Famous People with Name Colvill

Colville Montgomery Deverell            Origin/Culture/Country: Irish

Colville Montgomery Deverell: was an Irish cricketer and colonial administrator. A right-handed batsman, he played just once for the Ireland cricket team, against the MCC in August 1930. He played one first-class match, playing for Dublin University against Northamptonshire in 1926. I

Sir Colville Norbert Young            Origin/Culture/Country: Belizean

Sir Colville Norbert Young: is the Governor General of Belize, and also patron of the Scout Association of Belize. He was appointed Governor-General in 1993, taking office on 17 November of that year, and was knighted in 1994.Sir Colville was one of the founding members of the Liberal Party, a short-lived political party that ultimately became a part of the United Democratic Party (UDP). Young was interested in seeing Belize's development in academia and education, and after returning from England began trying to advance the nation in that regard. In the late 1980s Young became president of the University College of Belize, one of the five parent institutions of the University of Belize, and was one of its senior lecturers.

William J. Colvill            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William J. Colvill: was a Union colonel in the American Civil War who led the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry in the Battle of Gettysburg. He was Minnesota Attorney General from 1866 to 1868 and he also served in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Colvill Park in Red W