BraddishBillings September 23, 1783 April 8, 1864 was an early settler in the Ottawa area and for whom the community of Billings Bridge was named. He was born in Ware, Massachusetts in 1783, but moved to the Brockville, Ontario Brockville area with his family when he was 9. He later worked cutting down the eastern white pine white pine along the Ottawa River and transporting the logs down river. He served on the Bytown Mechanics Institute executive. In 1812, Billings moved to the Ottawa area and settled on a farm south of the Rideau River in what was then the Gloucester Township, Ontario Township ... had seven children. The couple s oldest son, Major Bradish Billings Jr. 1847 1891 , a pupil of architect ... and later worked as a public servant with the Interior Department 1872 1885. Bradish Billings ... architects view 1118 Bradish Billings Jr. ref The couple s son W. Ross Billings also became an architect in the Ottawa area. ref http www.dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org architects view 1118 Bradish Billings Jr. ref The couple s son, Elkanah Billings became a naturalist ... was built over the Rideau River near the Billings Farm to make it easier to transport produce into town. Legacy Billings died in 1864 and is buried on the Billings Estate Museum Billings Estate which has been preserved as a historical site and museum. The Billings House, on the site, was built in 1829. The area where Billings had his farm and the nearby bridge over the river are now known as Billings Bridge . The City of Ottawa owns and operates the former Billings family homestead as a museum ... generations of Billings family members who lived on the site before the municipality assumed ownership ... ottawa.ca residents heritage museums billings index en.html Billings Estate Museum Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Billings, Bradish ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH September 23, 1783 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH April 8, 1864 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Billings ... more details
over the Rideau River in Ottawa, Canada, named after BraddishBillings See also Billing disambiguation ...TOCright Billings may refer to Places In Canada Billings, Ontario In Germany Billings, Hesse In Russia Billings, Russia In the United States Billings, Montana Billings, Missouri Billings, New York Billings, Oklahoma Billings County, North Dakota Billings Township, Michigan People Billings Learned Hand 1872 1961 , an American judge Alan Billings , Church of England priest Alexandra Billings b. 1962 , an American transsexual actress Amanda Billings b. 1986 , Canadian figure skater BraddishBillings 1783 1864 , an early settler in the Ottawa, Canada area Charles E. Billings 1835 1920 , an American inventor Dave Billings , selector for the Dublin senior football team Dick Billings b. 1942 , professional baseball player Dwight Billings 1910 1997 , an American ecologist Earl Billings b. 1945 , American actor Elkanah Billings 1820 1876 , Canadian paleontologist Eric and Brandon Billings b. 1929 twin American child actors Franklin S. Billings 1862 1935 , an American politician from Woodstock, Vermont, Governor of Vermont 1925 1927 Franklin S. Billings Jr. born June 5, 1922 , a retired US Federal Judge from Woodstock, Vermont Frederick H. Billings 1823 1890 , an American lawyer and financier from Woodstock, Vermont Henry Billings Brown 1836 1913 , US Supreme Court Justice Hammatt Billings 1818 1874 , born Charles Howland Hammatt Billings, an artist and architect from Boston, Massachusetts Jill Billings , American politician Joel Billings , American computer game designer John Billings 1918 2007 , an Australian neurologist John Shaw Billings 1838 1913 , American librarian and surgeon, first director of the New York Public Library Joseph Billings 1758 ? , an English explorer in the Russian service Josh Billings 1818 1885 , the pen name of American humorist Henry Wheeler Shaw Josh Billings baseball 1892 1981 , professional baseball player Katharine Fowler Billings 1902 1997 , American ... more details
Infobox football biography name Synan Braddish image fullname Synan Braddish birth date 27 January 1958 cityofbirth Finglas , County Dublin countryofbirth Republic of Ireland Ireland position Midfielder youthyears1 19xx 1975 youthclubs1 Raven Athletic years1 1975 1978 years2 1978 1979 years3 1979 1981 years4 1981 1986 years5 1986 1988 years6 1988 1990 years7 1990 1991 years8 1991 1993 clubs1 Dundalk F.C. Dundalk clubs2 Liverpool F.C. Liverpool clubs3 Dundalk F.C. Dundalk clubs4 St Patrick s Athletic F.C. St Patrick s Athletic clubs5 Athlone Town A.F.C. Athlone Town clubs6 Drogheda United F.C. Drogheda United clubs7 Kilkenny City A.F.C. Kilkenny City clubs8 Longford Town F.C. Longford Town caps1 ... 