William Lawrence

William, Billy, or Bill Lawrence may refer to:

Public officials and noblemen

English

• William Lawrence (14th century MP), Member of Parliament (MP) for Lancashire
• William Lawrence I, MP for Winchester
• William Lawrence (16th century MP), MP for Winchester
• William Lawrence (MP for Huntingdonshire) (died 1572), MP for Huntingdonshire
• Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet (1783–1867), physician; prolific author and philosopher; Serjeant Surgeon to the Queen
• William Lawrence (London MP) (1818–1897), Liberal Member of Parliament for City of London (1865–74 and 1880–85)
• William Lawrence (Liverpool MP) (1844–1935), Conservative Member of Parliament for Liverpool Abercromby (1885–1906)
• Sir William Lawrence, 3rd Baronet (1870–1934), horticulturalist, hospital administrator and collector; grandson of Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet
• Sir William Lawrence, 4th Baronet (1913–1986), businessman; served as major in World War II
• Sir William Lawrence, 5th Baronet (born 1954), served on Stratford-upon-Avon District Council since 1982

American

• William Lawrence (Ohio Democrat) (1814–1895), Democrat; U.S. congressman, 1857–1859
• William Lawrence (Ohio Republican) (1819–1899), Republican; U.S. congressman, 1865–71 and 1873–77
• William A. Lawrence (Wisconsin politician) (1822-1890), American legislator for the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin Senate
• William Beach Lawrence (1800–1881), lawyer, diplomat, historian and political figure; Rhode Island's lieutenant governor and acting governor in 1851–52
• William Caldwell Anderson Lawrence (died 1860), lawyer and state legislator in Pennsylvania
• William T. Lawrence (1788–1859), Whig congressman from New York, 1847–1849
• William T. Lawrence (judge) (born 1947), United States federal judge

Australian

• William Lawrence (Australian politician) (1906–2004), Liberal member of House of Representatives for Wimmera, 1949–1958

Clergymen

• William Lawrence (bishop) (1850–1941), American Episcopal bishop of Massachusetts
• William Appleton Lawrence (1889–1968), American Episcopal bishop of Western Massachusetts, son of the above

Film and television personalities

• W. E. Lawrence (1896–1947), American supporting actor in silent films
• Bill Lawrence (news personality) (1916–1972), American journalist for The New York Times and ABC News
• Bill Lawrence (TV producer) (born 1968), American television producer, director, writer and program creator
• William Matthew Lawrence (born 1980), American television and film actor

Others

• William Dawson Lawrence (1817–1886), successful shipbuilder, businessman and politician
  • William D. Lawrence (ship), a full-rigged sailing ship
• William Effingham Lawrence (1781–1841), English-Australian landowner; in Tasmania since 1823; leader in social and educational endeavours
• Robert William Lawrence (1807–1833), his son, English-Australian botanical enthusiast
• William Van Duzer Lawrence (1842–1927), American entrepreneur; pharmaceutical and real estate mogul; philanthropist and arts patron
• 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) (1931–2013), German-American recording artist and guitar maker
• Billy Lawrence (born 1971), American female singer, songwriter, record producer and arranger
• Bill Lawrence (baseball) (1906–1997), American baseball player

See also

• William L. Laurence (1888–1977), Lithuanian-American science journalist for The New York Times (1930–64)
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