William Greene may refer to:

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* William G. Greene (1812–1894), businessman and friend of Abraham Lincoln *

William Batchelder Greene William Batchelder Greene (April 4, 1819 – May 30, 1878) was an American individualist anarchist, Unitarian minister, soldier, mutualist, promoter of free banking in the United States, and member of the First International. Biography Bo ...

(1819–1878), American individualist anarchist and banking reformer *

William Cornell Greene Colonel William Cornell Greene (August 26, 1852 – August 5, 1911) was an American businessman who was famous for discovering rich copper reserves in Cananea, Mexico, and for founding the Greene Consolidated Copper Company in 1899. By 1905, ...

(1852–1911), mining magnate *

William Greene (economist) William H. Greene (born January 16, 1951) is an American economist. He was formerly the Robert Stansky Professor of Economics and Statistics at Stern School of Business at New York University. Greene is currently a professor of economics at the U ...

(born 1951), American economist

Political and government figures

* William atte Greene represented

Leicester (UK Parliament constituency) Leicester was a parliamentary borough in Leicestershire, which elected two members of parliament (MPs) to the British House of Commons, House of Commons from 1295 until 1918, when it was split into three single-member divisions. History Leic ...

* William Greene (MP for Portsmouth) in 1597, Member of Parliament (MP) for

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. Most of Portsmouth is located on Portsea Island, off the south coast of England in the Solent, making Portsmouth the only city in En ...

William Greene (colonial governor) William Greene Sr. (16 March 1695 – 23 January 1758) was a governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. He was a clerk of the county court in Providence, Rhode Island, Providence, deputy from Warwick, Rhode Island, Warwick ...

(1695–1758), colonial governor of Rhode Island *

William Greene (governor) William Greene Jr. (August 16, 1731November 29, 1809) was an American Statesman who served as the second governor of the state of Rhode Island, serving in this capacity for eight years, five of which were during the American Revolutionary Wa ...

(1731–1809), governor of state of Rhode Island during American Revolutionary War *

William Greene (MP) William Greene (17 January 1748 – 3 June 1829) was an Anglo-Irish parliamentarian and public official. He was a member of the second Parliament of the United Kingdom after the '' Act of Union 1801'', representing the constituency of Dungarvan f ...

(1748–1829), Member of Parliament for

Dungarvan Dungarvan () is a coastal town and harbour in County Waterford, on the south-east coast of Ireland. Prior to the merger of Waterford County Council with Waterford City Council in 2014, Dungarvan was the county town and administrative centre of ...

, 1802–1806 *

William Greene (lieutenant governor) William Greene III (January 1, 1797 – March 24, 1883) was a lieutenant governor of the state of Rhode Island, serving for two years shortly after the American Civil War. Life From a prominent Rhode Island family, Greene was the son of Unit ...

(1797–1883), Rhode Island lieutenant governor after the Civil War *

William S. Greene William Stedman Greene (April 28, 1841 – September 22, 1924) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. Biography William S. Greene was born in Tremont, Illinois on April 28, 1841. He moved with his parents to Fall River, Massach ...

(1841–1924), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts *

William Laury Greene William Laury Greene (October 3, 1849 – March 11, 1899) was an American Populist Party politician. He served in the United States House of Representatives from Nebraska from 1897 until his death. Early life and career Greene was born in ...

(1849–1899), Nebraska Populist politician *Sir

William Graham Greene Sir William Graham Greene (16 January 1857 – 10 September 1950) was an English civil servant who served as Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty from 1911 to 1917, during the time of the First World War. Greene, was one of the founders of Nava ...

(1857–1950), English civil servant who served as Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty * William Pomeroy Crawford Greene (1884–1959), British Member of Parliament for Worcester, 1923–1945 * Bill Greene (1930–2002), Democratic member of the California State Assembly and the California State Senate * William G. Greene Jr. (born 1940), member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Religious figures

William Greene (Dean of Achonry) William Greene (died 13 January 1843) was Dean of Achonry from 1821 until 1824 when he became the Rector of Ahoghill Ahoghill ( or ; ) is a large village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, four miles from Ballymena. It is lo ...

(died 1843), Dean of Achonry, 1821–1824 *

William Greene (Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin) William Conyngham Greene (19 October 1827 – 9 August 1910) was an Anglican priest in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was the son of Richard Wilson Greene, judge of the Court of Exchequer (Ireland) and Elizabeth Wilson, daughter of T ...

(1827–1910), Dean of Christ Church, Dublin *

William Greene (Dean of Lismore) William George Greene was Dean of Lismore from 1919 until 1930. He was educated at Trinity College Dublin and ordained in 1904. He began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Fiddown. He was Rector of Kilmeadan then Rural Dean of Waterf ...

(died 1930), Dean of Lismore, 1919–1930

Others

William Friese-Greene William Friese-Greene (born William Edward Green, 7 September 1855 – 5 May 1921) was a prolific English inventor and professional photographer. He was known as a pioneer in the field of motion pictures, having devised a series of cameras bet ...

(1855–1921), portrait photographer and prolific inventor * W. Howard Greene (1895–1956), Hollywood cinematographer specializing in Technicolor *

Willie Greene Willie Louis Greene (born September 23, 1971) is an American former professional baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB). During his nine-year stint in the major leagues, Greene played for four teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1992–1998), th ...

(born 1971), baseball player * William P. Greene Jr. (born 1943), Chief Judge of United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims *

William Greene (aviator) William Greene (May 2, 1874 – August 28, 1952) was an early aviation pioneer who was one of the first American pilots and airplane constructor. He developed a passion for flying at an early age and was an active member and treasurer of the Aeron ...

(1874–1952), American aviation pioneer * William A. Greene (1913–1967), publicist *

William Hallett Greene William Hallett Greene or Green ( October 1864May 1942) was the first black member of the U.S. Signal Corps, the first black graduate of City College of New York, and first black meteorologist. Family and education Greene was born in New York Ci ...

(1864–1942), first black member of the U.S. Signal Corps * William Greene (c.1916–1979), British field hockey Olympian

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