William Lawrence may refer to:

Public officials and noblemen

American

William Lawrence (Ohio Democrat) William Lawrence (September 2, 1814 – September 8, 1895) was a state legislator and one-term member of the United States House of Representatives from the 17th District of Ohio, serving from 1857 to 1859. He also served as President of th ...

(1814–1895), Democrat; U.S. congressman, 1857–1859 *

William Lawrence (Ohio Republican) William Lawrence (June 26, 1819 – May 8, 1899) was a Republican lawyer and politician from Ohio. He was most noted for being a US Representative influential in attempting to impeach President Andrew Johnson, creating the United States D ...

(1819–1899), Republican; U.S. congressman, 1865–1871 and 1873–1877 * William A. Lawrence (Wisconsin politician) (1822–1890), American legislator for the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin Senate *

William Beach Lawrence William Beach Lawrence (October 23, 1800 – March 26, 1881) was an American politician and jurist who served as lieutenant governor of Rhode Island from 1851 to 1852 under Governor Philip Allen. Early life Lawrence was born in New York City ...

(1800–1881), lawyer, diplomat, historian and political figure; Rhode Island's lieutenant governor and acting governor in 1851–1852 * William Caldwell Anderson Lawrence (died 1860), lawyer and state legislator in Pennsylvania * William Miner Lawrence (1861–1935), Assemblyman from New York, 1891 *

William T. Lawrence (politician) William Thomas Lawrence (May 7, 1788 – October 25, 1859) was a U.S. Representative from New York, brother of Samuel Lawrence. Born as the son of Jonathan Lawrence in New York City, William attended the common schools. He engaged in me ...

(1788–1859), Whig congressman from New York, 1847–1849 * William T. Lawrence (judge) (born 1947), former United States federal judge *

William Lawrence (Kentucky politician) William Lee Lawrence (born January 19, 1989) is an American politician and businessman serving as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 70th House district. His district is composed of Bracken, Harrison, ...

Australian

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

English

* William Lawrence (14th century MP), Member of Parliament (MP) for

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...

* William Lawrence I, MP for

Winchester Winchester (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government Districts of England, district, at the western end of the South Downs N ...

* William Lawrence (16th century MP), MP for

* William Lawrence (MP for Huntingdonshire) (died 1572), MP for

Huntingdonshire Huntingdonshire (; abbreviated Hunts) is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England, which was historically a county in its own right. It borders Peterborough to the north, Fenland to the north-east, East Cambridgeshire to the e ...

Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet (16 July 1783 – 5 July 1867) was an English surgeon who became President of the Royal College of Surgeons of London and Serjeant Surgeon to the Queen. In his mid-thirties, he published two books of his le ...

(1783–1867), physician; prolific author and philosopher; Serjeant Surgeon to the Queen *

William Lawrence (London MP) Sir William Lawrence (1818 – 18 April 1897) was an English builder and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1865 and 1885. Biography Lawrence was the eldest son of William Lawrence, an alderman o ...

(1818–1897), Liberal Member of Parliament for City of London (1865–1874 and 1880–1885) * William Lawrence (Conservative politician) (1844–1935), Conservative Member of Parliament for Liverpool Abercromby (1885–1906) *

William Lawrence (Ripon MP) William Lawrence or Laurence (–1798) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons on three occasions between 1761 and 1798. Lawrence was the second son of Captain Thomas Laurence RN and his wife Elizabeth Soulden, daughter of Ga ...

(c. 1723–1798), British politician *

Sir William Lawrence, 3rd Baronet Sir William Matthew Trevor Lawrence, 3rd Baronet JP FSA (17 September 1870 – 4 January 1934) was an English horticulturalist, hospital administrator and collector. Early life Lawrence was born on 17 September 1870, the son of Elizabeth ...

(1870–1934), horticulturalist, hospital administrator and collector; grandson of Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet *

Sir William Lawrence, 4th Baronet Sir William Lawrence, 4th Baronet FRHS (14 July 1913 – 3 November 1986) was an English baronet and businessman. Lawrence was born on 14 July 1913, the son of Sir William Lawrence and his wife Iris, youngest daughter of Brigadier-General Eyre ...

(1913–1986), businessman; served as major in World War II *

Sir William Lawrence, 5th Baronet Sir William Fettiplace Lawrence, 5th Baronet, OBE (23 August 1954 – 10 February 2015) was an English baronet and politician. Lawrence was born on 23 August 1954, the son of Sir William Lawrence and his wife Pamela, Lady Lawrence. He was edu ...

