It was named after William G. Greene of nearby Tallula Precinct, because he convinced the railroad to come through the town: located on the Chicago, Alton & St. Louis Railroad, Greenview was incorporated by a special act of the Illinois General Assembly on May 6, 1869, then re-incorporated under the new general municipal laws of the state in March 7, 1877.

William Stukeley propounded that Farnham is the site of the lost Roman settlement of " Vindomis ", although this is now believed to be at Neatham, near Alton.

The Treaty of Alton was an agreement signed in 1101 between William the Conqueror's eldest son Robert, Duke of Normandy and his brother Henry I of England.

According to William Curtis ’ History of Alton ( 1896 ):-

William Paley matriculated at Western Military Academy in Alton, IL then received his college degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in expectation that he would take an increasingly active role running the family cigar business.

However this may be, William appears to have had no suspicion of Shrewsbury's loyalty, for on 30 April 1694 the latter was created Marquess of Alton and Duke of Shrewsbury, and he acted as one of the regents during the King's absence from England in the two following years.

Four of the scientists, William Ritter, De Alton Saunders, Charles Palache, and Trevor Kincaid ( accompanied by Luther Kelly, one of the expedition ’ s guides ), decided to stay and camp on Popof Island while the rest of the scientists continued on to Siberia.

William Curtis ( 11 January 1746 – 7 July 1799 ) was an English botanist and entomologist, who was born at Alton, Hampshire.

Eight of the people investigated were indicted by the government on charges of conspiracy to disrupt the convention: John Briggs, Scott Camil, Alton Foss, John Kniffin, Peter Mahoney, Stanley Michelson, William Patterson, and Don Perdue.

Henry III of England requested the marriage of Theobald to Rohese de Verdon, daughter of Nicholas de Verdon of Alton, Staffordshire and Joan de Lacy, and the widow of William Perceval de Somery.

About three years after the war, the Register was sold and combined again, this time to William d ' Alton Mann of The Mobile Times and The Mobile Daily Register.

* William d ' Alton Mann ( 1839 – 1920 ), American Civil War soldier and newspaper and magazine publisher

The U. S. Justice Department indicted Scott Camil, John Kniffen, Alton Foss, Donald Perdue, William Patterson, Stan Michelsen, Peter Mahoney and John Briggs — collectively known as the Gainesville Eight — on charges of conspiracy to disrupt the Convention.

He repeated his performance of Billy the pageboy for two subsequent tours, and was so successful that he was called to London to play the role alongside William Gillette, the original Holmes.

In Sabrina, Billy Wilder, unable to secure Cary Grant, chose Bogart for the role of the older, conservative brother who competes with his younger playboy sibling ( William Holden ) for the affection of the Cinderella-like Sabrina ( Audrey Hepburn ).

He has three siblings: two are older, brother William " Billy " Ritchie and sister Carol Ritchie ; and one is younger, sister Jill Ritchie who is an actress.

This was followed in 1813 by the Puffing Billy built by Christopher Blackett and William Hedley for the Wylam Colliery Railway, the first successful locomotive running by adhesion only.

Also, the emergence of William Wolfe ( universally known as Billy ) as a leading figure played a huge role in the SNP defining itself as a left-of-centre and social-democratic party.

Billy McCoy ( William Allen Young ) is an Airman First Class in the United States Air Force stationed at Whiteman AFB near Kansas City who is called into duty during the DEFCON 2 alert.

* William Allen Young as Airman First Class Billy McCoy

Back row: Dick Barlow ( umpire ), Tom Hayward, George Hirst, William Gunn ( cricketer ) | Billy Gunn, J. T.

William Joseph " Billy Blaze " Blazkowicz II, a. k. a. " Commander Keen " or " Keen ", is the main character of the games, and the player's alter ego.

In the process he met with the outlawed William Henry McCarty, also known as Billy the Kid.

In an attempt to create another icon like the teddy bear, U. S. President William Howard Taft was tied to the character Billy Possum.

Russell Clifford Durant ( called " Cliff " by his friends ) was a race car driver, speedboat enthusiast, amateur flier, President of Durant Motors in Oakland, and son of General Motors founder William " Billy " Crapo Durant.

* Bill Cook or Billy Cook see William Cook

It features an ensemble cast including Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Owen Wilson, Will Patton, Peter Stormare, William Fichtner, Michael Clarke Duncan, Keith David and Steve Buscemi.

As with the first marriage, this too produced two children: a daughter Jane ( 1677 – 1702 ); and a son William, " Poor Billy " born June, 1679, who was developmentally delayed.

The current President is William " Billy " Boniface.

William McCrea-appeared on public platforms with LVF leaders, including Billy Wright.

