"Billy Idol William Michael Albert Broad (born 30 November 1955), known professionally as Billy Idol, is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He first achieved fame in the 1970s as a member of the punk rock band Generation X. Subsequently, he embarked on a solo career which led to international recognition and made Idol one of the lead artists during the MTV-driven ""Second British Invasion"" in the United States. The name ""Billy Idol"" was inspired by a schoolteacher's description of him as ""idle"". Idol began his music career in late 1976 as a guitarist in the punk rock band"
"Frank Broad Francis Alfred Broad JP (1874 – 3 January 1956), usually known as Frank Broad, was a Labour politician in the United Kingdom who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Municipal Borough of Edmonton during the years 1922–1931 and 1935–1945. One of the founder members of the Amalgamated Instrument Makers Trade Society, Broad was president when, in 1920, the union joined the Amalgamated Engineering Union (AEU). He remained a member of the AEU until his death, stating in the commons in 1931 that ""... I have never been a paid officer of that union but I have"
"1900, Eliza Broad née Macer and three sons. Frank Broad Francis Alfred Broad JP (1874 – 3 January 1956), usually known as Frank Broad, was a Labour politician in the United Kingdom who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Municipal Borough of Edmonton during the years 1922–1931 and 1935–1945. One of the founder members of the Amalgamated Instrument Makers Trade Society, Broad was president when, in 1920, the union joined the Amalgamated Engineering Union (AEU). He remained a member of the AEU until his death, stating in the commons in 1931 that ""... I have never been a"
"Henry Broad Henry George Broad (4 May 1910 – 17 August 2001) was an Australian politician. He was born at St Arnaud to farmer George William Broad and teaching assistant Frances Jane Evans, and attended state schools. He became a farmer of wheat and sheep at Woomelang, and was secretary of the local Country Party branch in 1936. On 29 October 1960 he married Heather Anne McLean, with whom he had two sons. He served on Wycheproof Shire Council from 1953, and was president from 1960 to 1961, 1967 to 1968 and 1979 to 1980. In 1968 he was elected"
"William Broad William J. Broad (born March 7, 1951) is an American science journalist, author and a Senior Writer at ""The New York Times"". Broad earned a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1977. Broad is the author or co-author of eight books, most recently ""The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards"" (Simon & Schuster, 2012). """" (Simon & Schuster, 2001) was a number-one ""New York Times"" Best Seller. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. His other titles include ""The Universe Below: Discovering the Secrets of the Deep Sea"" (Simon &"
"the 1943 election by future-premier George Drew. William Alexander Baird William Alexander Baird (September 10, 1867 – May 30, 1940), commonly referred to as W.A. Baird, was an Ontario lawyer and politician. He represented High Park in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative from 1926 until his death in 1940. He was born in Carlisle, Ontario in Middlesex County to Protestant parents of Irish ancestry. As a young man he went to Toronto to study law, graduating from Osgoode Hall in 1890. He received his B.C.L. from Trinity College in 1901 and located to Toronto Junction where he"
"Thomas Broad Thomas Tucker Broad (1863 – 26 January 1935) was a Liberal Party politician in England. He was elected at the 1918 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Clay Cross in Derbyshire. Having been selected as the Liberal Party candidate, he received the ""coalition coupon"" and there was no Unionist Party candidate opposing him. He won the seat with a majority of 8% of the votes over his Labour Party opponent. However, for the 1922 election, when he stood as a National Liberal, the local Liberal association has not only decided to run an anti-coalition candidate against"
"to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Swan Hill, winning a by-election for the seat. He was defeated by a Liberal candidate in 1973. Broad remained active in local politics and was president of his local Country Party branch. He died at Wycheproof in 2001. Henry Broad Henry George Broad (4 May 1910 – 17 August 2001) was an Australian politician. He was born at St Arnaud to farmer George William Broad and teaching assistant Frances Jane Evans, and attended state schools. He became a farmer of wheat and sheep at Woomelang, and was secretary of the local Country Party branch"
"William Praed ""Not to be confused with his first cousin of the same name, William Mackworth Praed, serjeant-at-law (1756–1835) and revising barrister for Bath who was the father of Winthrop Mackworth Praed."" William Praed (24 June 1747 – 9 October 1833) was an English businessman, banker, and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1808. He was the oldest son of Humphrey Mackworth Praed (""c""1718–1803) of the manor of Trevethoe, near St Ives in Cornwall. His father was a Member of Parliament for St Ives and then for Cornwall. His mother Mary was a daughter of"
