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William James Murphy (July 25, 1859 – October 24, 1918), widely known as W. J. Murphy, was an American businessman principally associated with the Minneapolis Tribune as owner, publisher and editor from 1891 until his death in 1918.
William Sharp (12 September 1855 – 12 December 1905) was a Scottish writer, of poetry and literary biography in particular, who from 1893 wrote also as Fiona Macleod, a pseudonym kept almost secret during his lifetime. [1]
Elizabeth Amelia Sharp (1856–1932) was a critic, editor and writer, and married to the Scottish writer, William Sharp also known by his pseudonym Fiona MacLeod. William Sharp (1855–1905) was her first cousin, his father David was a younger brother of Thomas, Elizabeth's father.
The Sharp family was notable in Yorkshire, and its members included, John Sharp who had been an Archbishop of York, and Abraham Sharp a mathematician and astronomer. [2] William's education was initially undertaken by his uncle at Wakefield Grammar School until he joined Westminster School in 1817. He learnt to be a surgeon from another uncle ...
William John Murphy (August 23, 1839 – April 17, 1923) was an American businessman, contractor, land developer and founder of the Arizona Improvement Company. He is also remembered as the "Founder of Glendale, Arizona " and an important contributor to much of the early development in the Phoenix area.
Michael William Sharp (1776–1840), English painter; William Sharp Bush (1786–1812), U.S. marine; William Sharp Macleay (1792–1865), British entomologist; William Sharp McKechnie (1863–1930), Scottish lecturer and author; William Sharpe (disambiguation)
Maryland Zoo's "Mr. Greedy" died this week after fathering 230 penguins and helping rebuild the species' population in zoos across North America, officials said in a news statement.
He died on November 17, 1922, in Elyria, Ohio, and was interred in Ridgelawn Cemetery. The family's Elyria home was purchased in 1945 by the Washington Avenue Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) congregation which was relocating at that time from Elyria's Second Street. The Sharp home was incorporated into the church's new building ...