William Hill was a Scottish blacksmith and fabricator of works in iron for James V of Scotland .
22-596: William Hill may refer to: People [ edit ] In government and politics [ edit ] William Hill (Australian politician) (1866–1939), long-serving member of the Australian House of Representatives William Hill (colonial administrator) (fl. 1630s), British colonial Proprietary Governor of the Province of Avalon, Newfoundland William Hill (Iowa politician) (1930–2021), American politician in
44-660: A Victorian Farmers' Union candidate. In 1920 he helped form the Country Party . From 8 August 1924 to 29 November 1928 he was Minister for Works and Railways in the Bruce–Page government . During his period of office he commenced the standardisation of the railway gauges by the construction of the North Coast railway line from Kyogle , to South Brisbane , the construction of the rail line from Oodnadatta, South Australia , to Alice Springs by Commonwealth Railways ,
66-736: A growers' representative on the Australian Wheat Board, and chairman of the Farmers' Advocate newspaper published in Melbourne. He led a movement to supply cheaper superphosphate to farmers and served as chairman of the Phosphate Co-operative Company of Australia. On 20 September 1919, at the by-election caused by the death of Albert Palmer , he won the House of Representatives Division of Echuca as
88-568: A winery owned by E & J Gallo Winery in Napa Valley, California William Hill (bookmaker) , a major chain of bookmakers in Britain; now a subsidiary of 888 Holdings William Hill (This Is Us) , a fictional character on the U.S. TV series This Is Us William Hill & Sons (fl. 1800s), English organ maker W.E. Hill & Sons (1880–1992), London luthier, antique string instruments and bow dealer William Hill Sports Book of
110-463: The Scots language using some technical terms. This record describing his work on an iron yett with a wooden door made for Holyrood Palace was made for the last week of April 1530: Item to William Hill for ix stane iii pund maid irne werk, for gret crukis, ane irne bar to the treyne dur wythout the irne yet, ii gret irne sloittis with ii keparis to the irne yet and treyne yet, to the closyng and stekyng of
132-556: The Federal Country Party. Hill died at Nar Nar Goon , survived by his wife Bella and by six children. William Hill (blacksmith) Hill had a forge in Edinburgh Castle . He made many iron gates and windows grills called yetts . Examples can be seen at Stirling Castle and Blackness Castle . In several other locations fixing holes in the masonry window surrounds can still be seen, especially around
154-1150: The Wyoming Supreme Court In military [ edit ] William Lee Hill (1920–1981) Tuskegee Airman William Lowell Hill (1855–1922), USN, U.S. Medal of Honor recipient William P. T. Hill (1895–1965), United States Marine Corps general In science [ edit ] William Charles Osman Hill (1901–1975), British anatomist and primatologist Bill Hill (geneticist) (1940–2021), population geneticist In sport [ edit ] William Hill (British athlete) (1896–1958), British track and field athlete William Hill (Hong Kong athlete) (1945–2020), Hong Kong track and field athlete William Hill (sport shooter) , Australian Olympic shooter Bill Hill (baseball) (1874–1938), American Major League Baseball pitcher Will Hill (born 1990), American football player Bill Hill (American football) (born 1959), American football cornerback William Hill (footballer, born 1920) (1920–1999), English footballer In other fields [ edit ] William Hill (blacksmith) , Scottish ironworker at
176-538: The Year , an annual British book award given British bookmakers William Hill plc William Hill, a fictional sergeant played by Paul Giamatti in the 1998 film Saving Private Ryan See also [ edit ] Billy Hill (disambiguation) Willie Hill (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title William Hill . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
198-501: The central window of the ruined East Quarter of Falkland Palace , where Hill made a window for the bedchamber "where the king lies". The accounts mention that this yett had 6 upright standards and 14 horizontal "thortouris". These iron window grills were painted with red lead and finished with vermilion . Hill made locks for doors and furniture, and draw bars for security, and hinges and bands for window shutters. He would often to ride to Falkland Palace to measure newly made windows in
220-689: The court of James V William Hill (businessman) (1903–1971), founder of William Hill bookmakers William Hill (English architect) (1827–1889) William Hill (Irish architect) (1798–1844) William Ebsworth Hill (1817–1895), London violin maker and founder of the firm W. E. Hill & Sons William Lair Hill (1838–1924), American attorney, historian, and newspaper editor William "Red" Hill Sr. (1888–1942), Canadian rescuer and Niagara Falls daredevil Billy Hill (gangster) (1911–1984), London mobster also known as William Hill Billie Ritchie (born William Hill; 1878–1921), Scottish comedian Other uses [ edit ] William Hill Estates,
242-504: The introduction of a Federal aid road scheme—which provided funding to the states for road construction—and the building of the Hume Dam , which he promoted as president of the inter-governmental River Murray Water Commission . He retired from Parliament on 7 August 1934, because he was unwilling to sign a pledge to vote in parliament as instructed by his party, and he was succeeded as the member for Echuca by John McEwen , future leader of