"C. D. Broad Charlie Dunbar Broad (30 December 1887 – 11 March 1971), usually cited as C. D. Broad, was an English epistemologist, historian of philosophy, philosopher of science, moral philosopher, and writer on the philosophical aspects of psychical research. He was known for his thorough and dispassionate examinations of arguments in such works as ""Scientific Thought"", published in 1923, ""The Mind and Its Place in Nature"", published in 1925, and ""An Examination of McTaggart's Philosophy"", published in 1933. Broad's essay on ""Determinism, Indeterminism, and Libertarianism"" in ""Ethics and the History of Philosophy"" (1952) introduced the philosophical terms ""occurrent causation"""
"which he was chairman. He steered through Parliament the bill which authorised its construction, and Praed Street in Paddington (near the canal's Paddington Basin) is named after him. He died in October 1833 and was buried in Tyringham Church with a monument carved by William Behnes. William Praed ""Not to be confused with his first cousin of the same name, William Mackworth Praed, serjeant-at-law (1756–1835) and revising barrister for Bath who was the father of Winthrop Mackworth Praed."" William Praed (24 June 1747 – 9 October 1833) was an English businessman, banker, and politician who sat in the House of"
"of incompatibilism. C. D. Broad Charlie Dunbar Broad (30 December 1887 – 11 March 1971), usually cited as C. D. Broad, was an English epistemologist, historian of philosophy, philosopher of science, moral philosopher, and writer on the philosophical aspects of psychical research. He was known for his thorough and dispassionate examinations of arguments in such works as ""Scientific Thought"", published in 1923, ""The Mind and Its Place in Nature"", published in 1925, and ""An Examination of McTaggart's Philosophy"", published in 1933. Broad's essay on ""Determinism, Indeterminism, and Libertarianism"" in ""Ethics and the History of Philosophy"" (1952) introduced the philosophical terms"
"University Graduate School of Journalism for the documentary, ""Nuclear Jihad: Can Terrorists Get the Bomb?"" The following is a list of reviews. It does not purport to be exhaustive or even comprehensive, with reviews selected solely as may be found in a brief search, as an aid reader. William Broad William J. Broad (born March 7, 1951) is an American science journalist, author and a Senior Writer at ""The New York Times"". Broad earned a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1977. Broad is the author or co-author of eight books, most recently ""The Science of Yoga: The"
"William Leroy Broun William Leroy Broun (October 1, 1827 – January 24, 1902) was the President of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, then known as the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now known as Auburn University, from 1882 to 1902, with a one-year hiatus in 1883. William Leroy Broun was born in Middleburg, Virginia on October 1, 1827. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1850. During the American Civil War, he headed the Confederate Arsenal at Richmond, Virginia. He taught at the College of Mississippi in 1852, the University of Georgia in 1854 and again in 1866. He"
"Shepard Broad Shepard Broad (July 8, 1906 – November 6, 2001) was a Belarusian-American banker, lawyer, and philanthropist. Shepard Broad was born in Pinsk, in the Minsk Governorate of the Russian Empire (present-day Belarus) as Szmuel Bobrowice. He trained as a tailor's apprentice, but Eastern Europe offered little opportunity to a young Jewish boy. At the age of 14, he joined the mass migration to North America. Hoping to land in New York, he ended up in Quebec. Canadian immigration authorities planned to send him back to Belarus, but his plight came to the attention of Adolph Stark, president of"
"in Wigan Cemetery. William Pickard William Pickard (10 February 1821 – 21 October 1887) was a British trade unionist. Born in Aspull Moor in Lancashire, Pickard worked at a colliery from an early age. He became active in the Wigan District Miners' Union and, despite being illiterate, he rose to prominence. He was elected as vice-president of Alexander Macdonald's Miners' National Association (MNA) at its founding conference in 1863, and as agent of the Wigan miners in 1864. Pickard and Thomas Halliday became critical of Macdonald's cautious approach to trade unionism, and founded a new Amalgamated Association of Miners (AAM),"
"Andrew Broad Andrew John Broad (born 2 July 1975 in , Western Australia) is an Australian politician who has represented Mallee in the Australian House of Representatives since 2013 as a member of The Nationals. He was Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister from September 2018 until his resignation over a 'sugar daddy' sex scandal in December 2018. Broad is a former President of the Victorian Farmers' Federation, Director of the National Farmers Federation and Director of Australian Made. A small business owner, Broad operated his wheat and sheep farm for 16 years from the age of 22. In"
