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unusual facts about William Wynn-Williams


Wynn-Williams

William Wynn-Williams (1828–1913), 19th-century Member of Parliament and prominent lawyer in Christchurch


1943 VFL season

In the spiteful round 1 match between Essendon and South Melbourne, a vicious brawl broke out in the last quarter when South Melbourne's Jack "Basher" Williams felled Ted Leehane (apparently in a square-off retribution for Leehane's similar action against Williams in the 1942 Preliminary Final) which involved a dozen players, team officials, trainers, fans, and police.

1988 Canadian Grand Prix

Both Williams drivers were suffering from continuing problems with the FW12's reactive suspension leaving Mansell and Riccardo Patrese in 9th and 11th respectively with Mansell, 3.2 seconds slower than Senna's pole time and 0.8 slower than his own 1986 pole time set in the Williams-Honda.

2007 Chinese Grand Prix

All the usual suspects were once again eliminated in the second session, Nico Rosberg in the second Williams, a very high performing Anthony Davidson in the Super Aguri, Heikki Kovalainen in the Renault, Jarno Trulli in the Toyota and the two Toro Rossos of Vettel and Vitantonio Liuzzi.

2011 Rutgers Tuition Protests

Rich Williams, an advocate of the New Jersey Public Interest Research Group, stated that grants are the principal method in which the federal government can assist students in battling rising college tuition costs.

39th District corruption scandal

The investigation of the illegal search was ultimately turned over to the F.B.I. by the PPD Internal Affairs Bureau at the direction of Police Commissioner Willie Williams, in the wake of the Rodney King beating at the hands of the LAPD.

A Cambridge Mass

It is one of two large scale choral works with orchestral accompaniment by Vaughan Williams surviving from this period, the other being a cantata setting of Swinburnes' poem The Garden of Proserpine.

Albert Rhys Williams

After that Williams returned to his main profession as a minister of the Maverick Square Congregational Church in East Boston (1908–14).

Aluizio Coelho

Em seguida, provou o carro F-3000 em Donington Park e se preparou para o grande dia de sua vida: em 12 de Novembro de 1998, no circuito de Silverstone, Aluizio teve a oportunidade de testar o carro da Williams, então atual campeã mundial.

Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite

Speedwell developed a sleek, alloy-bodied Sprite coupe, the Speedwell GT, designed by aerodynamicist Frank Costin and built by Williams & Pritchard.

Avon Williams

In the late 1980s Williams began to be debilitated by the progressive effects of ALS ("Lou Gehrig's disease") and began to require the services of a chauffeur/attendant.

Blatino Erotica Awards

The awardees so far have included such well-known porn stars as Tiger Tyson (2007), Marc Williams (2008), Bobby Blake (2009), Ty Lattimore (2010), Diesel Washington (2011), and Randy Cochran (2012).

Bobby DeBarge

The group - which consisted of DeBarge, Williams, Jody Sims, Phillip Ingram and Eddie Fluellen - then recorded an album in 1976 under the name Hot Ice entitled Pall Mall Groove, which included DeBarge's incredible singing, piano performance and writing of "Please Don't Let Me Go," released in 1977 on Polydor/Germany and in 1979 in the USA/Canada as SMASH on Source Records/MCA.

Chad Hugo

In 1992, while the two were attending different high schools in Virginia Beach (Hugo at Kempsville High School), Williams was paid to write a verse to the 1992 single "Rump Shaker", by Wreckx-n-Effect.

Clayton Williams

During the campaign, Williams publicly made a joke likening rape to bad weather, having stated: "If it's inevitable, just relax and enjoy it" (the statement had previously caused controversy amongst women's groups over the same statement by basketball coach Bob Knight, and caused WABC-TV weatherman Tex Antoine to be fired after saying that sentence, ironically, on a weather report after a story about a child rape).

Cleopatra Tucker

A special election convention elected Democratic Party activist Oadline Truitt to the seat for the remainder of Williams's term, but the convention was invalidated because of lack of notice for the seat and a second convention was called.

Crown Metal Products

Ken's son, Bert Williams, continued to support the Crown locomotives, providing replacement parts and service through his company, Castle Ridge Products of Claysville, Pennsylvania, until 2004, when the necessary tooling and machinery was donated to the Tweetsie Railroad, who currently handles the restoration and service of the engines.

Dolly Williams

Borough President Marty Markowitz declined to reappoint Williams to the Planning Commission, and named Shirley McRae as her successor.

Donna Fargo

Additionally, almost everything Fargo recorded for years was self-penned, although by the latter half of the 1970s she was also recording covers of songs from writers as diverse as Stonewall Jackson, Vaughn Horton, Bill Enis and Lawton Williams, Paul Anka, and Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil; those covers also became successful hits for Fargo.

Dutch Boy Paint

Founded in 1907 by the National Lead Company, Dutch Boy is currently a subsidiary of, and is owned and operated by the Diversified Brands Division of the Sherwin-Williams Company, who acquired it in 1980, three years after the CPSC's directive banning the manufacture of lead housepaint went into effect.

From Wimbledon to Waco

The Williamses do not live in Wimbledon, nor do they reach Waco, but as Nigel Williams explains in the last chapter of the book "I like the title..."

Hans des Vignes

He shared the spotlight with other well-known DJs and media personalities like Lisa Wickham, Jason Williams, Ancil “Blaze” Isaac and Tamara “The Empress” Williams.

Jamal Williams

In 1999, Williams married to singer-songwriter Surel Williams (née Sureldie Rycha Davis) of DeSoto, Texas.