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#1732779983018264-488: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Hill&oldid=1220642529 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages William Hill (Australian politician) William Caldwell Hill (14 April 1866 – 15 November 1939)
286-503: The local flour mill, but after the mill burned down the family moved to Stradbroke to take up a selection of uncleared forest. Hill was educated at a part-time school in Stradbroke before joining the clerical division of Victorian Railways . He served as stationmaster at Elphinstone , during which time he would walk several miles to Castlemaine to attend evening classes. He married Lucy Shields in 1892; her father Edward Shields
308-525: The palace and return to his forge in Edinburgh to make yetts and other items. Another smith who worked at Falkland, Alexander, made iron bars used to fix stone sculpture and doorways, and also maintained the tools used by the stonemasons. Alexander made horse shoes for the cart horses, and William Hill clad the cartwheels with iron shoes. Lumsden, a smith in Dysart , made fire grates. Hill also worked with
330-618: The request of James Hamilton of Finnart , and was paid in August 1541. In 1543 he was employed by Regent Arran to increase the security of Linlithgow Palace by fitting iron window yetts, while the infant Mary, Queen of Scots and her mother Mary of Guise stayed there. Many payments to William Hill were recorded in the Scottish royal accounts now preserved among the National Records of Scotland . The entries were written in
352-447: The royal artillery, occasionally helping to load guns on and off ships. He also supplied a variety of nails; some decorative nails for Holyrood Palace were described as great and smaller "schorn tynnit nails". He made bars and bolts to support and embellish decorative timber ceilings, "glass bands" to support the glazing of larger stained glass windows, which were installed by Thomas Peebles . His official appointment as Master Smith
374-444: The samyn yettis, and ii irne barris that is ane bar now enterit, and the tother principall bar to the irne yet enterit in sommer last bipast and in thir comptis than price of the stane maid werk viii.s vi d. summa iii lib. xviii s. (modernised) Item to William Hill for 9 stone 3 pound finished made iron work, for great crooks (to hang the doors), an iron bar to the wooden door outside the iron yett, 2 great iron bolts with 2 keepers to
396-1523: The state of Iowa William Hill (New South Wales politician) (1838–1919), member of the New South Wales Legislative Council William Hill (Wisconsin politician) , member of the Wisconsin State Assembly William A. Hill (1864–1932), American judge in Colorado William C. Hill (1917–1998), Vermont attorney and judge William D. Hill (1833–1906), American politician; U.S. Representative from Ohio William Davison Hill (1860–1944), farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada William Duguid Hill (1858–1921), mayor of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia William Henry Hill (New York politician) (1876–1972), American politician; U.S. Representative from New York William Henry Hill (North Carolina politician) (1767–1809), American politician; U.S. Representative from North Carolina William James Hill (1854–1922), Ontario construction contractor and political figure William Luther Hill (1873–1951), American politician; U.S. Senator from Florida William Noel-Hill, 3rd Baron Berwick (1773–1842), British peer William S. Hill (1886–1972), American politician; U.S. Representative from Colorado William U. Hill (born 1948), justice of
418-521: Was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Country Party and served in the House of Representatives from 1919 to 1934. He was Minister for Works and Railways in the Bruce–Page government from 1924 to 1928. Hill was born on 14 April 1866 at Burnt Creek near Dunolly, Victoria . He was the son of English immigrants Sarah (née Baker) and John Hill; his mother was illiterate. His father and uncle ran
440-703: Was elected secretary of the Wheat Pool Vigilance Committee, formed by farmers concerned that the government and wheat merchants were conspiring to reduce the price of wheat. In 1916, Hill was elected as the founding president of the Victorian Farmers' Union (VFU). He was also a delegate to the Australian Farmers' Federal Organization, a member of the Victorian Wheat Commission's advisory council,
462-405: Was made on 8 May 1530. In May 1538 William Hill rode to Tantallon Castle and Dunbar Castle with the master-carpenter John Drummond and the stonemason William Kadisley, to oversee repair works and make measurements for an iron gate. A new forge was devised for William Hill and another smith John Spretty at Holyrood Palace in 1539. Hill made yetts for the new palace at Stirling Castle, at
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#1732779983018484-718: Was mayor of Chewton . Following the death of his father-in-law, Hill left the railways to manage the family's tannery in Chewton. He served on the Chewton Borough Council from 1900 to 1906 and was secretary of the Castlemaine Rifle Clubs' Union. In 1906, Hill took up a portion of David Mitchell 's subdivided estate at Colbinabbin . He served as the secretary of the Colbinabbin Progress Association and in 1915
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