William Speir | December 16, 2012
First of all, let me say that my heart goes out to the victims and families in Connecticut, as well as the victims and families in Oregon and the other places that have seen senseless violence lately. Senseless tragedies like these are a blight on our nation and our species. What makes me just as [...]
William Speir | April 28, 2011
The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took only 3 months & 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple! The people demanded it. That was in 1971…before computers, before e-mail, before cell phones, etc. Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took 1 year or less to become the [...]
William Speir | February 19, 2011
Here is a position paper I wrote as part of a group of concerned citizens in 2003 who want changes made to the United States’ Immigration policies. I know there is much controversy related to this subject at the moment, and these comments are not meant to offend anyone. Given the current economic problems in [...]
William Speir | February 10, 2011
Here is a position paper I wrote as part of a group of concerned citizens in 2009 who want changes made to the United States’ laws concerning buying and selling products, futures, and speculation. “Implementing A Critical Check and Balance Protection Into Our Free Market System To Allow Prices To Stabilize” A Proposed National Policy [...]
William Speir was born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1962. He has spent most of his professional life in Management Consulting and Human Resources, having worked for companies and with clients across the United States and Canada. He has lectured on ethics and business practices on college campuses, and has lectured on Scottish and American History to civic and historic organizations.
William has always had a fascination with the myths and legends associated with knights and orders of knighthood throughout the ages. He holds the ranks of Knight of the Royal Order of the Principality of Hutt River and Knight Commander of the Order of St. Thomas of Acre. William was also inducted into the Honorable Order of St. Barbara at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, in 2009.
William has helped start a number of non-profit corporations, and holds officer and director positions in several cultural and historic organizations. He is an American Civil War reenactor, certified instructor of antique (muzzle-loading black powder) artillery, and a strong supporter of American Revolutionary and Civil War battlefield preservation efforts.
William has published a number of muzzle-loading artillery training manuals that are used by the Loyal Train of Artillery Chapter of the United States Field Artillery Association at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, and by the Royal School or Artillery of the Royal Hutt River Army.
William resides in Florida with his wife, Lee Anne and his cat, Major (a gray Maine Coon named for Major John Pelham, J. E. B. Stuart’s chief of artillery). William's son Brad and his wife Susie live in Connecticut, while William's daughter Sonya and her husband Tom live in Central Florida.
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