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William Lewis (author)
William or Willie Lewis may refer to: Politicians * William Lewis (MP for Anglesey) (by 1526–1601 or later), MP for Anglesey in 1553 and 1555 * William Lewis (MP for Helston), MP for Helston in 1584 * William Lewis (MP for King's Lynn) (died 1593), MP for King's Lynn in 1593 * William Lewis (MP for Cardiff), MP for Cardiff in 1601 * Sir William Lewis, 1st Baronet (1598–1677), MP for Petersfield, Breconshire and Lymington * William Lewis (MP for Devizes) (1625–1661), MP for Devizes, 1660–1661 * William J. Lewis (1766–1828), U.S. Representative from Virginia * William Lewis (Australian politician) (1818–1895), businessman and politician of Kapunda, South Australia * William Lewis (New York politician) (1827–1891), New York politician * William James Lewis (1830–1910), physician and politician in New Brunswick, Canada * William Lewis (Kentucky politician) (1868–1959), U.S. Representative from Kentucky * William Lewis, 3rd Baron Merthyr (1901–1977), Deputy Spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lewis (MP For Anglesey)
William Lewis (1526-1601?) was an MP for Anglesey. Early life He was the first son of Hugh Lewis of Presaddfed Hall and his mother was Agnes, daughter of Sir William Gruffydd of Penrhyn. Between the deaths of his father and grandfather he was the ward of John Puleston (MP, died 1551), John Puleston. Career Offices held He was Sheriff of Anglesey in 1548–9, 1557-8 and 1571–2. He was commissioner of relief in 1550. He was commissioner of goods of churches and fraternities in 1553. Official records He makes few appearances in official records until the reign of Edward VI of England, Edward VI, though later records show he leases of lands to him in Anglesey started before the end of the reign of Henry VII of England, Henry VII. He was a plaintiff in the Star Chamber against Richard and Thomas Bulkeley concerning the making of a mill dam. The dispute was part of a developing row between Lewis and Richard Bulkeley (died 1573), Sir Richard Bulkeley. Lewis and Bulkeley were cousins. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lewis (chess Player)
William Lewis (1787–1870) was an English chess player and author, best known for the Lewis Countergambit. He may have been the first player ever described as a Grandmaster of the game. Life and works Born in Birmingham, William Lewis moved as a young man to London where he worked for a merchant for a short period. He became a student of chess player Jacob Sarratt, but in later years he showed himself to be rather ungrateful towards his teacher. Although he considered Sarratt's ''Treatise on the Game of Chess'' (1808) a "poorly written book", in 1822 Lewis published a second edition of it three years after Sarratt's death in direct competition with Sarratt's own superior revision published posthumously in 1821 by Sarratt's poverty-stricken widow. In 1843, many players contributed to a fund to help the old widow, but Lewis' name is not on the list of subscribers. Around 1819 Lewis was the hidden player inside the Turk (a famous automaton), meeting all-comers successfully. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Lewis (rockabilly Musician)
Willie Lewis (1946 – October 17, 2014) was a rockabilly recording artist and founder of The Rock-A-Billy Record Company, a record label based in Denver, Colorado Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of .... Lewis started the label in order to release rare and authentic rockabilly recordings, most of which were pressed on colored vinyl between 1982 and 1998. He released music from artists such as Go Cat Go, Ronnie Dawson, Don Rader, Marti Brom, High Noon, Jonny Barber & The Rhythm Razors, Little Roy Williamson & the Denver Ramblers, Kidd Pharaoh, and the Redline Rockets. Lewis recorded his own music under a variety of names, including Willy & the String Poppers, Billy & the Bop Cats, King Cat & the Pharaohs, the Bop-a-Whiles, and most recently Willie & The Rhythm Razors. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lewis (tenor)
William L. Lewis (born November 23, 1931, in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American operatic tenor and academic. Biography William Lewis was educated at the University of Colorado, Texas Christian University and New York University. He began his career as a writer and an athlete before deciding to pursue a career in opera. He began his voice training under Karl Kritz and Arthur Faguy Coté in Fort Worth, followed by studies with Susan Seton and Hulda and Luigi Rossini in New York. In the summer of 1951 he attended the Music Academy of the West. He made his professional opera debut in 1953 with Fort Worth Opera as Rinuccio in Puccini's ''Gianni Schicchi''. Two years later he won the Metropolitan Opera's ''Audition of the Air'' competition (precursor to the National Council Auditions). Lewis made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera as Narraboth in ''Salome'' on March 1, 1958, and subsequently sang in 234 performances in his 35 years with the company. In 1975 he made his debut at San Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Lewis
William T. Lewis ''(né'' Willie Meria Tawlton Lewis; 10 June 1905 – 13 January 1971) was an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader. Career Lewis was born Cleburne, Texas, United States. He grew up in Dallas and played in variety shows as a teenager. He attended the New England Conservatory of Music and then played in Will Marion Cook's orchestra. When Cook's band was taken over by Sam Wooding, Lewis traveled with him on tours of Europe, South America, and North Africa, remaining until Wooding disbanded the orchestra in 1931. Following this Lewis set up his own band, Willie Lewis and His Entertainers, which featured some of Wooding's former players and achieved great success in Europe. Among those who played under Lewis were Herman Chittison, Benny Carter, Bill Coleman, Garnet Clark, Bobby Martin, and June Cole. Lewis's Entertainers recorded for French label Disques Swing. In 1941, Lewis disbanded the Entertainers and returned to New York City. He performed infrequen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willard Louis
