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The William Lynch speech, also known as the Willie Lynch letter, is an address purportedly delivered by a William Lynch (or Willie Lynch) to an audience on the bank of the James River in Virginia in 1712 regarding control of slaves within the colony. [1] In recent years, it has been widely exposed as a hoax. [2] [3]
William Lynch (1742 – 1820) was an American military officer from Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He claimed to be the source of the terms "lynch law" and "lynching".
William Lynch (diplomat) (c. 1730–1785), British Member of Parliament for Canterbury and Minister to Sardinia; William Lynch (Lynch law) (1742–1820), claimed to be the basic cause of the "lynch law" term; William Lynch (Maryland politician) (1788–1857), American politician from Maryland; William A. Lynch (1844–1907), Ohio lawyer and ...
Getty Images Barnes & Noble (BKS) announced Monday that CEO William Lynch has resigned from the company, effective immediately. Michael P. Huseby, who joined the company last year as CFO, will ...
William Lynch was born on February 15, 1788, near Jefferson, Maryland.His father was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. [1]Lynch was a Whig. [2] He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1840 to 1841, 1842 to 1844 and 1847 to 1849.
William "Bill" Lynch Jr. (July 21, 1941 – August 9, 2013) was an American politician and political consultant, advising politicians from the Democratic Party. He was a prominent political figure in New York politics , especially within the African-American community.
David Lynch revealed one of his biggest career regrets years before his death.. The celebrated director of Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks died just days before his 79th birthday, his ...
Lynch was not accused of racist bias. He acquitted Black people accused of murder on three occasions. [13] [14] He was accused, however, of ethnic prejudice in his handling of Welsh miners. [10] William Lynch from Virginia claimed that the phrase was first used in a 1780 compact signed by him and his neighbors in Pittsylvania County.