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William Purves (rugby union) (active 1912–1913), Scottish rugby union player Bill Purves (born 1870), Irish professional footballer William Laidlaw Purves (1842–1917), Scottish-born surgeon
Sir William "Willie" Purves, CBE, DSO (Chinese: 浦偉士, born 27 December 1931) was a Scottish banker until his retirement in 1998.He was the first Group Chairman of HSBC Holdings following the creation of a holding company to act as parent to The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and the Midland Bank following the former's acquisition of Midland in 1992.
The Purves, later Purves-Hume-Campbell, later Home-Purves-Hume-Campbell Baronetcy, of Purves Hall in the County of Berwick, was a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created on 25 July 1665 for William Purves. The fourth baronet married Lady Anne, daughter of Alexander Hume-Campbell, 2nd Earl of Marchmont. Their grandson, the sixth ...
The parents of a 5-year-old who was killed in a hyperbaric chamber fire last month in Michigan are “absolutely devastated” over their son’s death and have experienced something that “no ...
William Purves (4 July 1888 – 18 September 1964) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1] [2] Rugby Union career. Amateur career.
On 8 September 2022 the firm took charge of the remains of Elizabeth II following her death at Balmoral Castle and were appointed to arrange her funeral, though some of the work in Scotland was carried out by William Purves. [13] [14] [15] Leverton & Sons was given Elizabeth and Philip's coffins on becoming the Royal Undertaker.
First is the detailed 1825 atlas and survey of the estate when in the ownership of Sir William Purves-Hume-Campbell. [4] The second is the sale particulars [ 5 ] of the auction of the house and estate in June 1913, held by John D Wood and instructed on behalf of Sir John Hume Campbell, Bt., the last of the Hume owners.
William B. Purvis (12 August 1838 – 10 August 1914) [1] was an African-American inventor and businessman who received multiple patents in the late 19th-century. His inventions included improvements on paper bags, an updated fountain pen design, improvement to the hand stamp, and a close-conduit electric railway system.