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Roger Williams was born in London, and many historians cite 1603 as the probable year of his birth. [6] His birth records were destroyed when St. Sepulchre church burned during the Great Fire of London, [7] and his entry in American National Biography notes that Williams gave contradictory information about his age throughout his life. [8]
Roger Williams (born Louis Jacob Weertz; October 1, 1924 – October 8, 2011) was an American popular music pianist.Described by the Los Angeles Times as "one of the most popular instrumentalists of the mid-20th century", and "the rare instrumental pop artist to strike a lasting commercial chord," Williams had 22 hit singles–including the chart-topping "Autumn Leaves" in 1955 and "Born Free ...
The Roger Williams National Memorial is a 4.5-acre (1.8 ha) park located near the eastern bank of the Moshassuck River, east of the Rhode Island State House and north of Downtown Providence. It stands at the base of College Hill, upon which the early settlement of Providence was concentrated. The memorial is separated from the river by Canal ...
John Roger Williams (born September 13, 1949) is an American businessman and politician who has been the U.S. representative for Texas's 25th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party , he served under Governor Rick Perry as Secretary of State of Texas from 2004 to 2007.
Religious dissension and expansionism led to the founding of several new colonies shortly after Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay. Dissenters such as Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson were banished due to religious disagreements with Massachusetts Bay authorities. Williams established Providence Plantations in 1636.
Thomas Angell (c.1616–1694) was one of the four men who wintered with Roger Williams at Seekonk, Plymouth Colony in early 1636, and then joined him in founding the settlement of Providence Plantation in what became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. He was a minor at the time of his arrival, but his name appears on several ...
The suit was filed this week on behalf of former officer Roger Williams in the U.S. Middle District Court of Georgia in Macon. The suit alleges that Williams, a Black officer, was fired over the ...
Roger Williams (soldier) (1539/40–1595), Welsh soldier of fortune and military theorist Roger D. Williams (1856–1925), American army officer; Roger Q. Williams (1894–1976), American army air force pilot and aviation pioneer