0 Synan Braddish born 27 January 1958, Finglas , County Dublin , Republic of Ireland Ireland ... of Ireland , most notably with Dundalk F.C. Dundalk . As an international, Braddish also played for the Republic of Ireland national football team Republic of Ireland . Club career Braddish initially ... as a nursery team for Dundalk F.C. Dundalk and in 1975 they recruited Braddish. ref The Complete ... 1851588949 ref Braddish subsequently played five seasons with Dundalk under manager Jim McLaughlin ... and intelligent midfielder, Braddish scored 17 goals during his time at Dundalk 12 in the league and 7 ... , Braddish scored in a 1 0 win against St Patrick s Athletic F.C. St Patrick s Athletic in an FAI ... ref Braddish was on the verge of signing for Los Angeles Skyhawks when in April 1978 he was offered ... to get a first team game and all of them subsequently returned to Dundalk. On 29 January 1980 Braddish ... F.C. 1979 80 ref After leaving Dundalk, Braddish went onto play for St Patrick s Athletic F.C. ... dp 1851588949 ref Republic of Ireland international Braddish represented the Republic of Ireland ... 1976 77, 1977 78 2 References references Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Braddish ... Braddish, Synan Category Living people Category 1958 births Category Republic of Ireland association ... more details
Billings Bridge is a bridge over the Rideau River in Ottawa . Bank Street Ottawa Bank Street passes over the river by way of this bridge. The bridge was named after BraddishBillings , who settled in this area and established a farm nearby in 1812. The first bridge, originally called Farmers Bridge, was built over the river here in 1830. The current bridge was built in 1916. Billings Bridge also referred to a village, located south of the river near the bridge, which became part of the city of Ottawa in 1950. The area, now an Ottawa neighbourhood, is still referred to as Billings Bridge. Image OldBillingsBridge23.jpg 300px thumb Older bridge over Rideau River at Billings Bridge br Source William James Topley Library and Archives Canada PA 009204 See also Billings Bridge Plaza Billings Bridge Transitway Station List of Ottawa neighbourhoods External links http web.ncf.ca dw413 k1h map.htm Directory of Companies, Organizations in K1H NCF Directory coord 45.3892 N 75.6778 W type landmark region CA display title Category Bridges in Ottawa Category Neighbourhoods in Ottawa Category Bridges completed in 1830 Category Bridges completed in 1916 Category Road bridges in Ontario Ottawa stub Canada bridge struct stub ru ... more details
Unsourced image removed Image Elkanah Billings.jpg frame Infobox scientist name Elkanah Billings image Elkanah Billings.jpg image size 150px caption Elkanah Billings birth date May 5, 1820 birth place Rideau River death date June 14, 1876 death place residence citizenship nationality Canada ethnicity field paleontology work institutions alma mater doctoral advisor doctoral students known for author abbrev bot author abbrev zoo influences influenced prizes religion footnotes signature Elkanah Billings May 5, 1820 &ndash June 14, 1876 is often referred to as Canada s first paleontologist . Billings was born on a farm by the Rideau River outside Bytown Ottawa , now known as Billings Estate Museum Billings Estate . His parents were named Lamira and BraddishBillings . His family included an older sister named Sabra and an older brother Maj BraddishBillings Jr, who practiced as a architect and served in the North West Rebellion. His brother W. Ross Billings also practiced as an architect. His ... heritage museums billings virtual exhibit biographies second elkanah en.html title Elkanah Billings, 1820 1876 author City of Ottawa work Billings Estate National Historic Site accessdate 19 April ... books?id FLDKUSoFmHMC&pg PA19&lpg PA19&dq elkanah billings 22may 5 22&source web&ots ehY4vbJL1D ..., he was childless. ref name Ot Bibliography Billings E. 1865. http www.archive.org details palozoicfossil01geol ... DSB first T.H. last Clark title Billings, Elkanah volume 2 pages 128 129 cite news url http www.calgaryherald.com ... 20E. 20 Elkanah 2C 201820 1876 22 works by Elkanah Billings at Internet Archive http www.lsuc.on.ca with.aspx?id 424 Elkanah Billings Lawyer Journalist Paleontologist Web article developed by the Law Society of Upper Canada Archives Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Billings, Elkanah ... June 14, 1876 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Billings, Elkanah Category 1820 births Category 1876 deaths Paleontologist stub Canada scientist stub de Elkanah Billings ... more details
Charles Billings may refer to Charles E. Billings 1835 1920 , American inventor Charles W. Billings 1866 1928 , American Olympic sport shooter hndis Billings, Charles ... more details
Orphan date April 2011 Northeast is a Sections of Billings, Montana section of Billings, Montana that is bordered by Roundup Road, Mary Street, Dury Lane and the Yellowstone River . Located northeast of the Sections of Billings, Montana Heights Heights . External links http www.emporis.com en wm bo ?id 105707 DEFAULTSORT Neighborhoods And Zones Of Billings, Montana Category Billings, Montana ... more details
