William hallett biography
- Mr and Mrs William Hallett (or The Morning Walk) is a 1785 oil on canvas painting by the British painter Thomas Gainsborough, and is now in the collection of.
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- William Hallett, born in 1616, left England for the colonies around 1648.
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William Hallett Greene
William Hallett Greene or Green (c. October 1864 – May 1942) was the first black member of the U.S. Signal Corps, the first black graduate of City College of New York,[1] and first black meteorologist.
Family and education
Greene was born in New York City as the son of Susan Bulkley and Hallett Green, recorded in the census as a mulatto coachman who owned his residence on W. 31st Street.[1][2] William graduated from City College (now part of the City University of New York) at the age of 19 with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1884. The New York Times reported on his class' graduation, noting that "W.H. Greene is the first colored boy who has ever graduated from the college, and he has made a good record. The audience applauded him liberally last night."[3] His portrait now hangs in the Trustee Lounge of the City University of New York.[1]
Enlistment in the Signal Corps
Greene applied to the U.S. Signal Corps but was initially rejected, as they did not accept any
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Memorable Manitobans: William Hallett (1811-1873)
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Born at Fort Vermilion in 1811, son of Henry Hallett, he moved to the Red River Settlement with his family in 1824. A Protestant mixed-blood, he was described by the poet Charles Mair as a leader of the “English Plains Hunt.” Others called him a “Scotch half-breed.” Along with John Bourke, he helped free James Stewart from jail in 1863. He signed the Nor’Wester ad of 26 July 1869 calling for a meeting to deal with Canada. He was employed in 1869 as guide and interpreter for one of the Dennis survey parties, helping Dennis evade Métis patrols.
He was taken prisoner by Louis Riel, and he engaged in a word-slinging match with Riel the night that John Schultz and others escaped from Fort Garry. He ended up in irons and was bailed out for £450 on 12 February 1870. He was subsequently compensated for lost property and imprisonment. According to testimony at the Ambroise Lépine trial in 1874, his health was broken by the confinement and he committed suicide on 27 December 1873
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William Hallett Sr. (1616 - abt. 1706)
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Son of Richard Hallett and Agnes (Alford) Hallett
Brother of Alice (Hallet) Nichols
Husband of Susannah (Booth) Thorne — married after 1657 [location unknown]
DescendantsFather of William Hallett Jr. and Samuel Hallett
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Biography
- William Hallett was born in December 1616 in Bridgeport, Dorset, England, the fourth of five known children and only son of Richard and Agnes Alford Hallett.
- In August 1649, when he was in his mid-thirties, he married Elizabeth Fones.[1] She bore him two known children, both sons:
- William Hallett
- Samuel Hallett.
- In 1657, when he was in his early forties, he married Susannah Booth .
- in 1668, when he was in his early fifties, he married Rebecca Baylies.
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