William Potts (other)
William Potts may refer to: * William Potts (inventor) (1883–1947), American policeman and inventor of modern traffic lights * William E. Potts (1921–2005), American army general * William Estel Potts (1935–2004), American army general *William Potts (1809–?), British clockmaker and founder of Potts of Leeds Potts of Leeds was a major British manufacturer of public clocks, based in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. History William Potts was born in December 1809 and was apprenticed to Samuel Thompson, a Darlington clockmaker. In 1833, at the age of 2 ... See also * Bill Potts (other), several people * William Potts Dewees (1768–1841), American obstetrician and medical writer {{hndis, Potts, William ...
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William Potts (inventor)
William Potts (May 1883 – 1947) was a Detroit police officer who is credited with inventing the modern, three-lens traffic light in Detroit in 1920. (A gas-powered, two-lens, red/green traffic signal was invented in London in 1868 by John Peake Knight, though after a short test installation, traffic lights were not seen again in the U.K. until 1929.) Biography William Potts was born in Bad Axe, Michigan. The 1900 census lists Potts as 17 years old and a police officer. By 1910, he was married to Grace (Baker) Potts, and they subsequently had 4 children. Potts became the "superintendent, signal person police" for the city of Detroit. The old system of police directing traffic had become increasingly outmoded; two-color signals, with green and red lights, already existed, but they did not leave drivers sufficient time to stop at high speeds. Some municipalities experimented with leaving the green on for a few seconds after the red was illuminated, to caution the driver that the ...
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William E
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 ...
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William Estel Potts
Major General William Estel Potts (December 9, 1935 – February 29, 2004) was a career officer in the United States Army and served as the 22nd Chief of Ordnance for the United States Army Ordnance Corps. Early life Potts was born in Nashville, Tennessee, December 9, 1935. He played halfback on his high school football team in Columbia, Tennessee, when it won the state championship. He attended Vanderbilt University on a football scholarship. In 1955, this Vanderbilt team went to the Gator Bowl, where they defeated Auburn. At Vanderbilt, he entered the Reserves Officer Training Corps (ROTC) and graduated with a reserve commission in 1958. Military career Upon graduation, Potts joined the Transportation Corps and attended the basic transportation course at Fort Eustis. After a follow-on course at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, he remained at the Ordnance School as commander of the 7th Enlisted Training Company, School Troops. In 1961, he attended Airborne School at Fort Ben ...
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Potts Of Leeds
Potts of Leeds was a major British manufacturer of public clocks, based in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. History William Potts was born in December 1809 and was apprenticed to Samuel Thompson, a Darlington clockmaker. In 1833, at the age of 24, William moved to Pudsey near Leeds, to set up his own business. Initially the business was primarily concerned with domestic timepieces, however this gradually expanded into the manufacture and repair of public clocks. In 1862 the business moved to Guildford Street, Leeds, and later, a workshop for public clocks opened nearby in Cookridge Street. This heralded the most productive and profitable years of the business with large numbers of public clocks being installed both home and abroad for cathedrals, churches, town halls, schools, engineering works and railways. Queen Victoria granted the company a Royal Warrant of Appointment (United Kingdom), Royal Warrant in 1897. In 1875 they installed a model of the time ball at Greenwich in th ...
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Bill Potts (other)
Bill Potts may refer to: * Bill Potts (musician) (1928–2005), American jazz pianist * Bill Potts (lawyer), criminal lawyer and past president of Queensland Law Society * Bill Potts (American football), played in 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season * Bill Potts (''Doctor Who''), a fictional character in the British television series ''Doctor Who'' See also * William Potts (other) William Potts may refer to: * William Potts (inventor) (1883–1947), American policeman and inventor of modern traffic lights * William E. Potts (1921–2005), American army general * William Estel Potts (1935–2004), American army general *Wil ...