Jerry Rivers

It was a style that Hank dismissed as "garden seed" fiddle, but one which served Rivers well on many of Williams' greatest recordings, among them: "Moanin' The Blues" (1950), "Cold, Cold Heart" (1950), "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)" (1951), "Hey Good Lookin'" (1951) and "Jambalaya" (1952).

John Reesor Williams

In 2005, veteran legislators Sean Conway and Bob Runciman both named Williams as the most boring speaker they had encountered in the course of their careers.

Judy Lewis

She was also the half-sister of John Clark Gable (Clark Gable's son with his fifth wife, Kay Williams), Christopher Lewis and Peter Lewis (Loretta's biological sons).

Lady Behave!

The fun loving Clarice goes out for a night on the town for their Mardi Gras as sensible conservative Paula and Godfather Burton Williams remain home and prepare for their journey.

Lon Williams

Lon Thomas Williams (March 17, 1890 - June 1978) was an American western author, teacher, and lawyer who lived in Andersonville, Tennessee, United States.

Lynn R. Williams

In 1973 Williams was elected District Director of USW District 6 (Ontario) at that time in Canada, where he became close friends with George Becker.

Matroid partitioning

A formula proved by Crispin Nash-Williams characterizes the arboricity exactly: it is the maximum, over all subgraphs H of the given graph G, of the quantity E(H)|}{|V(H)|-1}\right\rceil.

Melanie Williams

The Other Two's second album, Super Highways, featured Williams on some tracks as co-writer and guest vocalist.

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Original Soundtrack

The soundtrack consists of two discs and features music from various artists and composers such as Harry Gregson-Williams, Norihiko Hibino, Cynthia Harrell, TAPPY, and Starsailor.

Michael J. Williams

BGen Williams served in that capacity until July 16, 1993, when he assumed command of 2nd Force Service Support Group (2nd FSSG).

Murder of Hannah Williams

Initially the body was speculatively identified as that of Danielle Jones, who had been missing from East Tilbury in Essex since 18 June 2001, but it was soon firmly identified by Williams's distinctive clothing.

Nelson Williams

Nelson "Cadillac" Williams (September 26, 1917, Montgomery, Alabama - 1973, Voorburg, the Netherlands) was an American jazz trumpeter.

North Dakota Highway 1804

Highway 1804 begins at the border between North Dakota and South Dakota near Pollock, South Dakota, and continues uninterrupted along the north east side of the Missouri River through Emmons, Burleigh, McLean, Mountrail, and Williams counties.

Northern Territory Women's Division

The tournament has its origins in an annual match started in 1994 between Alice Springs and Tennant Creek by Shane and Mervyn Franey from Alice Springs and Ross Williams from Tennant Creek.

Patrick Williams

John Patrick Williams (born 1937), Member of the US House of Representatives from Montana, 1979-1997, generally known as Pat Williams

Prime Minister of the Netherlands

The independent cabinets of Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten also have their own prime ministers: Mike Eman (Prime Minister of Aruba), Gerrit Schotte (Prime Minister of Curaçao), and Sarah Wescot-Williams (Prime Minister of Sint Maarten).

Richard Pyros

Film credits include, "No Budget" by Christopher Stollery (official selection, Palm Springs International Film Festival 2012), Noise by Matthew Saville (official selection, Sundance Film Festival 2007), In Your Dreams by Greg Williams, and Is God a DJ by Ben Chessell.

Roy Lee Williams

However, Williams came under immediate suspicion for involvement with organized crime, particularly Kansas City Crime Boss Nicholas Civella.

SCOPE Project

Dr. King announced the SCOPE project in a speech at UCLA on April 27, 1965 and his visit resulted in the recruitment of twenty UCLA students, including the late Joel Siegel, who later became the film critic for Good Morning America and Rick Tuttle, who worked with Rev. Hosea Williams and Rev. Andrew Young and spent two months in a Savannah jail as a result of his Movement activities before he was released.

Shelden Williams

According to an officer at the Douglasville Police Department, the suspects were in Williams' car and were attempting a robbery.

Shuffle Along

The cast included Lottie Gee as Jessie Williams, Adelaide Hall as Jazz Jasmine, Gertrude Saunders as Ruth Little, Roger Matthews as Harry Walton, and Noble Sissle as Tom Sharper.

Silas Green from New Orleans

Williams managed the show and continued to perform horse tricks, alongside musicians such as Bessie Smith.

The Platters

In 1960, lead vocalist Williams left for a solo career, and was replaced by tenor Sonny Turner.

TWL

The Tony Williams Lifetime, a jazz-rock fusion group led by jazz drummer Tony Williams

William Fuller Brown, Jr.

William Fuller Brown, Jr. was born in Lyon Mountain, New York on September 21, 1904 to William Fuller Brown and Marie E. Williams.

Williams baronets

The Williams Baronetcy, of Elham in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of England on 12 November 1674 for Thomas Williams, Physician to Charles I and James II.

Williams FW09

The problems with the 1984 chassis were noted by broadcaster Clive James, opining in FOCA's season review video that Rosberg had managed "to make the Williams look driveable, which everyone including Frank Williams knew it really wasn't".

Wilmington Drama League

The talents and energies of thousands of volunteers - actors, directors, set designers and builders, lighting and sound engineers, as well as costume, makeup, and prop technicians - have transformed our stage into the compelling fantasy worlds created by playwrights ranging from Edward Albee, Beckett and Chekhov to David Mamet and Arthur Miller, Simon and Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde and Williams.


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