Famous People with Name Gillis

Gillis Claesz. De Hondecoeter Or D'Hondecoeter            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Gillis Claesz. De Hondecoeter Or D'Hondecoeter: was a Dutch painter, working in a Flemish style, painting landscapes, trees, fowl and birds. Later on d'Hondecoeter painted in a more Dutch, realistic style. Gillis was the father of Gijsbert d'Hondecoeter and grandfather of the more successful Melchior d'Hondecoeter and Jan Weenix. His daughter Josijntje married Jan Baptist Weenix.

Gillis Valckenier            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Gillis Valckenier: was nine years burgomaster of Amsterdam: in 1665, 1666, 1668, 1670, 1673, 1674, 1676, 1678, 1679. He was a strong personality, but changing allies as a real opportunist.Valckenier was the son of a skipper on Leiden. He studied at the University of Leiden. In 1649 he was appointed as schepen and in 1657 as administrator of the Dutch East India Company. From 1666 onwards he was involved in the education of William III of Orange, just like Johan de Witt and Cornelis de Graeff, but in the year after he signed the Perpetual Edict (1667) ... for Preserving of Freedom, as the law was entitled

Gillis Grafström            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Gillis Grafström: was a Swedish figure skater. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Together with Eddie Eagan he is the only athlete to have won a gold medal at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, having the further distinction of being the only person to have won an i

Gillis James Pinac            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gillis James Pinac: is a former 12-year Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Crowley, the seat of Acadia Parish. He switched his affiliation to Republican a week before announcing his candidacy for the Louisiana Public Service Commission in the sp

Maurice Gillis            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Maurice Gillis: was a Belgian international footballer who played as a striker for Standard Liège. Gillis also scored 8 goals in 23 appearances for the Belgian national side, and he played at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Simon Peter Gillis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Simon Peter Gillis: was an American track and field athlete, a member of the New York Athletic Club, and the New York City Police Department. He was one of a group of athletes known as the Irish Whales and frequently kept company with members of the Irish American Athletic C

Archibald Beaton Gillis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Archibald Beaton Gillis: was a farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Whitewood in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1894 to 1904 as a Liberal-Conservative and Whitewood and then Pipestone in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1905 to 1912 as a Provincial Rights (Conservative) member. Gillis sat for Saskatchewan division in the Senate of Canada from 1921 to 1940. He was postmaster at Whitewood from 1893 to 1908. He was also president of the Whitewood Trading Company and head of the Whitewood Implement Company. Gillis was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1901 to 1905. He served as lieutenant-colonel in the 217th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I. In 1914, Gillis married Margaret Lamont. He died in office at the age of 75.

John Joseph Alban Gillis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Joseph Alban Gillis: was a physician, surgeon and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Yale in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1928 to 1952 as a Liberal. Gillis was senior house doctor at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal before moving to Merritt, British Columbia. In 1917, he married Gertrude Chambers. Gillis was mayor of Merritt for two years. He served as doctor for the Nicola Valley area. Gillis died in Vancouver at the age of 83.

Neil J. Gillis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Neil J. Gillis: was a merchant, insurance broker and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1900 to 1911 as a Liberal member. In 1891, he married Jennie McKinnon. Gillis was a Grand Master in the provincial Workmen's Association. He was named to the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia in 1916 and served until it was abolished in May 1928. Gillis served as a member of the Canadian Farm Loans Board until 1933 and then was a member of the Nova Scotia Land Settlement Board from 1933 to 1939.