William Robertson

William Robertson or Bill Robertson may also refer to:

Contents 1 Public officials 2 Sports figures 2.1 Footballers 2.2 Other competitors 3 Writers 4 Clergymen 5 Military personnel 6 Others 7 See also

Public officials

• William Robertson (Western Quebec and Upper Canada) (ca. 1760–1806), Scottish-born entrepreneur and colonial-era political figure
• William Robertson (Nova Scotia) (before 1765–after 1811), Scottish-descended merchant and political figure in Canadian colonies
• William J. Robertson (1817–1898), American jurist, from Virginia; in 1889 served as first president of Virginia Bar Association
• William H. Robertson (1823–1898), American local political leader; power broker in New York from 1850s to 1890s
• William Tindal Robertson (1825–1889), English legislator who represented Brighton in Parliament from 1886 to 1889
• William A. Robertson (before 1840–after 1884), American state legislator; Democrat from Louisiana who, from October 17 to December 24, 1881 served as lieutenant governor
• William Robertson (Lord Lieutenant of Fife) (1856–1923), Scottish industrialist in Dunfermline who was knighted in 1909; served as Lord Lieutenant of Fife from May 1917 until his death
• William Robertson (Ontario) (born 1897), Canadian political figure who represented Wentworth in Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1943 to 1948
• Bill Robertson (Louisiana politician) (born 1938), American local political figure; Democrat from Louisiana; mayor of Minden in Webster Parish since 1990
• William W. Robertson (1941–2008), American lawyer who, from September 1980 to December 1981, served as U.S. Attorney for District of New Jersey

Sports figures

Footballers

• William Robertson (Welsh footballer) (1873–after 1903), Welsh inside-forward, later wing-half, whose career lasted from 1894 to 1903
• William Robertson (Scottish footballer) (1907–1980), Scottish full back; career with Stoke City, Manchester United and Reading lasted from 1929 to 1936
• Bill Robertson (English footballer) (1923–2003), English football goalkeeper for Chelsea in 1940s, Birmingham City and Stoke City
• Bill Robertson (Scottish footballer) (1928–1973), Scottish football goalkeeper for Chelsea in 1950s and Leyton Orient

Other competitors

• William Robertson (cricketer) (1861–1938), Australian right-handed batsman, known as "Digger Robertson"
• William Robertson (tennis), American tennis player of the 1930s and 40s
• William Keith Robertson (born 1954), Scottish rugby union wing and centre
• Bill Robertson (baseball), minor league baseball figure

Writers

• William Robertson (historian) (1721–1793), Scottish writer and academic who served as Principal of University of Edinburgh from 1762 to 1793
• William Eben Robertson (1815–1874), English historian specialising in mediæval Scotland who, in 1862, published two-volume study, Scotland under her early Kings

Clergymen

• William Frederick Robertson (1816–1853), English minister remembered as "Robertson of Brighton" for his deeply-felt sermons at Brighton's Holy Trinity Church; died at age 37
• William Bruce Robertson (1820–1886), Scottish Secession/United Presbyterian Church minister with 35 years of service as renowned preacher in North Ayrshire town of Irvine

Military personnel

• William Robertson (field marshal) (1860–1933), British military leader during World War I
• William Robertson (VC) (1865–1949), Scottish sergeant-major who received Britain's highest military award for valour in October 1899, during Boer War
• William Marcus Robertson (1870–1948), American soldier who received Medal of Honor for heroism in May 1899, during military campaign in Philippines

Others

• William Robertson (Australian settler) (1798–1874), Scottish-born pioneer in Tasmania and Victoria; became wealthy and prominent cattle rancher and financier
• William "Rip" Robertson (before 1924–1973), American covert agent whose assignments were primarily with Central Intelligence Agency; participated in Bay of Pigs operation; died in Laos

See also

• Robertson (surname)
• All pages beginning with "William Robertson"

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