About Bill Annan
Born 1850. Bill Annan was an American athlete and umpire (baseball).
William Howard Annan (December 14, 1850 – unknown) was an American professional baseball umpire. Annan umpired one National Association game in 1873, between the Brooklyn Atlantics and the Boston Red Stockings (today's Atlanta Braves).
Annan was also a minor league shortstop, played for Harvard University, and earned a law degree there. He was a lawyer in Baltimore from 1880 to 1885, studied at the University of Edinburgh, then moved to London and later New York City. He disappeared in 1898.
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Who was Bill Annan?
American baseball umpire and lawyer
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Bill Annan was born on 14 December 1850 in Louisville.
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Bill Annan was an athlete and umpire (baseball).
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Bill Annan was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bill Annan. https://biography.guide/bill-annan/
MLA: "Bill Annan." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bill-annan/.
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