William Lawrence
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William Lawrence or Bill Lawrence is a name shared by the following individuals:
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[edit] Political figures and noblemen
- William Lawrence (British politician) (circa 1723-1798), English Member of Parliament for Ripon
- Sir William Lawrence (biologist), 1st Baronet (1783-1867) English physician and naturalist
- William T. Lawrence (1788-1859), American politician who represented New York in the U.S. Congress from March 1847 to March 1849
- William Beach Lawrence (1800-1881), American politician and jurist; Rhode Island's lieutenant governor and acting governor in 1851-52
- William Lawrence (Ohio 17th district) (1814-1895), American politician who represented Ohio in the U.S. Congress from 1857 to 1859
- Sir William Lawrence (London MP) (1818-1897), English politician; represented the City of London in Parliament in 1865-74 and 1880-85
- William Lawrence (Ohio 4th and 8th district) (1819-1899), American politician; U.S. Congress from Ohio in 1865-71 and 1873-77
- William Frederic Lawrence (1844-1895), English politician who represented Liverpool Abercromby in Parliament
- Sir William Lawrence, 3rd Baronet (1870-1934)
- William Lawrence (Australian politician) (born 1906), Australian political figure who served in the Australian House of Representatives
- Sir William Lawrence, 4th Baronet (1913-1986)
- Sir William Lawrence, 5th Baronet (born 1954)
[edit] Clergymen
- William Lawrence (7th Bishop of Massachusetts) (1850-1941), American clergyman who served the Episcopal Diocese from 1893 to 1927
- William Appleton Lawrence, American clergyman, son of above; at the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts from 1937 to 1957
[edit] Television personalities
- Bill Lawrence (ABC News) (1915-1972), American journalist who served as ABC News chief political analyst from 1963 to 1972
- Bill Lawrence (singer) (born 1926), American singer popular on television in the early 1950s; regular on Arthur Godfrey and His Friends
- Bill Lawrence (producer) (born 1969), American television producer, director, writer and program creator (Spin City, Clone High, Scrubs)
[edit] Others
- W. E. Lawrence (1896-1947), American actor, primarily in silent films who, between 1912 and 1947, appeared in over 120 productions
- Bill Lawrence (baseball) (1906-1997), American sports personality who played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball
- William P. Lawrence (1930-2005), American naval aviator who reached the rank of vice-admiral; superintendent of U.S. Naval Academy
- Bill Lawrence (guitar maker) (born 1931), German-American recording musician and designer and maker of guitars and guitar pickups
- Bill Lawrence (trademark), guitar manufacturing trademark registered to the above
- William Van Duzer Lawrence (1842 - 1927), Bronxville, New York businessman and philantrophist
- Bill Lawrence (Musician) (born 1957), American musician and member of the Funkdawgs, pioneers in making jazz recordings via the internet.