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William Matthew James Billings 1867 - 1937

William Matthew James Billings of Cheltenham, VIC Australia was born on October 2, 1867 in Collingwood, City of Yarra County to Martha Sheridan Wall and Matthew James Billings. He had siblings Kate Nappy Billings, Josh Billings, Adelaide Tunks Billings, Melbourne Billings, Annie Harcourt Billings, Sydney Charles Billings, Herbert Vincent Arndell Billings, Martha Johnson Billings, Ernest Albert Billings, and Austin Billings. He married Fanny Brockfield Billings in 1903, and had children Bernie Arnold Billings, Ross William Billings, Gladys Clara Billings, and Vivian Sydney Billings. William Billings died at age 70 years old on November 16, 1937 in Cheltenham.
William Matthew James Billings
Cheltenham, VIC 3192, Australia
October 2, 1867
Collingwood, City of Yarra County, VIC, 3066, Australia
November 16, 1937
Cheltenham, VIC, 3192, Australia
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  • 10/2
    1867

    Birthday

    October 2, 1867
    Birthdate
    Collingwood, City of Yarra County, VIC 3066, Australia
    Birthplace
  • Nationality & Locations

    Northcote, Australia Frankston, Australia Ldale, Australia Rwood, Australia Krambruk, Australia Victoria, Australia Rwood, Australia Melbourne East, Australia
  • 11/16
    1937

    Death

    November 16, 1937
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Cheltenham, VIC 3192, Australia
    Death location
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    William Matthew James Billings lived 2 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 70.
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In 1867, in the year that William Matthew James Billings was born, on January 8th, African-American men were given the right to vote in the District of Columbia when Congress overrode President Andrew Johnson's veto. This was the first place in the U.S. to give African Americans the right to vote.
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In 1888, by the time he was 21 years old, on July 25th, a court stenographer from Salt Lake City - Frank Edward McGurrin - decisively beat the competition in a typing contest in Ohio. He was supposedly the only person who used touch typing and is believed to have invented the method. Touch typing is ubiquitous now - but Frank's win is what convinced everyone that the method was good!
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