Orphan date April 2011 Sugarland is a zone located in the South Side neighborhood in the Sections of Billings, Montana Downtown Core Downtown Core of Billings, Montana . This is where the Western Sugar Co op refinery is located. coord missing Montana Category Billings, Montana Billings montana geo stub ... more details
Billings Cemetery was established in 1882 by the O Donnell family and operated by them until the city purchased it in 1926. The Cemetery merged with Mountview Cemetery, Billings, Montana Mountview Cemetery in 1926. ref http www.cityofbillings.net index.aspx?nid 360 ref References reflist coord missing Montana Category Cemeteries in Montana Category Buildings and structures in Billings, Montana ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The Billings RimRockers was a professional basketball club based in Billings , Montana that competed in the International Basketball Association beginning in the 1998 1999 season. The team folded along with the IBA after the 2000 2001 season. A promotional billboard for the team, featuring a cartoon owl and the slogan OWL S ABOUT PLAYING SOME BASKETB OWL? , is still visible in central Billings. IBA DEFAULTSORT Billings Rimrockers Category Defunct basketball teams Category Basketball teams in Montana Montana stub US basketball team stub ... more details
Billings is a village located south of Frankfurt, Germany Frankfurt am Main in the southern part of the German state of Hesse . It has been incorporated into the municipality of Fischbachtal in the district of Darmstadt Dieburg . Sister cities flagicon USA Billings, Montana Billings , Montana United States coord 49 45 25 N 8 47 39 E display title type city region DE globe earth name Billings, Hesse Category Villages in Hesse Category Darmstadt Dieburg Hesse geo stub ... more details
Infobox Company align center logo type Non profit organization location city Billings, MT location country ... footnotes The Billings Clinic is an integrated health care organization, based in Billings, Montana . Billings Clinic is a not for profit organization which serves the local community as well as residents of Montana, Wyoming and the western Dakotas. Billings Clinic has over 230 physicians ... term care facility. Their primary and specialty care clinics are located at Billings Clinic downtown, Billings Clinic Heights, and Billings Clinic West, as well as in Bozeman, Montana Bozeman , Columbus ... and Cody, Wyoming . Primary care is also available at Colstrip, Montana . Billings Clinic Hospital is at the heart ... Center, a 15 bed transitional care unit, and Level II trauma center. Billings Clinic also owns and operates ... end of Billings. History Billings Clinic history stretches back to the founding of the Billings Clinic and Billings Deaconess Hospital. Billings Clinic evolved from the general practice of Dr. Arthur J. Movius who founded his Billings practice in 1911. Movius was trained with a year s internship ... to the practice, and the name was changed to The Billings Clinic. Growth of the clinic after World War II required expanded facilities. In 1950 building construction began across the street from Billings Deaconess Hospital. Billings Deaconess Hospital was incorporated in 1907 but didn t open until ... many students of the Billings Deaconess Nursing School. As the population of Billings expanded ... was also enlarged and the hospital gained a new chapel. During the 1960s and 1970s. Billings Deaconess continued to expand its services and capabilities. In 1972, the hospital pioneered Billings first open heart surgery. To better reflect the expansion of services in the region, Billings Deaconess Hospital changed its name to Deaconess Medical Center. ref Billings Clinic Best Hospitals in the US, http www.thomsonreuters.com content press room tsh TRAnnounces100TopHospitalsCardio TRA News ref The Billings ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The Billings Canal , widely known as the Ditch or the B.B.W.A Billings Bench Water Association canal is an irrigation canal that starts at the Yellowstone River in Laurel, Montana , runs through Billings, Montana , under the rims and ends at the Yellowstone River near Shepherd, Montana . History and Construction The canal was completed in the early 1900s by the Billings Bench Water Association and the Highland Ditch company. In the 1970s, the Alkali Siphon of the canal began to leak and was replaced in 1978. In 1986, the beams that supported the tunnel for the canal underneath the Rims were replaced. Today The canal still plays a part in the growing Billings and the Yellowstone Valley, providing residents and farmers with irrigation. ref http senior.billings.k12.mt.us irrigate billings.htm Irrigation In Billings Bot generated title ref References Reflist coord 45 51 20 N 108 27 56 W display title Category Canals in Montana Category Buildings and structures in Billings, Montana ... more details
