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• Butler, Sir William Francis —    G.C.B. (b. 1838)    Traveller and biographer. The Great Lone Land (1872), The Wild North Land (1873), The Campaign of the Cataracts (1887), From Naboth s Vineyard (1907), Lives of Gen. Gordon, Sir. C. Napier, Sir G.P. Colley, etc …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

• William Francis Butler — Sir William Butler Sir William Francis Butler GCB (* 31. Oktober 1838 in Suirville, Co. Tipperary, Irland; † 7. Juni 1910 in Bansha Castle, Co. Tipperary) war ein britischer Generalleutnant und Autor. Er kämpfte in verschiedenen britischen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• General Sir William Francis Butler —     General Sir William Francis Butler     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► General Sir William Francis Butler     Born at Suirville, Co. Tipperary, Ireland, 31 October, 1838; died 7 June, 1910, was the son of Richard and Ellen Butler. His family had… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• William Francis Butler — Lieutenant General Sir William Francis Butler GCB PC ADC (31 October 1838 7 June 1910) was an Irish 19th century British Army officer, writer, and adventurer.He was born at Ballyslatteen, Golden, County Tipperary, Ireland, the son of Richard and… …   Wikipedia

• Butler (surname) — Butler is a surname that has been associated with many different places and people. It can be either: * an English occupational name that originally denoted a servant in charge of the wine cellar, from the Norman French word butuiller . It… …   Wikipedia

• William Butler — may refer to:* William Butler (1759–1821), American Revolutionary War soldier, 1790s militia general, U.S. Representative from South Carolina * William Butler (1790–1850), U.S. Representative from South Carolina, like his father * William Butler… …   Wikipedia

• Sir Nugent Everard, 1st Baronet — Sir Nugent Talbot Everard, 1st Baronet (24 October 1849 – 12 July 1929) was an Irish senator elected to the 1922 Seanad Éireann. Everard was nominated by the President of the Executive Council and sat as an independent member. In 1902 he was one… …   Wikipedia

• William Beeston — (1606? ndash; 1682) was a 17th century actor and theatre manager, the son and successor to the more famous Christopher Beeston.Early phaseWilliam was raised in the theatrical world of his father; he became an actor, and also his father s… …   Wikipedia

• William Davenant — Sir William Davenant (baptised 3 March, 1606 ndash; April 7, 1668), also spelled D Avenant, was an English poet and playwright. Along with Thomas Killigrew, Davenant was one of the rare figures in English Renaissance theatre whose career spanned… …   Wikipedia

• William Bernard Petre, 12th Baron Petre — William Bernard, 12th Baron Petre (20 December, 1817 – 4 July, 1884) “a pattern of charity and piety”, was an enthusiastic builder of churches. To a greater or lesser extent, he was responsible for new churches in Brentwood, Chipping Ongar,… …   Wikipedia