William Keith
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William Keith may refer to:
- William Keith of GalstonWilliam Keith of GalstonSir William Keith of Galston was a Scottish Knight who fought in the Wars of Scottish Independence.-Life:Keith was the son of Robert de Keith, and grandson of John de Keith King's Marischal....
(d.1336), Scottish soldier during the Wars of Scottish Independence. - William Keith, 4th Earl MarischalWilliam Keith, 4th Earl MarischalWilliam Keith, 4th Earl Marischal was a Scottish nobleman and politician.-Family background and career:Keith was born on 24 July 1506, the son of Robert Keith, Master of Marischal and Lady Elizabeth Douglas....
- William Keith, 6th Earl MarischalWilliam Keith, 6th Earl MarischalWilliam Keith, 6th Earl Marischal was a Scottish lord, Earl Marischal and naval official.-Life:He was the eldest son of George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal and his wife, Margaret , daughter of Alexander Home, 5th Lord Home. He left for the continent in 1601, travelling for his education to Paris,...
(c 1585–1635), Scottish peer and naval officer - William Keith, 7th Earl MarischalWilliam Keith, 7th Earl MarischalWilliam Keith, 7th Earl Marischal was a Scottish nobleman and Covenanter. He was the eldest son of William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal...
(1610–1670 or 1671), Scottish Covenanter - William Keith, 9th Earl MarischalWilliam Keith, 9th Earl MarischalWilliam Keith, 9th Earl Marischal was a Jacobite politician and Earl Marischal of Scotland.-Life:His parents were the army officer George Keith, 8th Earl Marischal and the courtier Lady Mary Hay , third daughter of the 2nd Earl of Kinnoull...
(1644–1712), Scottish Jacobite politician - William Keith (colonial governor)William Keith (Colonial Governor)Sir William Keith, Bt was a lieutenant-governor of colonial Pennsylvania and Delaware.Keith was born in Boddam Castle near Peterhead, Scotland to Sir William Keith, Baronet, of Ludquhairn, Scotland and Lady Jean Keith. He was baptised on 16 February 1680. As eldest son, he stood to inherit the...
(1669–1749), Governor of Pennsylvania and Delaware - William John Keith, administrator of Burma
- William Keith (artist)William Keith (artist)William Keith was a Scottish-American painter famous for his California landscapes.-Early life:Keith was born in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and emigrated to the United States in 1850. He lived in New York City, and became an apprentice wood engraver in 1856...
(1838–1911), American artist famous for his California landscape paintings - Bill Keith (artist)Bill Keith (artist)William "Bill" Keith was an American artist who began his artistic life as a painter, but moved into photography and visual poetry...
(1929–2004), American artist - Bill Keith (musician)Bill Keith (musician)Bill Keith is a five-string banjoist who made a significant contribution to the stylistic development of the instrument. In the 1960s he introduced a variation on the popular "Scruggs style" of banjo playing which would soon become known as melodic style, or "Keith style." -Professional...
(born 1939), American banjoist - William H. Keith, Jr.William H. Keith, Jr.William H. Keith is an American author. He served during the Vietnam War in the United States Navy as a hospital corpsman. He became a professional artist, working in the game industry with his brother Andrew, before becoming a full-time author...
(born 1950), author