William, Bill, or Billy Matthews may refer to:
Politics
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William Matthews (politician)
William Matthews (April 26, 1755 – ) was an American politician. He was born in Cecil County, Maryland, and was a judge of the Cecil County Court in 1778, 1780, and 1782–1786. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 178 ...
(1755–1808), American politician in Maryland
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Donald Ray Matthews (1907–1997), known as Billy, American congressman
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Bill Matthews
William Matthews (born July 22, 1947) is a Canadian politician.
Political career
Matthews was a Progressive Conservative member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1982 to 1996. During this time, he was a cabinet minister ...
(born 1947), Canadian politician
Sports
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Bill Matthews (footballer) (1876–1923), Australian footballer for St Kilda
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William Clarence Matthews (1877–1928), American baseball infielder and lawyer
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William Matthews (baseball) (1878–1946), American baseball pitcher
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Billy Matthews (footballer, born 1882) (1882–1916), English footballer
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Billy Matthews (footballer, born 1883) (1883–1921), Welsh footballer
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Howard Matthews
William Howard Matthews (29 November 1885 – 9 February 1963) was an English football goalkeeper who played for Port Vale, Burton United, Oldham Athletic, Halifax Town, Chester, and Oswestry Town. With Oldham, he finished second in the Sec ...
(1885–1963), English footballer
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Billy Matthews (footballer, born 1897) (1897–1987), Welsh footballer
Other people
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William Matthews (priest)
William Matthews (December 16, 1770 – April 30, 1854), occasionally spelled Mathews, was an American who became the fifth Roman Catholic priest ordained in the United States and the first such person born in British America. Born in the colo ...
(1770–1854), American Catholic priest and President of Georgetown College
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William D. Matthews (1827–1906), African American abolitionist, Civil War Union officer and Freemason
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William Matthews (engineer) (1844–1922), British civil engineer
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William E. Matthews (1845–1894), lawyer, financier, and civil rights activist
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William Matthews (poet)
William Procter Matthews III (November 11, 1942 – November 12, 1997) was an American poet and essayist.
Life
Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Matthews attended Berkshire School and later earned a bachelor's degree from Yale University as ...
(1942–1997), American poet and essayist
*William Matthews (fl. 1970–1983), co-editor of the diary of
Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys ( ; 23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an English writer and Tories (British political party), Tory politician. He served as an official in the Navy Board and Member of Parliament (England), Member of Parliament, but is most r ...
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William Matthews (musician) (born 1983), American musician
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William Matthews (bookbinder) (1822–1896), American bookbinder
See also
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Billie Matthews (1930–2001), American football coach
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Will Matthews (disambiguation)
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William Mathews (disambiguation)
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