Willis McGee

Willis McGee

Willis McGee was a Scottish Patriot who travelled to Malta to visit his wife's sick cousin. He was later falsely accused of theft. Due to the injusitce, McGee wanted to revolt against the current rulers over the island, the French. He started the Brotherhood of 36 and after their first failed overthrow, was imprisoned and later committed suicide by hanging himself in his prison cell.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Dave Willis — For other persons with similar names, see David Willis (disambiguation). Dave Willis Dave Willis in 2008 Born David Willis May 1, 1970 (1970 05 01) …   Wikipedia

  • Brotherhood of 36 — The Brotherhood of 36 was a small Maltese rebel group, formed in 1798 during the Napoleonic French Revolutions when Malta was still under French rule, made up of 36 adolescents against the French rule which was led by the famous Scottish patriot …   Wikipedia

  • Pawlu Gatt — was a famed Maltese revolutionary in the Middle Ages. Allegedly a notorious male prostitute, he was a member of the rebel group known as the Brotherhood of 36. Some like to refer to Pawlu as the brains behind the brotherhood, and was one of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Alaska Airlines — IATA AS ICAO ASA Callsign ALASKA …   Wikipedia

  • List of current NFL team rosters — The following is a list of current National Football League (NFL) team rosters: Roster status key Notation Corresponding roster designation IR Reserve/Injured Waived/Injured Waived/Injured Injured Practice Squad/Injured Active/PUP… …   Wikipedia

  • Nashville Sounds all-time roster — Sounds players Alcides Escobar, Hernán Iribarren, and Erick Almonte (from left to right) before a game on June 24, 2009 The Nashville Sounds minor league baseball franchise has pl …   Wikipedia

  • Contenu:Australie — Projet:Australie/Liste des articles Liste mise à jour régulièrement par MyBot (d · c · b) à partir des articles liés au bandeau {{Portail Australie}} Modifications récentes des articles ayant le bandeau de ce portail… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Saison 3 de NCIS : Enquêtes spéciales — Saison 3 de NCIS : Enquêtes spéciales Série NCIS : Enquêtes spéciales Pays d’origine  États Unis Chaîne d’origine CBS …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Liste der Biografien/Mc — Biografien: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Nashville Vols all-time roster — The 1908 Nashville Vols The Nashville Vols were a minor league baseball franchise that played in Nashville, Tennessee, from its inception in 1901 to 1963; the team was inactive in 1962 due to declining attendanc …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”