William Farish

William Farish

William Farish may refer to:

* William Farish (professor) (18th century), tutor at the University of Cambridge
* William Stamps Farish II (1881-1942), Standard Oil president
* William Stamps Farish III (born 1939), American businessman
*William Stamps Farish IV


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  • William Farish (professor) — William Farish was a tutor at the University of Cambridge who developed the concept of grading students work quantitatively in 1792. [cite book|last=Postman|first=Neil|authorlink=Neil Postman|title= [http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0679745408… …   Wikipedia

  • William Stamps Farish III — (born March 17, 1939 in Houston, Texas) is an American businessman and a former U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom (2001 2004).Family and Early LifeHis father, William Stamps Farish, Jr., was killed in an airplane accident during World War II …   Wikipedia

  • William Stamps Farish IV — (b. c.1963) is an American businessman and son of Sarah Sharp and her husband William Stamps Farish III. He is best known as Bill Farish or William S. Farish, Jr. Bill Farish is a 1987 graduate of the University of Virginia and was a personal… …   Wikipedia

  • Farish — may refer to:People with the given name Farish:* Farish A. Noor (21st century), Malaysian author and researcher * Farish Carter Tate (1856 1922), Georgia state legislatorPeople with the surname Farish:* Donald J. Farish (21st century), American… …   Wikipedia

  • William Stamps Farish — may refer to:* William Stamps Farish I (1843 1899) * William Stamps Farish II (1881 1942) * William Stamps Farish III (b. 1939) * William Stamps Farish IV;See also *William Farish …   Wikipedia

  • William Stamps Farish II — William Stamps Farish II, born in Mayersville, Mississippi (February 23, 1881 to November 29, 1942) was the Standard Oil president and a founding member and president of the American Petroleum Institute in 1926Fact|date=July 2007. In 1942, he… …   Wikipedia

  • William Alexander Percy — (May 14, 1885 – January 21, 1942), was a lawyer, planter and poet from Greenville, Mississippi. His autobiography Lanterns on the Levee (Knopf 1941) became a bestseller. His father LeRoy Percy was the last United States Senator from Mississippi… …   Wikipedia

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  • Farish — This unusual surname is of Scottish origin, and is an Anglicized form of the Old Gaelic Mac Fhearghuis , son of Fergus, a male given name composed of the elements fe(a)r , man, and gus , force, vigour, prowess. Written as Ver gusti in ancient… …   Surnames reference

  • William Averell Harriman — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Harriman. William Averell Harriman William Averell Harriman (15 novembre 1891 26 juillet …   Wikipédia en Français

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