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William Bauchop Wilson (April 2, 1862 – May 25, 1934) was an American labor leader and progressive politician, [1] [2] who immigrated as a child with his family from Lanarkshire, Scotland. After having worked as a child and adult in the coal mines of Pennsylvania, he became active as a labor organizer.
William B. Williams (August 6, 1923 – August 3, 1986) was an American disc jockey on New York City radio station WNEW for over four decades. He hosted the popular program Make Believe Ballroom . Williams is particularly noted for coining the title "Chairman of the Board" for Frank Sinatra .
SS William B. Wilson was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after William B. Wilson, the first United States Secretary of Labor.
W. Eugene Wilson (William Eugene Wilson, 1929–2015), member of the North Carolina General Assembly Will Wilson (Texas politician) (1912–2005), American politician, attorney, and judge in Texas William A. Wilson (diplomat) (1914–2009), first U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See
William Griffith Wilson (November 26, 1895 – January 24, 1971), also known as Bill Wilson or Bill W., was the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) with Bob Smith.. AA is an international mutual aid fellowship with about two million members worldwide belonging to AA groups, associations, organizations, cooperatives, and fellowships of alcoholics helping other alcoholics achieve and ...
Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys.Often called a genius for his novel approaches to pop composition, extraordinary musical aptitude, and mastery of recording techniques, he is widely acknowledged as one of the most innovative and significant songwriters of the 20th century.
This was the final bill signed by President William Howard Taft, separating the bureaus and agencies specialized in labor from the Department of Commerce and Labor. Its 1st Secretary was Rep. William B. Wilson (D) of Pennsylvania. As a trade Unionist, Wilson resigned from Congress to accept the position which he held until 1921. [2]
"William Wilson" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1839 in The Gift, with a setting inspired by Poe's formative years on the outskirts of London. The tale features a doppelgänger .