Willard Louis (April 19, 1882 – July 22, 1926) was an American stage and film actor of the silent film, silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1911 and 1926. He was born in San Francisco, California. Louis had an art studio before he became an actor at age 20. He acted on stage for four years before he began making films. In addition to his work in dramatic films, Louis performed in comedic roles. In 1926, he signed a five-year contract with Warner Bros., with some of the proposed films having him co-starring with Louise Fazenda. Louis died of typhoid fever and pneumonia in Glendale, California, aged 44. Partial filmography * ''The Undertaker's Daughter'' (1915) * ''A Man of Sorrow'' (1916) * ''The Man from Bitter Roots'' (1916) * ''The Battle of Hearts'' (1916) * ''The Fires of Conscience'' (1916) * ''The Island of Desire'' (1917) * ''The Book Agent'' (1917) * ''A Tale of Two Cities (1917 film), A Tale of Two Cities'' (1917) * ''Madame Du Barry (1917 film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Thomas Lewis
William Thomas Lewis (c.1748–1811), known as "Gentleman" Lewis, due to his refined acting style, was an English actor. Raised in Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland, he made his name on the Dublin stage before moving to the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London where he spent many years. He was said to be "the most complete fop on the stage". In later life he went into theatrical management. Early days in Ireland The son of William Lewis, a linendraper on Tower Hill, London, later an actor and manager in Ireland, he was born at Ormskirk, Lancashire, in or about 1748 (there is disagreement about his birth date); he had a Welsh clerical background, and was rumoured to be a great-grandson of Erasmus Lewis. He was brought up in Armagh. A juvenile actor from very young, Lewis first appeared as "Mr. Lewis" in the playbill when he acted Colonel Briton in Susannah Centlivre's comedy ''The Wonder''. Under Willian Dawson, Lewis appeared (1770–71) at the Capel Street Theatre in Dublin. He r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lewis (figure Skater)
William Lewis is a former Canadian figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d .... He was the 1949 and 1952 silver and 1950-51 national bronze medalist. Results References skatabase Canadian male single skaters {{Canada-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Lewis (American Football)
Willie L. Lewis (born January 16, 1958) is an American football executive and former professional player who is the general manager for the Houston Roughnecks of the United Football League (UFL). He was most recently the Director of Player Personnel for the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL and Assistant Director of Pro Personnel for the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL. He was the general manager for the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football (AAF). He previously served as an executive in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 years, including tenures with the Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs. Most notably, he was the Seahawks vice president of football operations from 2010 to 2012. Playing career Lewis was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 1980 out of Millersville State College — now Millersville University of Pennsylvania. He played in 26 NFL games, returning 45 kickoffs for a 21.4-yard average and 56 punts for an 8.0-yard a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Lewis (cricketer)
William Ian Lewis (29 September 1935 – 20 November 2004), usually known by his middle name, was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played twenty times for the Ireland cricket team between 1955 and 1973 including five first-class matches.First-class matches played by Ian Lewis at CricketArchive He was born and died in , . His son, , an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Lewis (boxer)
Willie Lewis (21 May 1884 – 18 May 1949) was a professional American boxer from New York. His career spanned from 1901 to 1915. He was best known in the United States and France where In early 1910, Lewis made an unsuccessful bid at the world middleweight title losing to Billy Papke and made two unsuccessful attempts at the World welterweight title, controversially drawing against World welterweight Champion Harry Lewis (no relation) twice in Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci .... In 1913 Lewis' heavyweight hunting gun exploded, damaging his leg. In 1920, Lewis was shot in an ambush attack and seriously wounded in his Cafe in New York. Lewis died of cancer on 18 May 1949. , style="text-align:center;" colspan="8", Notable bouts , - style="text-align:ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lewis (athlete)
William Fraser Lewis (March 2, 1876 – March 1, 1962) was an American track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Lewis competed in the 110 metre hurdles. He placed third in his first-round heat and second in his repechage heat, not qualifying for the final. In the 200 metre hurdles, Lewis placed fifth in his semifinal heat and did not qualify for the final. Lewis refused to take part in the final of the 400 metre hurdles, as the final was held on a Sunday. Having qualified for the final by taking second in his semifinal heat, this left Lewis in fourth place overall. William Fraser Lewis was born 2 March 1874 in Canandaigua, New York, and died 1 March 1962 in Saint Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 258,308, making it the fifth-most populous city in Florida and the most populous city in the state that is not a county seat (the .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |