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William Lacy, Blessed Born at “Hanton”, Yorkshire (probably Houghton or Tosside, West Riding); suffered at York, 22 Aug., 1582. He married a widow, named Cresswell, whose sons, Arthur and Joseph, became Jesuits. Little is related of his family by his biographers. He had a brother Ralph of Preston in Amounderness, a sister Barbara, and nephews … Continue reading “William Lacy, Blessed”

William Kelly Inventor, born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1811; died Louisville, Kentucky, 1888. He innovated several improvements in the manufacture of iron, and first converted cast iron into malleable steel by what is now known throughout the world as the Bessemer process. Bessemer’s application for patents in America was refused on the ground that Kelly’s process was … Continue reading “William Kelly”

William III Of England (William, Henry of Nassau), prince of Orange, stadtholder of Holland, was born at the Hague, November 4, 1650. He was the son of William II of Orange, by Mary, daughter of Charles I of England, and was born to a large inheritance, though his party was kept in check for some … Continue reading “William III Of England”

William I of Orange (of the house of Nassau), the first leader in the Dutch war of independence, was born of Lutheran parents at Dillenburg, in Nassau, April 16,1533. He was educated in the principles of the Reformed religion; but the emperor Charles V, who early became interested in his career, removed him to his … Continue reading “William I of Orange”

William Harvey English physician famed as the discoverer of the circulation of the blood. Born 1 April 1578 at Folkestone, England ; died 3 June 1657. Educated at the King’s School, Canterbury, at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and the University of Padua. Married to Elizabeth Brown, daughter of the court physician to Elizabeth I. … Continue reading “William Harvey”

William Hart, Blessed Born at Wells, 1558; suffered at York, 15 March, 1583. Elected Trappes Scholar at Lincoln College, Oxford, 25 May, 1571, he supplicated B.A., 18 June, 1574. The same year he followed the rector, John Bridgewater, to Douai. He accompanied the college to Reims, and returned thither after a severe operation at Namur, … Continue reading “William Hart, Blessed”

William Grace Philanthropist and merchant, born Cork, Ireland , 1832; died New York, New York, 1904. To his activities is largely due the commercial development of western South America. In 1880 and 1884, he was elected mayor of New York, the first Catholic to fill that office. He took an active part in succoring the … Continue reading “William Grace”

William Gaston Jurist, born Newbern, North Carolina, 1778; died Raleigh, North Carolina, 1844. After serving as state senator and Federalist congressman, he was elected judge of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. In 1835 he was mainly responsible for the repeal of the constitutional provision which practically disenfranchised Catholics in his native state. Fuente: New … Continue reading “William Gaston”

William Filby, Blessed Born in Oxfordshire between 1557 and 1560; suffered at Tyburn, 30 May, 1582. Educated at Lincoln College, Oxford, he was admitted to the seminary at Reims, 12 October, 1579. He was ordained priest at Reims, 25 March, 1581, and shortly after left for the mission. He was arrested in July, committed to … Continue reading “William Filby, Blessed”

William Exmew, Blessed Carthusian maonk and martyr; suffered at Tyburn, 19 June, 1535. He studied at Christ’s College, Cambridge, and became a proficient classical scholar. Entering the London Charterhouse, he was soon raised to the office of vicar (sub- prior); in 1534 he was named procurator. Chauncy says that for virtue and learning his like … Continue reading “William Exmew, Blessed”