William Edwards
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William Edwards may refer to:
- William Edwards (architect)William Edwards (architect)William Edwards was a Welsh Methodist minister who also practised as a stonemason, architect and bridge engineer....
(1719–1789), minister and architect of the Pontypridd bridge in south Wales - William Edwards (inventor)William Edwards (inventor)William Edwards was an American inventor, grandson of Jonathan Edwards, the elder. He was born in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. He introduced a valuable improvement in the manufacture of leather, whereby tanning was accomplished in a quarter of the usual time. He invented machines which greatly...
(1770–1851), grandson of Jonathan Edwards - William Camden EdwardsWilliam Camden EdwardsWilliam Camden Edwards was a Welsh engraver.-Biography:Edwards was born in Monmouthshire in 1777. Early in the nineteenth century he went to Bungay, Suffolk to engrave portraits and illustrations for the Bible, Pilgrim's Progress, and similar works published by the Bungay printer Charles Brightly...
(1777-1855) - William Edwards (naval officer)William Edwards (naval officer)William W. Edwards was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812.Born in Petersburg, Virginia, Edwards was appointed a midshipman 1 September 1811. In 1813 he was assigned to Argus, and was killed in the action with HMS Pelican on 14 August 1813.-External links:*...
(c.1790–1814), officer in the United States Navy - William Henry EdwardsWilliam Henry EdwardsWilliam Henry Edwards was an important entomologist in the United States.Edwards was born in Hunter, Greene County, New York. He is remembered for his trip to the Amazon in 1846, that he recorded in his book A Voyage Up the River Amazon, with a residency at Pará , that inspired Wallace and Bates...
(1822–1909), American entomologist - William P. EdwardsWilliam P. EdwardsWilliam Posey Edwards was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born near Talbotton, Georgia, Edwards attended the common schools, and was graduated from Collinsworth Institute, Talbotton, Georgia, in 1856.He studied law....
(1835–1900), lawyer, soldier, member-elect Republican to the Fortieth Congress - William Cameron EdwardsWilliam Cameron EdwardsWilliam Cameron Edwards was a Canadian businessman and parliamentarian.He was born in Clarence Township in Russell County, Ontario in 1844, the son of William Edwards and Ann Cameron, received basic schooling in Ottawa and, at a young age, began work in the timber industry at Thurso, Quebec. He...
(1844–1921), Canadian businessman and parliamentarian - William D. EdwardsWilliam D. EdwardsWilliam D. Edwards was an American soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 7th U.S. Infantry during the Indian Wars. A participant in the Nez Perce War, he was one of six men who received the Medal of Honor for bravery against Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce at the Battle of Big Hole on August...
(1849–1903), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient - William Mordaunt Marsh EdwardsWilliam Mordaunt Marsh EdwardsMajor William Mordaunt Marsh Edwards, VC, DL was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
(1855–1912), Old Etonian awarded the Victoria Cross in the Sudan - William Henry Edwards (politician)William Henry Edwards (politician)William Henry Edwards was an Ontario leather manufacturer and political figure. He represented Toronto Northwest and then Bellwoods in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1924 to 1929 as a Conservative member....
(born 1857), Canadian manufacturer and politician - William John EdwardsWilliam John EdwardsWilliam John Edwards , was a leading exponent and teacher of the Welsh singing medium of Cerdd Dant . Cerdd Dant is sung to a particular tune selected for the verse and the singer is accompanied by a harpist playing a different but complementary melody...
(1898–1978), Welsh singer - Don EdwardsDon EdwardsWilliam Donlon Edwards is an American politician of the Democratic Party, formerly a member of the United States House of Representatives from California.-Biography:...
(born 1915), U.S. Representative from California, full name William Donlon Edwards - Jack Edwards (Alabama) (born 1928), U.S. Representative from Alabama, full name William Jackson Edwards
- Willie EdwardsWillie EdwardsWillie Edwards, Jr. was a 24-year-old African American, husband and father, murdered by members of the Alabama Ku Klux Klan. He is buried at New Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Letohatchee, Alabama. - Murder :...
(1932–1957), African American murdered by the Ku Klux Klan - William Edwards (politician)William Edwards (politician)William Henry Edwards, also known as Will Edwards was a British Labour politician.Edwards was born in Amlwch, Anglesey. His father was a tenant farmer and his mother was a seamstress. He was educated at the local Grammar School and at Sir Thomas Jones' Comprehensive School...
(1938–2007), British Labour Party politician, MP for Merionethshire 1966–1974
- William J. Edwards (architect), who designed Washington School (Grand Forks, North Dakota)Washington School (Grand Forks, North Dakota)Washington School is a building in Grand Forks, North Dakota that was built in 1907. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992....
See also
- Bill Edwards (disambiguation)
- William Edwardes (disambiguation)
- William J. Edwards (disambiguation)