John Shaw Billings . John Billings , post nominals post noms Order of Australia AM , Order of Saint ... of family planning known variously as the Billings Ovulation Method , the Ovulation Method, or the Billings Method. Billings was born in Melbourne and was educated at Xavier College , and at the University ... notice.html Press release on the death of Dr Billings World Organisation of the Ovulation Method Billings , 2 April 2007. ref He married Evelyn Livingston b. 8 February 1918 in 1943, and they had ... during World War II . In 1947, Billings was awarded a Nuffield Fellowship for postgraduate studies ... . In 1953, he and his wife, Evelyn Billings, began work on a method of natural family planning which ... of the Ovulation Method Billings WOOMB as the centre for teaching the method throughout the world. ref name DuncanApril2 http www.news.com.au story 0,23599,21492021 2,00.html Billings Method founder dies News.com.au , 2 April 2007. ref Although Billings maintained his career as consulting neurologist ... of Dr Billings World Organisation of the Ovulation Method Billings , 2 April 2007. ref The method pioneered by Billings and his wife was approved by the Roman Catholic Church Catholic Church ... Billings Method founder dies News.com.au , 2 April 2007. ref In 1969, Billings was made a Knight Commander ... article&id 2062&Itemid 79 John Billings, founder of natural family planning method, dies at 89 website ... bsparcs biogs P004174b.htm Biodata for Evelyn Billings ref Billings was also made ... 2,00.html Billings Method founder dies News.com.au , 2 April 2007. ref John Billings died ... 2862,00.html John Billings legacy lives on Herald Sun , 3 April 2007. ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Billings, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT ... Billings, John Category 1918 births Category 2007 deaths Category Australian medical doctors ... Fertility tracking Category People educated at Xavier College cs John Billings pl John Billings ... more details
The Billings Refinery is a oil refinery located in Billings, Montana . The refinery is currently owned and operated by ConocoPhillips nyse2 COP . The complex is capable of refining convert 62000 oilbbl m3 of crude oil per day. Fact date February 2007 See also List of oil refineries ConocoPhillips External links http www.conocophillips.com ConocoPhillips website coord missing Montana Category Energy resource facilities in Montana Category Buildings and structures in Billings, Montana ... more details
Canon Dr Alan Billings is a member of the Youth Justice Board and is a retired Anglican priest. Alan Billings is also the director of the Centre for Ethics and Religion at Lancaster University . He contributes regularly to the programme Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4 . Active in local government, Alan Billings was a member of the Home Office Community Cohesion Panel. He also serves as a schools adjudicator and is Chair of the Cumbria Courts Board. Alan Billings was educated at Emmanuel college, Cambridge University and subsequently trained to become a teacher while attending Bristol University . After time spent teaching in Leicester and Barnsley, Alan Billings trained to become a priest and following ordination he served at several churches including St Silas Leicester and St Marys in Sheffield. While in Sheffield he was Deputy Leader of Sheffield City Council and was a contemporary of David Blunkett . At this time in the late 1980s, Sheffield city council was engaged in infamous disputes with Margaret Thatcher . During this period Alan Billings gained a doctorate by carrying out research that ultimately contributed to the controversial anti Thatcherite report Faith in the City . For a period, Alan Billings was the Principal of the West Midlands Ministerial Training Course, a part time course for ordinands of the Church of England, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church, based at The Queen s College, Birmingham. Latterly Alan Billings was the vicar of St Georges Kendal in Cumbria , England . Alan Billings has written several books Dying and Grieving , Secular Lives Sacred Hearts and God and Community Cohesion External links http www.yjb.gov.uk en gb yjb TheBoard CanonDrAlanBillings.htm Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Billings, Alan ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Billings, Alan Category English Anglican priests Category English academics Category Living people ... more details
File BahnhofBillings94.jpg 275px right thumb Former Billings Depot, 1994. The Northern Pacific Billings Depot is a historic train depot in the Historic District of downtown Billings, Montana . The depot was constructed to serve as a passenger station for the Northern Pacific Railroad , Great Northern Railway U.S. Great Northern and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Chicago, Burlington and Quincy . The last regular Amtrak train, the North Coast Hiawatha , departed in October 1979. Today, the depot has been renovated to host events such as wedding receptions, small concerts, and art shows. External links http www.billingsdepot.org Official Website coord 45.7837 108.4993 type railwaystation region US MT display title Category Landmarks in Montana Category Buildings and structures in Billings, Montana Montana railstation stub ... more details
