Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
William Land Park, frequently referred to as simply "Land Park" is a major city park in Sacramento, California. [1] The park is located between Interstate 5 and State Route 160. William Land was a pioneer who built the Western Hotel at the NE corner of 2nd and K St in 1875 (California Historical Landmark #601). There is an elementary school ...
William Land was the mayor of Sacramento from 1898 to 1899. A wealthy man in Sacramento, and while mayor, he gave the city an $80,000 interest-free loan, rather than having the city pay high interest rates on city bonds. William Land died in 1911, at age 74. After his death, his will and testament gave away $450,000.
William Draper Jr. was born on April 24, 1807, [2] in Richmond Township, Ontario, Canada (then Upper Canada). [3] He was the fifth child of William Draper Sr. and Lydia Lathrop. He was the grandson of Thomas Draper and Lydia Rogers. William is a descendant of the early Massachusetts settler James Draper "The Puritan". [4]
William Land may refer to: William Land (athlete), English track and field athlete; William Jesse Goad Land, American botanist, inventor, and professor; Bill Land, American Negro league outfielder; William Land (philanthropist), also mayor of Sacramento 1898 to 1899.
Land Park is a neighborhood in the city of Sacramento. Land Park consists of mainly single-family dwellings in the area between Interstate 5 to the west, Broadway to the north, Sutterville Road to the south and Freeport Blvd to the east. William Land Park is its namesake, a major city park south of Highway 50 and east of Interstate 5 in South ...
In 1862, when William was seven years old, his mother died. Three years later, his father remarried. William was educated at O'Connell School by the Christian Brothers in Dublin. [4] [5] After having been beaten by his father for receiving bad marks in school, Mulholland ran off to sea. At 15, Mulholland was a member of the British Merchant Navy.
Language links are at the top of the page across from the title.
William Lever was born on 19 September 1851 at 16 Wood Street, Bolton, Lancashire, England.He was the eldest son and the seventh child born to James Lever (1809–1897), a grocer, and Eliza Hesketh, daughter of a cotton mill manager.