"8 March 1997, and was made in Edinburgh. William Brodie William Brodie (28 September 1741 – 1 October 1788), often known by his title of Deacon Brodie, was a Scottish cabinet-maker, deacon of a trades guild, and Edinburgh city councillor, who maintained a secret life as a housebreaker, partly for the thrill, and partly to fund his gambling. By day, Brodie was a respectable tradesman and deacon (president) of the Incorporation of Wrights, which locally controlled the craft of cabinetmaking; this made him a member of the town council. Part of his work as a cabinetmaker was to install and"
"William Pickard William Pickard (10 February 1821 – 21 October 1887) was a British trade unionist. Born in Aspull Moor in Lancashire, Pickard worked at a colliery from an early age. He became active in the Wigan District Miners' Union and, despite being illiterate, he rose to prominence. He was elected as vice-president of Alexander Macdonald's Miners' National Association (MNA) at its founding conference in 1863, and as agent of the Wigan miners in 1864. Pickard and Thomas Halliday became critical of Macdonald's cautious approach to trade unionism, and founded a new Amalgamated Association of Miners (AAM), with Pickard as"
"William Brodie William Brodie (28 September 1741 – 1 October 1788), often known by his title of Deacon Brodie, was a Scottish cabinet-maker, deacon of a trades guild, and Edinburgh city councillor, who maintained a secret life as a housebreaker, partly for the thrill, and partly to fund his gambling. By day, Brodie was a respectable tradesman and deacon (president) of the Incorporation of Wrights, which locally controlled the craft of cabinetmaking; this made him a member of the town council. Part of his work as a cabinetmaker was to install and repair locks and other security mechanisms. He socialised"
"William J. Breed William J. ""Bill"" Breed (August 3, 1928 - January 22, 2013) was an American geologist, paleontologist, naturalist and author in Northern Arizona. He was a renowned expert on the geology of the Grand Canyon. William J. Breed was born August 3, 1928 in Massillon, Ohio, son of Grace Amelia (née Snyder) and Earl Fremont Breed. After graduating from Massillon Washington High School, he served in the U.S. Army Corps of Military Police in South Korea and Japan (1946–48). He received his B.A. from Denison University, then his B.S. and M.S. from University of Arizona, finishing in 1960."
"William Alexander Baird William Alexander Baird (September 10, 1867 – May 30, 1940), commonly referred to as W.A. Baird, was an Ontario lawyer and politician. He represented High Park in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative from 1926 until his death in 1940. He was born in Carlisle, Ontario in Middlesex County to Protestant parents of Irish ancestry. As a young man he went to Toronto to study law, graduating from Osgoode Hall in 1890. He received his B.C.L. from Trinity College in 1901 and located to Toronto Junction where he worked mostly in property law. Baird married"
"William Brand Sir William Alfred Brand, CBE (22 August 1888 – 26 October 1979) was an Australian politician. Born in Childers, Queensland, he was educated at Apple Tree Creek State School before becoming a sugarcane grower. He became president of the Australian Sugar Growers Association in 1943. In 1920, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Country Party member for Burrum, transferring to Isis in 1932. He was Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 1944 to 1947. He retired from the Assembly in 1950, but in 1954 was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as"
"William Broadhead William Broadhead (September 1815 – 15 March 1879) was a British trade unionist and saw grinder. Born in Whirlow, Sheffield, Broadhead worked as a saw grinder from childhood, later becoming the landlord of a public house in Owlerton. He used his income from this business to support saw grinders who found themselves in difficulties, and as a result, was elected General Secretary of the Saw Grinders Union in 1848. Under his leadership, the union grew in power, raising large sums of money for their members, and disrupting the work of non-union members. This disruption took several forms, including"
"was a school principal of Bloomfield academy, Virginia, in 1856. From 1872 to 1875, he taught at UGA again, and became President of the Georgia Agricultural and Mechanical College, a branch of the University. From 1875 to 1882, he was a Professor of mathematics at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He also taught mathematics at the University of Texas in 1884. From 1882 to 1902, he served as the President of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, then known as the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now known as Auburn University, with a one-year hiatus in 1883. William Leroy Broun William"
