Career Jennings joined the University of Leeds as a lecturer in law in 1925 and became a Holt Scholar of Gray's Inn and was called to the bar in 1928. The following year he joined the London School of Economics as lecturer in law. Jennings was sent to Ceylon by the British Government in 1942, as the Principal of the University College, Colombo with a mandate to create a university for that land, then a Crown colony. The institution, on the model of University of London, was dubbed the University of Ceylon and was first established in Colombo, the capital city, then partially transf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Jennens
William Jennens (possibly Jennings) (1701–1798), also known as William the Miser, William the Rich, and The Miser of Acton, was a reclusive financier who lived at Acton Place in the village of Acton, Suffolk, England. He was described as the "richest commoner in England" when he died unmarried and intestate with a fortune estimated at £2 million, which became the subject of legal wrangles (''Jennens v Jennens'') in the Court of Chancery for well over a century despite the fact that all Jennen's real and personal estate had been distributed to his closest living relatives in a relatively short time after his death. The Jennens case is often cited as having provided inspiration for ''Jarndyce v Jarndyce'' in Charles Dickens' serialised novel ''Bleak House''. Biography William was born in 1701 to Ann(e) (née Guidott 1675, daughter of Carew Guidott(i)) and Robert Jennens (Jennings), who were married in Westminster Abbey in 1700. Robert was aide-de-camp to John Churchill, 1st Duk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator, and politician. He was a dominant force in the History of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 1896 United States presidential election, 1896, 1900 United States presidential election, 1900, and 1908 United States presidential election, 1908 elections. He served in the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives from 1891 to 1895 and as the United States Secretary of State, Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson from 1913 to 1915. Because of his faith in the wisdom of the common people, Bryan was often called "the Great Commoner", and because of his rhetorical power and early fame as the youngest presidential candidate, "the Boy Orator". Born and raised in Illinois, Bryan moved to Nebraska in the 1880s. He won election to the House of Representatives in the 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
