24-794: William Williams may refer to: Art and literature [ edit ] William Williams (artist) (1727–1791), artist and author of American novel Penrose William Williams (antiquary) (Gwilym Ddu o Arfon, 1739–1817), Welsh historian and poet William Williams (Carw Coch) (1808–1872, bardic name Carw Coch), Welsh literary figure William Williams (Creuddynfab) (1814–1869), Welsh poet and literary critic William Williams (Crwys) (1875–1968, bardic name Crwys), Welsh-language poet William Carlos Williams (1883–1963), American poet William T. Williams (born 1942), New York painter Military [ edit ] William Williams (printer and publisher) (1787–1850), printer, publisher and colonel during
48-522: A gentleman who helped him gain admission to the almshouse, where he lived until his death. The bequest included many books, a self-portrait (now in the collections of the Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library ), and the manuscript of Penrose . The Rev. John Eagles , son of Thomas, prepared an edited copy of this for publication, including 37 watercolours mainly by Nicholas Pocock , intended for engraving. This Eagles version appeared in 1815, but without
72-526: A painter as well, and is considered the first American portraitist. Sir William Williams, 6th Baronet Sir William Williams, 6th Baronet ( c. 1663 – 23 December 1696) of Faenol (Vaynol) was a Welsh politician and landowner elected as MP for Caernarvonshire from 1689 until his death. Williams was born in around 1663, the son of Sir Griffith Williams (d. c. 1663 ), 4th Baronet, of Faenol (Vaynol) , and his wife Penelope, daughter of Thomas, 1st Viscount Bulkeley . Sir Griffith
96-732: A young Benjamin West , among others. West later credited Williams for piquing his interest in painting. Williams associated with Benjamin Franklin , Franklin's business partner David Hall , patriot and intellectual Benjamin Lay , and William and Lewis Hallam . Traveling with the Hallam Company he lived for a time in Jamaica , where he possibly painted Francis Williams , and afterwards in New York City , where he
120-506: Is believed to have been a seafarer during the early part of his life. During that time he became a friend and shipmate of William Falconer . Williams wrote The Journal of Llewellin Penrose, Seaman , believed to be partly autobiographical, about a Welsh sailor who is cast away in the Americas. This book is accounted by many scholars as the first American novel. Williams could not find a publisher for
144-546: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages William Williams (artist) William Williams (1727 – 27 April 1791) was a British painter and writer who wrote the novel The Journal of Llewellin Penrose, Seaman , which is considered by some to be the first American novel. Williams was born in Bristol , England , but his family originated in Caerphilly , Wales . Williams
168-1546: The Cygnet in the First Fleet of South Australia in 1836 William Mattieu Williams (1820–1892), English writer on science William Williams (veterinary surgeon) (1832–1900), Welsh veterinary surgeon William Owen Williams (1860–1911), British veterinarian William Aubrey Williams (1834–1891), bardic name Gwilym Gwent ), Welsh composer William Muir Williams, judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri in 1898 William Henry Williams (1852–1941), English-born Australian headmaster and professor William Williams (doctor) (1855/6–1911), Welsh doctor and writer on sanitation issues William Williams (murderer) (1877–1906), last person executed by Minnesota William M. Williams, US Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1920–1921 William Emrys Williams (1896–1977), British educationalist and editor-in-chief of Penguin Books William Williams (surveyor) (1901–1995), British academic at Cambridge W. T. Williams (William Thomas Williams, 1913–1995), English and Australian botanist and plant taxonomist William Appleman Williams (1921–1990), American historian William B. Williams (DJ) (1923–1986), disc jockey on New York City radio station WNEW William Williams (metallurgist) (1927–2011), Canadian metallurgical engineer William T. B. Williams , dean at
192-680: The Methodist Church of Australasia 1907–1910 William A. Williams (creationist) (1854–1938), American Presbyterian clergyman and creationist writer William Williams (missionary) (1859–1892), Welsh missionary to East Khasi Hills, India William Richard Williams (theologian) (1896–1962), theologian and principal of the United Theological College Aberystwyth Sports [ edit ] Football and rugby [ edit ] William Williams (footballer, born 1856) (1856–?), Welsh international footballer in
216-456: The 1870s and 1880s William Williams (footballer, born 1892) (1892–1926), English footballer William Williams (rugby union) (1866–1945), Welsh rugby union footballer in the 1880s and 1890s William Henry Williams (rugby union) (1873–1936), Welsh rugby union footballer who played in the 1900s for Wales, Pontymister RFC, and London Welsh RFC Billy Williams (rugby, born 1925) (1925–2007), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer in
240-537: The 1940s William Williams (Halifax RLFC) (20th century), Welsh rugby league footballer in the 1900s and 1910s William M. Williams (American football) (1877–1932), head coach of the Clemson college football program in 1897 J. William Williams (1880–1908), American football player and coach John Williams (footballer, born 1960) (William John Williams), English footballer Other sports [ edit ] William Williams (baseball) (1916–2009), co-owner of
264-508: The Baronetcy became extinct. Ignoring the claims of an impostor, Arthur Owen, who claimed to be a relative, Williams left his Vaynol estate to the descendants of his friend, the late Sir Bourchier Wrey, 4th Baronet . Sir William Williams, 6th Baronet, History of Parliament Online This article about a Member of the Parliament of England (before 1707) representing a Welsh constituency
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#1732876089388288-512: The Cincinnati Reds baseball team William Williams (cricketer, born 1844) (1844–1885), English cricketer Will Williams (born 1992), New Zealand cricketer Will Williams (long jumper) (born 1995), American long jumper Other [ edit ] William Williams Pantycelyn (1717–1791), Welsh composer of hymns William S. Williams (1787–1849), mountain man and frontiersman William S. Williams, travelled to South Australia on
