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    Welsh lawyer and politician

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  1. William George Morgan (January 23, 1870 – December 27, 1942) was the inventor of volleyball, originally called "Mintonette", a name derived from the game of badminton which he later agreed to change to better reflect the nature of the sport. [1] He was born in Lockport, New York, U.S. [2]

  2. Learn about William G. Morgan, the gym teacher who created volleyball in 1895 at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He was the first inductee of the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1985 and a pioneer of the sport.

  3. Mar 7, 2019 · Learn about William Morgan, the YMCA director who created volleyball in 1895 as a variation of basketball. Find out how he named his game, what sports influenced him, and how he is honored today.

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  4. Dec 19, 2018 · William Morgan was a stoneworker who infiltrated the Freemasons and threatened to reveal their secrets in a book. He was kidnapped by Masons in 1826 and never seen again, sparking a national anti-Mason movement in America.

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  6. Jul 11, 2023 · William Morgan was a former Mason who planned to expose the secrets of the fraternity in 1826. His disappearance sparked a national movement against Freemasonry and its influence in American politics.

  7. Sept. 10, 1604, St. Asaph, Flintshire. Role In: Reformation. William Morgan (born c. 1545, Caernarvonshire, Wales—died Sept. 10, 1604, St. Asaph, Flintshire) was an Anglican bishop of the Reformation whose translation of the Bible into Welsh helped standardize the literary language of his country.

  8. Nov 17, 2015 · William Morgan was an American who fought with Fidel Castro's rebels in Cuba and was executed in 1961. Learn about his life, his role in the revolution, and his fate in this documentary film by PBS.

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