WebWilliam Booth (10 April 1829 – 20 August 1912) was an English Methodist preacher who, along with his wife, Catherine, founded the Salvation Army and became its first "General" (1878–1912).His 1890 book In Darkest England and The Way Out outlining The Salvation Army social campaign became a best-seller. The fundamentalist Christian evangelical …

WebWilliam Booth (Sneinton (), 10 april 1829 - Hadley Wood (), 20 augustus 1912) was de Britse stichter en de eerste generaal van het Leger des Heils.In Groot-Brittannië wordt William Booth beschouwd als een van de grootste Britten uit haar geschiedenis, zo bleek bij de BBC-stemming in 2002 in de 100 Greatest Britons.. Hij was de enige overlevende …

WebWilliam de St-Calais (died 2 January 1096) was a medieval Norman monk, abbot of the abbey of Saint-Vincent in Le Mans in Maine, who was nominated by King William I of England as Bishop of Durham in 1080. During his term as bishop, St-Calais replaced the canons of his cathedral chapter with monks, and began the construction of Durham …

WebWilliam of Norwich (2 February 1132 – c. 22 March 1144) was an English boy whose disappearance and killing was, at the time, attributed to the Jewish community of Norwich.It is the first known medieval accusation against Jews of ritual murder.. William was an apprentice tanner who regularly came into contact with Jews and visited their homes as …

WebA telephone booth, telephone kiosk, telephone call box, telephone box or public call box is a tiny structure furnished with a payphone and designed for a telephone user's convenience; usually the user steps into the booth and closes the booth door while using the payphone inside.. In the United States and Canada, "telephone booth" (or "phone booth") is the …

WebWilliam Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS (/ ˈ ɡ l æ d s t ən /; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom , spread over four non-consecutive terms (the most of any British prime minister) beginning in 1868 and ...

WebWilliam Henry Seward (May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872) was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier served as governor of New York and as a United States Senator.A determined opponent of the spread of slavery in the years leading up to the American Civil War, he was a prominent figure in …

WebWilliam Edgar Stafford (January 17, 1914 – August 28, 1993) was an American poet and pacifist. He was the father of poet and essayist Kim Stafford. He was appointed the twentieth Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1970. Early life Background. Stafford was born in Hutchinson, Kansas, the ...

WebBiography. Booth was born in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.He was named after William Bramwell, a Methodist revivalist. The oldest child born to William Booth and Catherine Mumford, Bramwell Booth had two brothers and five sisters, including Evangeline Booth, Catherine Booth-Clibborn, Emma Booth and Ballington Booth.The Booth family …

WebRichard George William Pitt Booth MBE (12 September 1938 – 20 August 2019) was a British bookseller, known for his contribution to the success of Hay-on-Wye as a centre for second-hand bookselling. He was also the self-proclaimed "King of Hay". Biography. Booth was born in Plymouth, Devon ...