William Brooks
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William Brooks may refer to:
- William Brooks of BlackburnWilliam Brooks of BlackburnWilliam Brooks was a supplier of cotton to spinners around Whalley and Blackburn. He went into partnership with Roger Cunliffe. In 1792 they founded Cunliffe Brooks Bank at Blackburn but at first manufacturing was the main activity.- Sources :...
(1762–1846), cotton supplier - Sir William Cunliffe Brooks, 1st BaronetSir William Cunliffe Brooks, 1st BaronetSir William Cunliffe Brooks, 1st Baronet was an English barrister, banker and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1869 and 1892....
(1819–1900), British lawyer and politician - William Edwin BrooksWilliam Edwin BrooksWilliam Edwin Brooks was a civil engineer in India and an ornithologist. He went to India in 1856 as a Civil engineer with the Railways and stayed on until 1881....
(1828–1899), Irish civil engineer and ornithologist - William Keith BrooksWilliam Keith BrooksWilliam Keith Brooks, LL.D., Ph.D. was an American zoologist, born in Cleveland, Ohio, March 25, 1848. He was educated at Williams College and at Harvard . He was employed at Johns Hopkins University from 1876 onward...
(1848–1908), American zoologist - William L. "Buffalo Bill" BrooksWilliam L. BrooksWilliam L. "Buffalo Bill" Brooks was a western lawman and later outlaw.Brooks was born in Ohio around 1832 where he later became a buffalo hunter in the late-1840s or early-1850s whose success equaled fellow buffalo hunter William F. Cody earning the same nickname of Buffalo Bill...
, (1832–1874), American western outlaw - William Robert BrooksWilliam Robert BrooksWilliam Robert Brooks was a British-born American astronomer, mainly noted as being one of the most prolific discoverers of new comets of all time, second only to Jean-Louis Pons...
(1844–1922), American astronomer - William T. H. BrooksWilliam T. H. BrooksWilliam Thomas Harbaugh Brooks was a career military officer in the United States Army, serving as a major general during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
(1821–1870), Union Major General during the American Civil War - Billy BrooksBilly BrooksWilliam McKinley Brooks III is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals 11th overall in the 1976 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma.Brooks also played for the San Diego Chargers and Houston Oilers.-External...
(born 1953), American football player - Will BrooksWill BrooksWill Brooks is an American visual artist, who specializes in painting and drawing. Brooks, a native of Louisiana is now a resident of Houston, Texas.-The early years:...
(born 1977), American artist
See also
- Bill Brooks (disambiguation)
- William Penny BrookesWilliam Penny BrookesDr. William Penny Brookes was an English surgeon, magistrate, botanist, and educationalist especially known for his promotion of physical education and personal betterment...
, English physician and botanist, involved in the Olympics - William Brooke (disambiguation)