William Hughes
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William Hughes may refer to:
*Willie Hughes (16th century), possible dedicatee of Shakespeare's Sonnets
- William Hughes, 1st Baron DinorbenWilliam Hughes, 1st Baron DinorbenWilliam Lewis Hughes, 1st Baron Dinorben , was a British copper mine owner, philanthropist and Whig politician....
(1767-1852), British industrialist, politician and benefactor - William Hughes (writer)William Hughes (writer)William Hughes , was a British writer on law and angling in the 19th century.-Biography:Hughes, born in Maker Vicarage, Cornwall, was the fourth son of Sir Robert Hughes, third baronet, by his second wife, Bethia, daughter of Thomas Hiscutt, and was a nephew of Admiral Sir Richard Hughes...
(1803–1861), British writer on law and angling - William Hughes (geographer)William Hughes (geographer)William Hughes F.R.G.S. was an English geographer, mapmaker and author.He was Professor of Geography at King's College and Queen's College, London and Royal Female Naval School...
(1818-1876), British mapmaker, Professor of Geography and author - Bill Hughes (first baseman)Bill Hughes (first baseman)William R. Hughes , was a Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder who played for the 1884 Washington Nationals of the Union Association and the 1885 Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association.-External links:...
(1866–1943), baseball player - William Hughes (senator) (1872–1918), U.S. representative and senator from New Jersey
- William Alfred Carroll HughesWilliam Alfred Carroll HughesWilliam Alfred Carroll Hughes was an American Bishop in The Methodist Church, elected in 1940.He was the first Bishop elected by the then Central Jurisdiction of the Church. He was elected at the first meeting of the Central Jurisdiction, on 20 June 1940, receiving a total of 81 votes...
(1877–1940), American bishop - Bill Hughes (pitcher)Bill Hughes (pitcher)Bill Hughes was a baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1921. He was a pitcher. He was born on November 18, 1896 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and he died on February 25, 1963 in Birmingham, Alabama. He weighed 155 lbs when playing baseball....
(1896–1963), American baseball player in 1921 - William Hughes, Baron HughesWilliam Hughes, Baron HughesWilliam Hughes, Baron Hughes PC CBE was a Labour party politician in the United Kingdom.He unsuccessfully stood twice to become a Member of Parliament before becoming a life peer on 7 February 1961 as Baron Hughes, of Hawkhill in the County of the City of Dundee.In Harold Wilson's first...
(1911–1999), Scottish Labour party politician - William Anthony HughesWilliam Anthony HughesWilliam Anthony Hughes is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Covington from 1979 to 1995.-Biography:...
(born 1921), American Roman Catholic bishop - Bill Hughes (musician)Bill Hughes (musician)William Henry "Bill" Hughes is an American jazz trombonist and bandleader. He has spent most of his career with the Count Basie Orchestra and was the director of that ensemble until September 2010.- Early life and career :...
(born 1930), American jazz musician - William J. HughesWilliam J. HughesWilliam John "Bill" Hughes served as a Democratic Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1995, representing New Jersey’s Second Congressional District which includes major portions of the Jersey Shore and Pine Barrens, the cities of Vineland and Atlantic City, and the counties...
(born 1932), U.S. representative from New Jersey and Ambassador - Bill Hughes (police officer) (born 1950), Director General of Britain's Serious Organised Crime Agency
- Skinny DeVilleSkinny DeVilleWilliam Rahsaan Hughes and better known by his stage names Skinny DeVille and Saan, is a member of the Kentucky-based alternative southern rap quintet group Nappy Roots...
(real name William Hughes), American rapper, member of Nappy Roots - William Hughes (professor)William Hughes (professor)William Hughes is Professor of Gothic Studies at Bath Spa University, England: he has specialised in the study of Bram Stoker. He was educated at the Liverpool Collegiate School Liverpool Collegiate Institution and the University of East Anglia Norwich, and also holds a PGCE from Christ Church,...
, British professor of Gothic studies, and author/editor of several books on Bram Stoker and the Gothic