312-723: The First World War William Williams (VC) (1890–1965), Victoria Cross recipient of the First World War William Fenwick Williams (1800–1883), Canadian-born British military leader William Williams (naval officer) , American naval officer in the American Revolution Politics [ edit ] U.S. [ edit ] William Williams (Connecticut politician) (1731–1811), US Continental Congressman William M. Williams (Texas politician) (1809–1859), politician in
336-1272: The House of Commons Sir William Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Gray's Inn (1665–1740), Welsh politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Denbigh, 1708–1710 William Peere Williams (1664–1736) , MP for Bishop's Castle, 1722–1727 Sir William Williams, 2nd Baronet, of Clapton (1730–1761), MP for New Shoreham, 1758–1751 William Addams Williams (1787–1861), British Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire William Williams (Radical politician) (1788–1865), Welsh businessman based in London, Radical MP 1835–1847 and 1850–1865 William Williams (Swansea MP) (1840–1904), British Member of Parliament for Swansea District 1893–1895 William Williams (Labour politician) (1895–1963), British civil servant and politician Thomas Williams (Warrington MP) (William Thomas Williams, 1915–1986), British Member of Parliament for Warrington William Williams (Weymouth MP) (1774–1839), British Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis W. Llewelyn Williams (1867–1922), Welsh journalist, lawyer and Liberal Party politician Other countries [ edit ] William Williams (New South Wales politician) (1856–1947), member of
360-1340: The New South Wales Legislative Assembly William Williams (Tasmanian politician) (1851–1924), member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council Religion [ edit ] William Williams (Archdeacon of Cashel) (fl. 17th century), Irish Anglican clergyman William Williams of Wern (1781–1840), Welsh Independent minister, promoter of the General Union movement of 1834 William Williams (bishop) (1800–1878), bishop of Waiapu in New Zealand William Williams (Caledfryn) (1801–1869), Welsh Congregational minister, poet and literary critic Leonard Williams (bishop) (William Leonard Williams, 1829–1916), third bishop of Waiapu in New Zealand William Augustine Williams , African-American linguist, librarian, Catholic seminarian, and public figure William Williams (priest) (1848–1930), Dean of St David's, 1919–1931 William Williams (minister) (1848–1913), Australian Methodist minister and president-general of
384-634: The Texas House and Senate William Williams (New York politician) (1815–1876), US Representative from New York William Williams (Indiana politician) (1821–1896), US Representative from Indiana William B. Williams (Michigan politician) (1826–1905), US Representative from Michigan William M. Williams Jr. (1846–?), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly William E. Williams (1857–1921), U.S. Representative from Illinois William R. Williams (1884–1972), US Representative from
408-883: The Tuskegee Institute William Williams (brewer) , settler and brewer in the Province of South Australia William Morgan Williams, presenter of a 1969 Frazer Lecture William Williams, character in 2006 film American Dreamz W. Roger Williams (1854–1948), English pathologist, surgeon, cancer researcher and medical writer See also [ edit ] Sir William Williams (disambiguation) Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet (disambiguation) William J. Williams (disambiguation) William Peere Williams (disambiguation) William Thomas Williams (disambiguation) Willie Williams (disambiguation) Bill Williams (disambiguation) Billy Williams (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
432-609: The War of 1812 William Williams (soldier) (died 1814), soldier killed in defense of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 William Orton Williams (1839–1863), Confederate officer executed as a spy William Williams (Medal of Honor) (1840–1893), Medal of Honor recipient of the American Civil War William Haliday Williams (1845–1916), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient William Charles Williams (1880–1915), Victoria Cross recipient of
456-519: The book, however, because its clearly fictional elements did not fit in with the then-current vogue for true travel tales. The novel was not published until 1815, and then only in a revised form. The original text was not published until 1969. He began living in Philadelphia around 1747 after his time at sea. In Philadelphia he was instrumental in building America's first theater, maintained an art studio at "The Sign of Hogarth's Head," and taught art to
480-606: The illustrations, and in 2006 its manuscript was acquired by the National Maritime Museum , Greenwich, UK. Williams' original manuscript, bequeathed to Eagles senior, is at the Indiana University Bloomington . The manuscript was transcribed and published in 1969 by David Howard Dickason. William and Mary had one son, William Joseph Williams , born in New York City in 1759. William Joseph Williams became
504-410: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Williams&oldid=1253502774 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732876089388528-616: The state of New York William Reid Williams (1866–1931), United States Assistant Secretary of War William Williams (surgeon) (1856–1919), Surgeon General William Williams (commissioner) (1862–1947), Commissioner of Immigration, Ellis Island William R. Williams (California politician) , California State Treasurer , 1907–1911 William B. Williams (Mississippi politician) , served 1870-1871 UK [ edit ] Sir William Williams, 6th Baronet (died 1696), Welsh politician Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet, of Gray's Inn (1634–1700), Welsh lawyer and politician, speaker of
552-568: Was married to Mary Mare, the sister of artist John Mare Jr. Williams returned to England in 1776, where he lived in London for some time and renewed his friendship with Benjamin West. He subsequently returned to Bristol where he painted for several years before falling on hard times. He died in the Merchants' and Sailors' Almshouse in Bristol in 1791. Williams left his personal property to Thomas Eagles ,
576-575: Was one of the Williams baronets , and was succeeded by his son Sir Thomas Williams (d. c. 1673 ) as 5th Baronet. Sir William succeeded his brother in around 1673. In 1688, he succeeded Robert, 2nd Viscount Bulkeley as Vice-Admiral of North Wales and, in the following year, he was elected as MP for Caernarvonshire . He married his cousin Ellen Bulkeley, the daughter of Robert, 2nd Viscount Bulkeley . Williams died on 23 December 1696 and
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