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Laraine ashton biography of william hill

          Search for employee biographical sheets for individuals who worked for Hudson's Bay Company and/or the North West Company.

        1. Search for employee biographical sheets for individuals who worked for Hudson's Bay Company and/or the North West Company.
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        3. Name, ASHTON, WILLIAM JOHN ; Service, Australian Army ; Service Number, ; Date of Birth, ; Place of Birth, NEWCASTLE NSW AUSTRALIA.
        4. Gentle Regrets: Thoughts from a Life|Roger Scruton.
        5. The Empty Stocking Fund empowers parents and guardians of children by providing them with an opportunity to give their children the gift of a special holiday.
        6. Name, ASHTON, WILLIAM JOHN ; Service, Australian Army ; Service Number, ; Date of Birth, ; Place of Birth, NEWCASTLE NSW AUSTRALIA..

          William Hill – the man and the business

          Of all the punters who visit a William Hill betting shop or logon to its website today to place a bet how many will give a moment’s thought to man who founded the betting company which still carries his name to this day?

          2014 marks 80 years since William Hill established his betting company in 1934 – although he had been taking bets officially and unofficially since the 1920s – and to mark the anniversary a new book has been published exploring the life of both the man and the company he created (William Hill: the man and the business (2014) Graham Sharpe with Mihir Bose, Racing Post Books). 

          The book is divided into two parts, the first being a biography of William Hill and the second a corporate biography of the company’s fortunes since Hill’s death in 1971.

          Dealing as it does with Hill’s life from 1903 to 1971, the first part of the book also provides a social history of life in Britain in the 2