Screenwritten by Lawrence D. Cohen and directed by Brian De Palma, the film starred Sissy Spacek as Carrie, along with Piper Laurie as Margaret, Amy Irving as Sue, Nancy Allen as Chris, John Travolta as Billy, Betty Buckley as Miss Desjardin a. k. a. Miss Collins, and William Katt as Tommy.

William Stephen " Billy " Wright ( 7 July 1960 – 27 December 1997 ) was a prominent Ulster loyalist during the period of violent ethno-political conflict known as " The Troubles ".

William Stephen " Billy " Wright, named after his grandfather, was born in Wolverhampton, England on 7 July 1960 to David Wright and Sarah McKinley, Protestants from Northern Ireland.

With seven nominations in the category of Best Director, Lean is the third most nominated director in Oscar history, tied with Martin Scorsese and Fred Zinnemann and behind Billy Wilder ( 8 nominations ) and William Wyler ( 12 nominations ).

* William George ' Billy ' Barker, VC, DSO & Bar, MC & Two Bars ( 1894 – 1930 ), LCOL, 201 Squadron, RAF.

On the day of the 1928 Grand National, before the race had begun, Tipperary Tim's jockey William Dutton heard a friend call out to him: " Billy boy, you'll only win if all the others fall down!

Prominent temperance leaders in the United States included Bishop James Cannon, Jr., James Black, Ernest Cherrington, Neal S. Dow, Mary Hunt, William E. Johnson ( known as " Pussyfoot " Johnson ), Carrie Nation, Howard Hyde Russell, John St. John, Billy Sunday, Father Mathew, Andrew Volstead and Wayne Wheeler.

Located in the parks is the popular William " Billy " Jones Wildcat Railroad.

* Electric Chair at Sing Sing, a 1900 photograph by William M. Vander Weyde, accompanied by a poem by Jared Carter.

Former First Ladies ( from left to right ) Rosalynn Carter, Hillary Rodham Clinton | Hillary Clinton, Barbara Bush and Laura Bush at the dedication of the William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park in 2004.

Harrison was a descendant of Robert Carter I, Benjamin Harrison IV, William Randolph, and Isham Randolph of Dungeness.

In addition, several important composers who were not directly influenced by Rostropovich wrote cello concertos: György Ligeti, Alexander Glazunov, Paul Hindemith, Toru Takemitsu, Darius Milhaud, Arthur Honegger, Nikolai Myaskovsky, Samuel Barber, Joaquín Rodrigo, Elliot Carter, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, William Walton, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Hans Werner Henze, Bernd Alois Zimmermann and Einojuhani Rautavaara for instance.

Clive Sinclair was born to George William Carter Sinclair ( known as Bill ) and Thora Edith Ella Marles in 1940 near Richmond, then in Surrey.

A reporting team won the award in 1973, followed by reporter William Mullen and photographer Ovie Carter, who won a Pulitzer for international reporting in 1975.

* William Carter Love-U. S. Representative from North Carolina during the 1800s

When William Henry Harrison sold this parcel to his brother Carter Bassett Harrison in the mid-1790s, the parcel was referred to as Brown's Quarter, which was the same name given to the parcel on which some of Sherwood Forest now lies.

Besides William Henry, their youngest child, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison had six other children ; Elizabeth, Anna, Benjamin VI, Lucy, Carter, and Sarah.

* William E. Carter and family, Titanic survivors

Hal Carter ( William Holden ) is a former college football star, adrift and unemployed after army service and a failed Hollywood acting career.

* William Holden ... Hal Carter

* William Carter Love-U. S. Representative from North Carolina

William Lawson was the first person elected to the Missouri legislature from Carter County in 1864 and served until 1870, at which time he was succeeded by F. M.

It was formed in 1838 and was named for William Grayson Carter, a state senator at the time of its creation.

It was named after Colonel William Grayson Carter, a Kentucky state Senator.

Dr. William Hyde Carter, then of Passaic, New Jersey, desiring to seek a better climate, came to Florida in 1877.

On January 14, 1878, Mrs. William Flemming, who was newly a widow, gave Dr. Carter the two lots south of his home site.

Mrs. Carter died at the home in 1910 and left the house and grove to her eldest son William W. Carter, who died in 1960.

William Carter had printed the Halifax Journal from its beginning in 1884.

* William Hodding Carter, I, politician, farmer and businessman

In 1762 James Parke Farley, son of Francis Farley, went to Williamsburg to attend the College of William and Mary and soon after married Elizabeth Hill Byrd, daughter of William Byrd III and Elizabeth Hill Carter.

Before the post office was established, William Carter charged 50 cents a letter to carry the mail on horseback from the nearest post office, in Walla Walla, Washington.