William Edward Nightingale was a noted English Unitarian and the father of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.
10 Facts About William Nightingale
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William Nightingale's mother was Mary nee Evans who died at Tapton House, Sheffield.
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William Nightingale was the niece of one Peter Nightingale, a lead mining entrepreneur, under the terms of whose will William Shore inherited the Lea Hall estate in Derbyshire, but assumed the name and arms of Nightingale in 1815.
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William Nightingale liked to hunt, read, and follow social issues of his day.
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The elder, Parthenope William Nightingale, was born in Naples and named after the city's Greek title.
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The younger was Florence William Nightingale, best known for her nursing career but notable in the development of modern hospital design and the gathering of health statistics.
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William Nightingale was the architect of Lea Hurst, a house which survives today and which was highly innovative for its time.
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When his daughters were of school age, William Nightingale devoted himself to their education.
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William Nightingale had a keen interest in politics, and in 1829, he was appointed as the High Sheriff of Hampshire.
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William Nightingale supported the Reform Bill and opposed any form of bribery for the encouragement of the electors.