dablink For the Victorian era painter and architect, see Robert William Billings . Robert Billings 1949 1986 was a Canada Canadian poet and editor. Biography Robert Billings was born in Niagara Falls , Ontario . His poems and reviews of Canadian poetry have appeared widely in Canada, United Kingdom Britain , and the United States . He held two Masters degrees in English from Queen s and Windsor. He established himself as an editor for literary magazines. Robert Billings drowned in 1986. Literary activities During the 1980s Robert Billings was editor for literary magazines such as Quarry , Poetry Windsor , Poesie , Poetry Canada Review and Waves . He was also very active as a poet. Published works blue negatives Fiddlehead Poetry Books 212 Fred Cogswell ISBN 0 920110 20 7 The Elizabeth Trinities Penumbra Press, 1980 The Revels , Porcupine s Quil Inc., 1987 External links http www.penumbrapress.com book.php?id 63 Penumbra Press Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Billings, Robert ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1949 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1986 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Billings, Robert Category 1949 births Category 1986 deaths Category Canadian poets ... more details
Infobox Planet minorplanet yes width 25em bgcolour FFFFC0 apsis name Billings symbol image caption discovery yes discovery ref discoverer A. Lowe discovery site Palomar Observatory Palomar discovered October 6, 1991 designations yes mp name 73703 alt names 1991 TL15 mp category orbit ref epoch May 14, 2008 aphelion 3.2234388 perihelion 2.9387736 semimajor eccentricity 0.0461953 period 1975.4154065 avg speed inclination 10.67765 asc node 53.05384 mean anomaly 275.88751 arg peri 100.08082 satellites physical characteristics yes dimensions mass density surface grav escape velocity sidereal day axial tilt pole ecliptic lat pole ecliptic lon albedo temperatures temp name1 mean temp 1 max temp 1 temp name2 max temp 2 spectral type abs magnitude 13.7 73703 Billings 1991 TL15 is a Asteroid belt main belt asteroid discovered on October 6, 1991 by Andrew Lowe on plates taken at Palomar Observatory Palomar . External links http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov sbdb.cgi?sstr 73703 Billings JPL Small Body Database Browser on 73703 Billings MinorPlanets Navigator 73702 1991 TQ10 73704 Hladiuk MinorPlanets Footer DEFAULTSORT Billings Category Main Belt asteroids Category Asteroids named for people Category Discoveries by Andrew Lowe Category Astronomical objects discovered in 1991 beltasteroid stub es 73703 Billings fa it 73703 Billings pl 73703 Billings pt 73703 Billings uk 73703 yo 73703 Billings ... more details
Image Siberia CBL.png thumb right 250px Location of Cape Billings. Cape Billings lang ru Mys Billingsa , is a headland on the northern coast of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Chukotka , Russian Federation to the west of Mys Shmidta Cape Schmidt . The shore in the area around Cape Billings is bounded by narrow landspits, beach ridges and swales enclosing a series of coastal inshore lagoons. Cape Billings is a geographic landmark separating the East Siberian Sea coast from the Chukchi Sea coast of Chukotka. Citation needed reason http www.aari.nw.ru projects ECIMOt Docs reports 21 html page 2.html says that the boundary is at Cape Yakan date November 2009 The De Long Strait lies north of this headland. The Pagurus Fuzzy hermit crab Pagurus trigonocheirus inhabits the waters off Cape Billings. This cape was named after British Captain Joseph Billings 1758 1806 who was at the service of the Russian Imperial Navy during Empress Catherine II of Russia s reign. The Chukchi people Chukchi settlement of Gytkhelen , is located close to Cape Billings. There is a curious series of linked oval lakes of decreasing along the shore. References http worldmaps.web.infoseek.co.jp russia guide.htm Location http linkinghub.elsevier.com retrieve pii S0378383904000821 Coastal profile modeling PDF http www.springerlink.com index V323G16838735801.pdf Fuzzy hermit crab Coord 69 52 15 N 176 09 30 E display title region RU type landmark source nlwiki Category Geography of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Category Headlands of Russia Billings ChukotkaAutonomousOkrug geo stub nl Kaap Billings nn Kapp Billings ru ... more details