(1954–2015), served on Stratford-upon-Avon District Council since 1982

Clergymen

William Lawrence (bishop) William Lawrence (May 30, 1850 – November 6, 1941) was elected as the 7th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts (1893–1927). Lawrence was the son of the notable textile industrialist Amos Adams Lawrence and a member of the infl ...

(1850–1941), American Episcopal bishop of Massachusetts *

William Appleton Lawrence William Appleton Lawrence (May 21, 1889 - December 21, 1968) was the third bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts (1937–57). His father, William Lawrence, was the seventh Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts ...

(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) William Lawrence may refer to: Public officials and noblemen American * William Lawrence (Ohio Democrat) (1814–1895), Democrat; U.S. congressman, 1857–1859 * William Lawrence (Ohio Republican) (1819–1899), Republican; U.S. congressman, 1865� ...

(1916–1972), American journalist for ''The New York Times'' and ABC News *

Bill Lawrence (TV producer) William Van Duzer Lawrence IV (born December 26, 1968) is an American television producer, screenwriter, and director. He is the creator of the series '' Scrubs'' and co-creator of shows including the live-action ''Cougar Town'', ''Spin City'', ' ...

(born 1968), American television producer, director, writer and program creator *William

Matthew Lawrence Matthew Lawrence (born Matthew William Mignogna; February 11, 1980) is an American actor, podcaster and singer, widely known for his roles in '' Mrs. Doubtfire'', ''Boy Meets World'' and ''Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad''. Lawrence also starred ...

(born 1981), American television and film actor

Others

William Dawson Lawrence William Dawson Lawrence (16 July 1817 – 8 December 1886) was a successful shipbuilder, businessman and politician. He built the ''William D. Lawrence'', which is reported to be the largest wooden ship ever built in Canada. In 1874, W.D. L ...

(1817–1886), successful shipbuilder, businessman and politician ** ''William D. Lawrence'' (ship), an 1874 full-rigged sailing ship *

William Effingham Lawrence William Effingham Lawrence (1781–1841) was an English colonist to Australia, the son of Captain Effingham Lawrence, a merchant with houses in London, Liverpool and New York City. Previous generations of Lawrences had settled in the American ...

(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 William Van Duzer Lawrence (1842–1927) was an American millionaire real-estate and pharmaceutical mogul who is best known for having founded Sarah Lawrence College in 1926 and Lawrence Hospital in 1909. He played a critical role in the devel ...

(1842–1927), American entrepreneur; pharmaceutical and real estate mogul; philanthropist and arts patron *

William P. Lawrence William Porter "Bill" Lawrence (January 13, 1930 – December 2, 2005) was a decorated United States Navy vice admiral and Naval Aviator who served as Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy from 1978 to 1981. Lawrence was a noted pil ...

(1930–2005), American naval aviator who reached the rank of vice-admiral; superintendent of U.S. Naval Academy *

William Witherle Lawrence William Witherle Lawrence (1876 − July 25, 1958) was an American philologist who served as Professor of English at Columbia University from 1905 to 1936. Biography William Witherle Lawrence was born in Bangor, Maine in 1876. His father, Frankl ...

(1876–1936), American philologist and professor of English *

Bill Lawrence (guitar maker) Bill Lawrence (born Willi Lorenz Stich; March 24, 1931 – November 2, 2013) was a pickup and guitar designer. Lawrence was born in Wahn in Cologne, Germany and began his musical career in the 1950s as a jazz guitarist, performing under the name ...

(1931–2013), German-American recording artist and guitar maker *

Billy Lawrence Billy Lawrence is an American R&B/Soul music, soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and arranger. Discography Albums Singles References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lawrence, Billy 1971 births 21st-century American singer-songwriters 21st-cent ...

(born 1971), American female singer, songwriter, record producer and arranger *

Bill Lawrence (baseball) William Henry Lawrence (March 11, 1906 – June 15, 1997) was a professional baseball player. He played part of one season in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers in 1932, primarily as an outfielder. Lawrence also had an extensive mino ...

(1906–1997), American baseball player * Bill Lawrence (cricketer) (born 1963), New Zealand cricketer *

Trevor Lawrence William Trevor Lawrence (born October 6, 1999) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). Considered among the highest-touted college football prospect ...

(William Trevor Lawrence; born 1999), American football quarterback