William Taylor (disambiguation)

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William Taylor is the name of:

Contents 1 Political figures 2 Religious figures 3 Sports people 4 Others 5 See also

[edit] Political figures

• William Robert Taylor (1820–1909), governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin
• William Sylvester Taylor (1853–1928), Kentucky attorney general, indicted for conspiracy to assassinate governor
• Sir William Taylor (UK politician) (1902–1972), British Conservative Member of Parliament 1950–1964
• William S. Taylor (politician) (1795–1858), member of the Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas state legislatures, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
• William Penn Taylor, U.S. Congressman from Virginia
• William Taylor (New York), U.S. Congressman from New York
• William Taylor (congressman), U.S. Congressman from Virginia
• William B. Taylor, Jr., U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine

[edit] Religious figures

• William Taylor (Lollard) (died 1423), English Priest and theologian, burnt as a Lollard
• William Mackergo Taylor (1829–1895), U.S.A. Congregational minister
• William Taylor (bishop) (1821–1902), U.S.A. Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church

[edit] Sports people

• William James Taylor, aka "Billy the Kid", professional hockey player
• William Taylor (Worcestershire cricketer), English cricketer

[edit] Others

• William Taylor (1765–1836), English scholar and linguist
• William Desmond Taylor (1872–1922), U.S. film director
• William Henry Taylor (1906–?), alleged Soviet agent
• William Rogers Taylor (1811–1889), U.S. Rear Admiral
• William Ladd Taylor (born 1854) U.S.A. illustrator
• William Taylor (Publisher) the Publisher of Robinson Crusoe (1719)
• William Taylor (Medal of Honor), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• William Taylor (FDIC Chairman) (1939–1992), Chairman of the U.S. FDIC 1991-1992
• William Taylor (Alamo defender), soldier
• William J. H. Taylor, artist
• William Taylor (Yorkshire), who built Red House, England, in 1660
• William Taylor (Great Britain), who invented the dimples on golf balls in 1905

[edit] See also

• Billy Taylor (disambiguation)