Multiple issues refimprove June 2009 cleanup June 2009 Paul Billings is an American doctor, lecturer, researcher, professor, and consultant on genetic information. Background Billings began his undergraduate ..., Billings worked with adviser Martin Kagnoff as a student fellow at the Salk Institude of Biological ... of Arts Artium Baccalaureatus AB Degree in History. After his undergraduate degree, Billings ... s James Tolbert Shipley Prize for best published research in 1979. Billings MD adviser at Harvard was Baruj Benacerraf , who went on to win a Nobel Prize the following year. Billings graduated in 1979 ... Billings.php Expert Consultants Paul Billings . Accessed June 17, 2009. ref Billings went from ... in 1982. After his residency, Billings stayed on as a fellow in medical genetics until 1984 under ... and research fellowships. By 1985, Billings was diplomat and board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine . Billings went on to teach and tutor at a university level while conducting research and practicing medicine. Billings has been on the faculties of University of California ... to clinical medicine. Billings research on genetic discrimination provided academic support for the Genetic ... for Responsible Genetics . Government positions A partial list of Billings government ... for the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research 2007 present Current Billings is currently ... Paul Billings Director and Chief Science Officer of Genomic Medicine Institute . Business Wire. May 04, 2009. Accessed via BNET on July 1, 2009. ref Billings is pending reappointment as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Anthropology at University of California, Berkeley . ref Billings, Paul Richard. http oba.od.nih.gov oba sacghs roster Billings 20CV.pdf Billings CV . National Institutes of Health ... and Society. Dr. Billings is on the boards of several for profit and not for profit organizations ... ref Publications Partial list of publications Billings P. Alert on Genetic Discrimination. Medical ... more details
Joseph Billings c. 1758 1806 was an England English navigator and List of explorers explorer who spent the most significant part of his life in Russian service. In 1785, the Russia n government of Catherine II of Russia Catherine II commissioned a new expedition in search for the Northern Sea Route Northeast Passage , led by English officer Joseph Billings, who had previously sailed with James Cook Captain Cook , and the Russian officer Gavril Sarychev as his deputy. This enterprise operated till 1795. Though considered a failure by some scholars because the expenditures outweighed the results, it nevertheless had a substantial record of achievement. Accurate Cartography maps were made of the Chukchi Peninsula in Eastern Siberia , the west coast of Alaska , and the Aleutian Islands . Members of the expedition landed on Kodiak Island and made an examination of the islands and mainlands of Prince William Sound . Additionally, the expedition compiled a census of the native population of the Aleutian Islands and reported to the crown stories of abuse by the Russian fur traders promyshlenniki . After the Expedition, Joseph Billings remained with the Imperial Russian Navy , before retiring in 1797 and settling in Moscow. Cape Billings in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug was named after him. See also European and American voyages of scientific exploration External links http www.biographi.ca 009004 119.01 e.php?&id nbr 2267 Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Alaska history footer state collapsed Polar exploration state collapsed Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Billings, Joseph ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1758 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1806 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Billings, Joseph Category 1758 births Category 1806 deaths Category English explorers Category Russian America Category Russian explorers Category Russian ... Joseph Billings es Joseph Billings fr Joseph Billings ru , sah ... more details
Infobox lake lake name Represa Billings image lake Billings 2008051704.jpg caption lake image bathymetry caption bathymetry location S o Paulo coords coord 23.787 46.584 dim 30000 region BR display inline,title type reservoir inflow outflow catchment basin countries Brazil length width area 127 km depth max depth volume residence time shore elevation islands cities The Billings Reservoir locally known as Represa Billings is the largest reservoir in S o Paulo , Brazil , covering a total of 127 km . It is named after Asa White Kenney Billings , the United States American hydroelectricity hydroelectric engineer who was instrumental in building it. The Portuguese language Portuguese word represa also means dam . The reservoir supplies about 1.8 million people, and also is used for fishing and swimming. In recent years there have been problems with wastewater and garbage such as plastic bottles, as well as problems associated with unapproved human settlement in the surrounding regions. ref http www.estadao.com.br estadaodehoje 20100404 not imp533315,0.php Billings