Researching William Sheldon
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The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Sheldon on Ancestry
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Some Famous People called William Sheldon
William Wallace Barbour Sheldon
right|thumb|250px|Hopkins mansion, San Francisco
William Wallace Barbour Sheldon (May 15, 1836 – March 17, 1915), commonly known as Wallace, was an architectural engineer and pioneer of California, a leading figure of the engineering history of the California coast.
Wallace began his career with the Central Pacific Railroad and was present at the laying of the Golden Spike at Promontory Point, Utah on May 10, 1869. In 1875 began work with the Pacific Improvement Company. His most famous work was in the personal home of Mark Hopkins, which was destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, the original Santa Monica Pier, and the Del Monte Hotel in Del Monte, California. He also had control of the construction of several railroad terminals, including those in Sacramento, California, Los Angeles, California (Santa Fe Station) and Redlands, California.
Source: William Wallace Barbour Sheldon, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaWilliam Sheldon (Irish politician)
William Alexander Watson Sheldon (18 January 1907 – 1 November 1999) was an Irish politician and farmer. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1943 general election as a Clann na Talmhan Teachta Dála (TD) for the Donegal East constituency. He was re-elected as an independent TD at the 1944, 1948, 1951, 1954 and 1957 general elections. He did not contest the 1961 general election. When tributes were paid to him in the Senate after his death, it was said that this was because the constituency was reduced from 4 to 3 seats. To be precise, the four-seat Donegal East (Dáil constituency) was abolished and the three-seat Donegal North-East (Dáil constituency) was created. He was nominated by the Taoiseach, Seán Lemass to the 10th Seanad. He was re-nominated to the Seanad in 1965 and 1969, and he retired from politics in 1973. He was also a member of Donegal County Council from 1945 to 1955.
Source: William Sheldon (Irish politician), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
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