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2 unusual facts about William L. Stevens


William L. Stevens

Stevens then became Vicar of St. Benedict's Episcopal Church, Plantation, Florida, in 1961, leading the congregation from mission to parish status.

Bishop Stevens was the recipient of two honorary doctorates in 1981; a Doctor of Divinity from General Theological Seminary and Doctor of Canon Law from Nashotah House.


Arthur F. Gorham

Gorham left Miami when he received the principal Congressional appointment to West Point from Rep. William L. Fiesinger.

Bowery Amphitheatre

By 1880 the name was changed to the Windsor Theater (under the management of John A. Stevens), which burnt down in November 1883, but was rebuilt and by 1885 was the Windsor Roller Skating Rink.

Charles A. Stevens

He was subsequently elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Alvah Crocker and served from January 27 to March 3, 1875.

He was an unsuccessful for election in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress.

Clarence Halbert

In 1900, along with Hiram F. Stevens, Ambrose Tighe, Moses Clapp, and Thomas D. O'Brien, Halbert founded the St. Paul College of Law, the first predecessor of William Mitchell College of Law.

Cry Just a Little Bit

"Cry Just a Little Bit" is a song originally a hit for British singer Shakin' Stevens in 1983, reaching #3 in the UK charts.

David H. Stevens

Immediately prior to joining MBA, Stevens was the Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner at the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Enos D. Hopping

A personal and political friend of Secretary of War William L. Marcy, Hopping was appointed a brigadier general in the Regular Army by President James K. Polk on March 3, 1847.

Gyrocam Systems

In addition to Mr. Egner, Gyrocam System’s Board includes two retired Army General Officers, General Leon E. Salomon and General Peter Schoomaker; along with the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, General William L. Nyland; former Under Secretary of Defense, Dr. Jacques Gansler; and strategy and investment experts, Peter Rudaizky and Barry Brott.

Hal Geer

Following his employment at Disney, Geer worked at a number of independent production companies before being brought back to Warner Bros. by producer William L. Hendricks in 1967, beginning a twenty-year association with Looney Tunes.

Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs

In 1893, a "Committee of Safety," in co-operation with United States minister to Hawaii John L. Stevens, overthrew the Kingdom of Hawaii and established a provisional government.

IEAH Stables

Current IEAH employees include Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens as a bloodstock agent and Mike Jarvis, basketball coach at Florida Atlantic University.

Ilyas Kashmiri

During court testimony on 31 May 2011, Headley indicated that he had conducted preliminary research for Kashmiri in a plot targeting Robert J. Stevens, the CEO of Lockheed-Martin, the defence contractor.

James A. Elkins

This behind-the-scenes socialization amongst leading Texas politicians and businessmen included the likes of Jesse Jones, Gus Wortham, James Abercrombie, George R. Brown, Herman Brown, Lyndon Johnson, William L. Clayton, William P. Hobby, Oscar Holcombe, Hugh Roy Cullen, and John Connally.

James La Fayette Cottrell

Cottrell was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William L. Yancey and served from December 7, 1846, to March 3, 1847.

Lucius Seymour Storrs

Storrs is a relative of Henry Randolph Storrs, a U.S. Representative from New York; and William L. Storrs, a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.

Nancy E. Dick

She was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 1984, losing to incumbent Republican William L. Armstrong.

Noblesse oblige

Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts uses the phrase disparagingly in his majority opinion concerning the government's assertion that it will selectively prosecute animal cruelty videos based on their own interpretation of The First Amendment in United States v. Stevens.

Real People Press

Real People Press is an American book publisher, founded in 1967 by John O. Stevens in Lafayette, California.

Rick Kennett

He has collaborated on occasion with other Australian writers of horror, for instance Barry Radburn, Paul Collins and Bryce J. Stevens.

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

Crystal Lee Sutton (Jenkins), was a worker and union organizer for the J.P. Stevens & Co. mill in Roanoke Rapids, upon whose union activities the movie Norma Rae was based.

Roger Stevens

Roger L. Stevens (1910–1998), American theatrical producer, arts administrator and real estate executive

Shalamar

They reached the grand final of Hit Me, Baby, One More Time in May 2005, ultimately losing out to Shakin' Stevens.

The Fatal Equilibrium

Marshall Jevons is a fictitious crime writer invented and used by William L. Breit and Kenneth G. Elzinga, professors of economics at Trinity University, San Antonio and the University of Virginia, respectively.

The Valiant Years

Scriptwriters included Victor Wolfson a dramatist and writer, Quentin Reynolds, William L. Shirer an American journalist, war correspondent and historian, and Richard Tregaskis.

Tired of Toein' the Line

In the 1980s, cover versions of the song were released by singer Ricky Nelson on his album Playing to Win (1981) and British singer Shakin' Stevens on his album A Whole Lotta Shaky (1988).

Washington County, Oregon

Other companies with headquarters in Washington County include optical instruments manufacturer Leupold & Stevens, Columbia Sportswear, and Reser's Fine Foods.

William Ellsworth Kepner

On 29 July, the balloon ascended with himself and two fellow US Army Air Force officers, Capt. Albert W. Stevens and Capt. Orvil A. Anderson as crew.

William L. Ball

He was elected chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Asia Foundation in January 2002 .

William L. Breit

Murder at the Margin by Marshall Jevons (joint pseudonym with Kenneth Elzinga) (Glen Ridge: Thomas Horton and Daughters, 1978).

William L. Carpenter

William Lewis Carpenter, born January 13, 1844 at Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, New York, died July 10, 1898 at Madison Barracks, Jefferson County, New York.

William L. Downing

William L. Downing is a judge of the Superior Court of Washington for King County (Seattle) and a former deputy prosecutor.

William L. Eagleton

After his term as Ambassador to Syria ended in 1988, Eagleton worked with the United Nations as Deputy Commissioner-General for Palestinian Refugees (1988–94), Special Coordinator for Sarajevo (1994–1996), and Director of UN Operations in Western Sahara (1999-2001).

William L. Fiesinger

Fiesinger was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-second, Seventy-third, and Seventy-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1937).

William L. Gertz

Later, he founded a marketing and public relations company, serving clients as diverse as Peter Max as well as numerous youth and student travel organizations, including the British Tourist Authority.

William L. Higgins

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1936 to the Seventy-fifth Congress.

William L. Lane

During this time, he became a mentor to Christian singer and songwriter Michael Card.

William L. May

He was not a candidate for renomination in 1838 to the Twenty-sixth Congress.

May was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Joseph Duncan.

William L. McKnight

McKnight attended Duluth Business University, and upon graduation began working for 3M Corporation as an Assistant Bookkeeper in May 1907, at a salary of $11.55 per week.

William L. Shelton

Following staff college, he was assigned to work for the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations at Air Force Space Command on Peterson AFB in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

William L. Terry

He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1886 to the Fiftieth Congress.

William L. Tierney

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress.

Tierney served in the Seventy-second Congress from March 4, 1931 to March 3, 1933.

William L. Webster

In 1992 Webster was the Republican nominee for Governor of Missouri, after defeating Roy Blunt and Wendell Bailey in the Republican Primary.

William L. White

Upon graduating he began working with the Illinois Dangerous Drug Commission, and then became deputy director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s training center in Washington DC.

William Proctor

William L. Proctor (born 1933), Republican Party member of the Florida House of Representatives

William Springer

William L. Springer (1909–1992), U.S. Representative from Illinois


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