chega aos 85 anos com sa de fragilizada , Estad o de S o Paulo, April 5, 2010. ref History The hydroelectric projects were built starting in 1927, and the first phase was completed between 1935 and 1937. The project was started by The S o Paulo Tramway, Light and Power Company, Limited a company headquartered in Canada , with British and other foreign capital , today Eletropaulo . Water is drawn from the basin of the high Tiet River to Henry Borden hydroelectric power plant, in Cubat o . In 1956 an underground plant was added. Increasing the power output to 880 Megawatts. External links http ghaly.union.edu ghalya civil history Brazil Brazil98 Info.htm http www.mananciais.org.br site mananciais rmsp billings ahistbill ... Category S o Paulo city SaoPauloState geo stub fr R servoir Billings no Henry Borden vannkraftverk pt Represa Billings ... more details
Noyes Billings March 31, 1800 April 26, 1865 was an United States American politician who was the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1846 to 1847. ref http www.cslib.org agencies lieutenantgovernor.htm Brief Descriptions of Connecticut State Agencies, Lieutenant Governor ref Early life Noyes Billings was born in Stonington, Connecticut ref http library.mysticseaport.org Manuscripts coll coll233.cfm Mystic Seaport, Records of N. & W.W. Billings Coll. 233 ref on March 31, 1800 ref http www.zodiacal.com barbarowa trees getperson.php?personID I60605&tree Brainard Barbarowa Genealogy, Noyes Billings, Hon. ref His parents were Coddington Billings and Eunice Williams and he would later marry Isabelle Stuart. ref http homepage.mac.com jcrossley wc wc15 wc15 412.htm Cousins of John Crossley and Barbarowa Genealogy, as above ref Noyles Billings and his younger brother William W. Billings graduated from Yale University Yale and moved to New London, Connecticut , to establish themselves in business. Their whaling and shipping company N. & W. W. Billings was established in 1823 and was one of the most successful whaling agencies in New London. They ceased operations in 1851 . ref name Mystic Seaport, as above Mystic Seaport, as above. ref Political career Billings was the mayor of New London from 1835 to 1837 . ref name Mystic Seaport, as above He was a member of the Connecticut State Senate for the 7th District in 1844 . ref http politicalgraveyard.com bio billings.html The Political Graveyard, Billings ref He was elected lieutenant governor of Connecticut and served for one term, from May 6, 1846 to May 5, 1847, alongside governor Isaac Toucey . Later years Billings died in New ... References references Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Billings, Noyes ... DATE OF DEATH April 26, 1865 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Billings, Noyes Category 1800 births Category ... Billings ... more details
William Billings b. Boston , October 7, 1746 &ndash d. Boston , September 26, 1800 was an United States .... ref http www.americanmusicpreservation.com billings.htm William Billings Bot generated title ref Billings ... father stopped Billings formal schooling. He took up tanning and never received formal training in music ... to snuff . ref Gary and Mark 2007 ref Married with six children, Billings died in poverty on September 26, 1800. His funeral was announced in the Columbian Centinel Died Mr. William Billings, the celebrated ... Boston.jpg thumb right 300px Psalm Singer s Amusement by Billings, printed and sold by the author ... by Billings, 1781 The music Virtually all of Billings music was written for four part choir chorus ... Billings would revise and improve a song, including the new version in his next volume. Billings ..., as in his hymn Africa William Billings Africa or elaborate and celebratory, as in his Easter Anthem ... . As might be expected from a composer who was very close to his roots in folk music , Billings ... carols, including Judea in 1778 and Shiloh in 1781. Billings as a writer Verse Billings often wrote ... forceful and vivid. As an example, McKay and Crawford see Books, below compare Billings metrical rendering of Gospel of Luke Luke 2 8 11 with that of Nahum Tate , thought to be the inspiration for Billings ... of the Lord came down, And glory shone around. Billings As shepherds in Jewry were guarding their sheep ... appears. Pedagogical writing Billings wrote long prefaces to his works in which he explained often ... information on choral performance practice in Billings s day for instance, a passage from the preface to The Continental Harmony indicates that Billings liked to have both men and women sing the treble ... judges to be vastly preferable to any instrument whatever, framed by human invention. Reception Billings ... late for Billings the favorites among his tunes had already been widely reprinted in other people s hymnals, permanently copyright free. Image William Billings grave memorial.jpg thumb 250px left William ... more details
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