sociable, William was inducted to minister at Largs in 1644 and had been a schoolmaster in Irvine and/or Kilwinning (1641). Hugh Smith, minister of Eastwood...
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William, Willie, Will, Bill, or Billy Smith may refer to: William Smith (Master of Clare College, Cambridge) (1556–1615), English academic William Smith...
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William Robertson Smith FRSE (8 November 1846 – 31 March 1894) was a Scottish orientalist, Old Testament scholar, professor of divinity, and minister...
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David William Smith is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Northumberland since 2024. Smith is the chief...
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Robert William Dixon-Smith, Baron Dixon-Smith, DL (born 30 September 1934), is a British farmer and Conservative Party politician. Lord Dixon-Smith is a...
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prime minister, the title is applied to early prime ministers only retrospectively; this has sometimes given rise to academic dispute. William Pulteney...
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Kelvin (William Thomson) lived in Largs, in Netherall mansion, and died there in 1907. Sam Torrance, golfer, was born in Largs. William Smith, minister Andernos-les-Bains...
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person whose name I bear. He was the father of Elizabeth Smith (wife of William Smith, minister of Wey mouth), my mother' s mother. He was on his deathbed...
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Prime Minister". In Blake, Robert B.; Louis, William Roger (eds.). Churchill. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 262–263. ISBN 978-0-19-820626-2. Smith, pp....
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Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith GCB GCTE KmstkSO FRS (21 June 1764 – 26 May 1840) was a British Royal Navy officer. Serving in the American and French...
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Ian Douglas Smith GCLM ID (8 April 1919 – 20 November 2007) was a Rhodesian politician, farmer, and fighter pilot who served as Prime Minister of Rhodesia...
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Middlesex Hospital in London, Larkin is the elder son of actors Dame Maggie Smith and Sir Robert Stephens. His younger brother is actor Toby Stephens. Larkin...
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William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, PC (2 May 1737 – 7 May 1805; known as the Earl of Shelburne between 1761 and 1784, by which...
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William Henry Smith, FRS (24 June 1825 – 6 October 1891) was an English bookseller and newsagent of the family firm W H Smith, who expanded the firm and...
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British prime ministers. Edward Smith-Stanley was born on 19 March 1799 at Knowsley Hall, Lancashire. He was the eldest son of Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th...
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prime minister, Keir Starmer, who likewise described Smith as a "national treasure". Figures in the entertainment industry who paid tribute to Smith included...
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working-class earned him the sobriquet "The People's William". In 1868, Gladstone became prime minister for the first time. Many reforms were passed during...
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William Smith (22 September 1756 – 31 May 1835) was a leading independent British politician, sitting as Member of Parliament (MP) for more than one constituency...
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Smith (1749–1823) was the minister at Galston, East Ayrshire, from 1778 until his death. George Smith was the son of Reverend William Smith, Minister...
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William Sherwin (1607–c.1687) was an English minister. He acted as lecturer or assistant to the Rev Josias Byrd, the Rector at the church of St Mary the...
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for Defence from 1998 to 2001. Following the resignation of William Hague, Duncan Smith won the 2001 Conservative Party leadership election, partly owing...
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praised Smith's "fixedness of purpose". Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern told Smith, "You have helped bring about a better life for everyone throughout...
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William Pitt (28 May 1759 – 23 January 1806) was a British statesman, the youngest and last prime minister of Great Britain from 1783 until the Acts of...
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prominent ministers." Notable ministers who have been mentored by Smith include Skip Heitzig, Mike MacIntosh, and Greg Laurie. Smith also launched the radio...
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William Forgan Smith (15 April 1887 – 25 September 1953) was an Australian politician. He served as Premier of the state of Queensland from 1932 to 1942...
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questions to the prime minister were moved to the last slot of the day as a courtesy to the 72-year-old prime minister at the time, William Ewart Gladstone,...
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William Campbell (died 17 November 1805) was an Irish Presbyterian minister. Campbell was the son of Robert Campbell, merchant, of Newry. In 1819 it is...
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(1772–1792) William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1792–1809) William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville (1809–1834) Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th...
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The prime minister of Canada (French: premier ministre du Canada) is the head of government of Canada. Not outlined in any constitutional document, the...
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Colin Smith (1802–1867) was a minister of the Church of Scotland and amateur botanist, who served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1861. He was...
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