Researching William Silva
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 83 people with the Silva surname? In that year Silva was ranked number 3496 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Silva on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Silva and the Silva Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 1491 people with the Silva surname in the UK? Silva is now ranked number 2693 for popularity in the UK. |
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William de Silva
Peduru Hewage William de Silva (8 December 1908 – 30 July 1988) was a 20th-century Marxist/Trotskyist Sri Lankan politician.
P. H. William de Silva was born at Kahatapitiya in Batapola, Ambalangoda, Ceylon, to a wealthy land-owning family. He received his elementary education at Batapola Mixed School and secondary education at St John's College, Panadura, Richmond College, Galle, and Ananda College, Colombo. He studied for one year at the University College Colombo (now the University of Colombo) and then travelled to England for further studies at University College, Oxford.
While in England, William de Silva joined the India League and a Marxist study group with other Ceylonese students in London. He then returned to Ceylon and joined the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP). During World War II, he was an anti-war movement leader and was imprisoned in Bogambara Prison and Badulla Prison in Sri Lanka (1943–45). He became a Ceylonese Member of Parliament in 1947 and 1953. He was leader of the All-Ceylon Estate Workers Union and Vice-President of the All-Ceylon Congress of Samasamaja Youth Leagues. He separated from the LSSP in October 1953 and joined the Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party (VLLSP). He was the founding leader of Mahajana Eksath Peramuna. He was Cabinet Minister of Industries and Fisheries in S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike's SLFP-MEP coalition government (1956–59). He became a member of parliament in 1960 and was Vice-President of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. In 1970, he became the Ceylon High Commissioner to Canada.
De Silva died aged 79.
Source: William de Silva, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaWilliam Silva (volleyball)
William Carvalho da Silva known as William (born November 16, 1954) is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Summer Olympics, and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
He was born in São Paulo.
In 1976 he was part of the Brazilian team which finished seventh in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches.
Four years later he finished fifth with the Brazilian team in the 1980 Olympic tournament. He played all six matches.
At the 1984 Games he was a member of the Brazilian team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches again.
His final Olympic appearance was in Seoul when he finished fourth with the Brazilian team in the 1988 Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches.
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