"William Abraham (trade unionist) William Abraham (14 June 1842 – 14 May 1922), universally known by his bardic name, Mabon, was a Welsh trade unionist and Liberal/Labour politician, and a member of parliament (MP) from 1885 to 1920. Although an MP for 35 years, it was as a trade unionist that Abraham is most well known. Initially a pioneer of trade unionism, who fought to enshrine the principle of workers' representation against the opposition of the coal-owners, he was regarded in later life as a moderate voice believing that disputes should be solved through conciliation rather than industrial action. This"
"Lowthian Bell Sir Isaac Lowthian Bell, 1st Baronet, FRS (18 February 1816 – 20 December 1904) was a Victorian ironmaster and Liberal Party politician from Washington, County Durham, in the north of England. He was described as being ""as famous in his day as Isambard Kingdom Brunel"". Bell was an energetic and skilful entrepreneur as well as an innovative metallurgist. He was involved in multiple partnerships with his brothers to make iron and alkali chemicals, and with other pioneers including Robert Stirling Newall to make steel cables. He pioneered the large-scale manufacture of aluminium at his Washington works, conducting experiments"
"Parliament to investigate. Most union members, including Broadhead, were given certificates of immunity, so although Broadhead ultimately confessed to ordering a murder and various other crimes to be committed, he was not convicted of any. He remained with the union, but was refused his publican's licence. To avoid public attention, he emigrated to the United States in 1869, but returned the following year to start a new career as a grocer. William Broadhead William Broadhead (September 1815 – 15 March 1879) was a British trade unionist and saw grinder. Born in Whirlow, Sheffield, Broadhead worked as a saw grinder from"
"- Antarctic Service Medal (1977)<br> Geological Society of America - Gladys Cole Award (1982)<br> Distinguished Citizen Award from Massillon Washington High School in 2005. Breed wrote or contributed to more than 80 scientific publications and popular magazines. William J. Breed William J. ""Bill"" Breed (August 3, 1928 - January 22, 2013) was an American geologist, paleontologist, naturalist and author in Northern Arizona. He was a renowned expert on the geology of the Grand Canyon. William J. Breed was born August 3, 1928 in Massillon, Ohio, son of Grace Amelia (née Snyder) and Earl Fremont Breed. After graduating from Massillon Washington"
"William Mead (merchant) William Mead (1628–1713) was a London merchant, and a prominent early Quaker, connected by marriage to George Fox. Mead became a wealthy linen draper of Fenchurch Street in the City of London, and member of the Company of Merchant Taylors. He was captain of a train-band, before joining the Quakers in 1670. On 14 August of that year he was present at a crowded meeting in Gracechurch Street, at which William Penn was the preacher; both were arrested and committed to Newgate Gaol. The trial of Penn and Mead, at which they defended the right of free"
"of hundreds of species; at least 47 plant and animal species were, in turn, named after him. In 1938 he was designated ""Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus"" of the University of Washington, that school's highest honor for its alumni. Trevor Kincaid was born in Peterborough, Ontario, in 1872. He was the son of Robert Kincaid, a first generation Canadian whose own father had immigrated from Ireland in the early 19th century. Robert Kincaid received his medical degree from Queen's University and undertook his internship at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. In 1861, Kincaid found himself caught up in the war"
"William A. M. Burden William Armistead Moale Burden II (April 8, 1906 – October 10, 1984) was a prominent American banker, art collector, and philanthropist who served as U.S. Ambassador to Belgium under President Eisenhower. Burden was born on April 8, 1906 in Manhattan. He was the son of William Armistead Moale Burden (1877–1909), and Florence Vanderbilt (née Twombly) (1881–1969). He was the brother of Shirley Carter Burden (1908–1989), a prominent photographer. His paternal grandparents were I. Townsend Burden (1838–1913) and Evelyn Byrd Moale (1847–1916), the daughter of William Armistead Moale (1800–1880) of Baltimore, Maryland, who was a direct descendant"
"saw the creation of the South Wales Miners' Federation of which Abraham became president. Before his re-election at the January 1910 general election, he and most other Lib–Lab MPs from the Miners' Federation of Great Britain joined the Labour Party. He held the Rhondda seat until its abolition at the 1918 general election, when he was elected for the new Rhondda West constituency. He resigned his seat in 1920, and died two years later aged 79. William Abraham (trade unionist) William Abraham (14 June 1842 – 14 May 1922), universally known by his bardic name, Mabon, was a Welsh trade"