9 7 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁K uch ing ▁Category : Mal ays ian ▁male ▁bad m inton ▁players ▁Category : Bad m inton ▁players ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Asian ▁Games ▁Category : Bad m inton ▁players ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Asian ▁Games ▁Category : As ian ▁Games ▁bronze ▁medal ists ▁for ▁Malays ia ▁Category : As ian ▁Games ▁medal ists ▁in ▁bad m inton ▁Category : Med al ists ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Asian ▁Games ▁Category : Med al ists ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Asian ▁Games <0x0A> </s> ▁William ▁" B illy " ▁Sh ar pe ▁( Dec ember ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 7 4 2 ▁– ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 1 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁lawyer , ▁politician , ▁American ▁Revolution ▁patri ot , ▁and ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Congress ▁from ▁Row an ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁which ▁became ▁I red ell ▁County ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 8 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Sh ar pe ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Rock ▁Church , ▁Cec il ▁County , ▁Maryland , ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Sh arp , ▁Jr , ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Elizabeth , ▁of ▁Maryland . ▁He ▁purs ued ▁classical ▁studies ▁and ▁law . ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁and ▁comm enced ▁practice ▁in ▁Me ck len burg ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina