Famous People with Name Wilmot

William Wilmot            Origin/Culture/Country: English

William Wilmot: was an English cricketer. who played for Derbyshire between 1897 and 1901. Wilmot made his debut for Derbyshire during the 1897 County Championship, against Warwickshire and made a good account of himself during his remaining four games for the club duri

Anthony Lorraine Wilmot            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Anthony Lorraine Wilmot: was a South African first class cricketer from Cape Province who played from 1960/61 to 1988/89, during their isolation era. A big hitting right-handed batsman, Wilmot is said to have once hit a six off spinner Jack Sparling that went 120 metres. He play

Nathan Wilmot            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Nathan Wilmot: is a member of the Australian Sailing team sailor. He and team mate Malcolm Page have won five world titles in the 470 class. They also won the Olympic test event in Qingdao in 2007 and were considered favourites to win the 470 event at the 2008 Summer Ol

David Wilmot            Origin/Culture/Country: American

David Wilmot: was a U.S. political figure. He was a sponsor and eponym of the Wilmot Proviso which aimed to ban slavery in land gained from Mexico in the Mexican-American War of 1846–1848. Wilmot was a Democrat, a Free Soiler, and a Republican during his political care

Robert Duncan Wilmot            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Duncan Wilmot: was a Canadian politician and a Father of Confederation.Wilmot represented St. John County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1847 to 1861 and from 1865 to 1867. He was a delegate to the colonial conference in London from 1866 to 1867. Following confederation, he was appointed to the Canadian Senate on 23 October 1867 by royal proclamation, and represented the Senate division of New Brunswick until his resignation on 10 February 1880. In 1878, he became Speaker of the Senate, and was also a member of the ministry of John A. Macdonald.He served as mayor of Saint John from 1849 to 1850. He was made a member of the Executive Council of New Brunswick, serving as the Surveyor-General (1851–1854). He was provincial secretary from 1856-1857. After his resignation from the Senate in 1880, he served as the sixth Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick until 1885.