William Lawrence 1949084 224283639 2008-07-08T04:01:45Z Roman Spinner 786437 Wikifying(key words; no full sentences or periods; in disambiguation pages for individuals, a school, park, road or trademark based on a namesake, requires indentation to highlight its separate nature '''William Lawrence''' or '''Bill Lawrence''' is a name shared by the following individuals: ==Political figures and noblemen== ===English and Australian=== *[[William Lawrence (Ripon MP)]] (circa 1723–1798), English Member of Parliament; Tory representing [[Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)|Ripon]] (1781–98) *[[Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet]] (1783–1867), English physician; prolific author and philosopher; Serjeant Surgeon to the Queen *[[William Lawrence (London MP)]] (1818–1897), English Member of Parliament; Liberal representing [[City of London (UK Parliament constituency)|City of London]] (1865–74 and 1880–85) *[[William Lawrence (Liverpool MP)]] (1844–1895), English Member of Parliament; Conservative for Liverpool Abercromby (1885–1906) *[[Sir William Lawrence, 3rd Baronet]] (1870–1934) *[[William Lawrence (Australian politician)]] (1906–2004), Australian member of House of Representatives; Liberal from Wimmera (1949–58) *[[Sir William Lawrence, 4th Baronet]] (1913–1986) *[[Sir William Lawrence, 5th Baronet]] (born 1954) ===American=== *[[William T. Lawrence]] (1788–1859), American politician; Whig from New York; 26th congressional district from March 1847 to March 1849 *[[William Beach Lawrence]] (1800–1881), American politician and jurist; Rhode Island's lieutenant governor and acting governor in 1851–52 *[[William Lawrence (Ohio 17th district)]] (1814–1895), American politician; Democrat; in U.S. Congress from March 1857 to March 1859 *[[William Lawrence (Ohio 4th and 8th district)]] (1819–1899), American politician; Republican; in U.S. Congress 1865–71 and 1873–77 ==Clergymen== *[[William Lawrence (7th Bishop of Massachusetts)]] (1850–1941), American clergyman; served the Episcopal Diocese from 1893 to 1927 *[[William Appleton Lawrence]], American clergyman, son of above; at the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts from 1937 to 1957 ==Film and television personalities== *[[William E. Lawrence]] (1896–1947), American supporting actor; also known as W. E. Lawrence; in 120 films between 1912 and 1947 *[[Bill Lawrence (newsman)]] (1915–1972), American journalist who served as [[ABC News]] chief political analyst from 1963 to 1972 *[[Bill Lawrence (singer)]] (born 1926), American singer popular on television in the early 1950s; regular on ''[[Arthur Godfrey and His Friends]]'' *[[Bill Lawrence (producer)]] (born 1969), American television producer, director, writer and program creator (''Spin City'', ''Clone High'', ''Scrubs'') ==Musicians== *[[Bill Lawrence (guitar maker)]] (born 1931), German-American recording artist and guitar designer/maker; birth name Willi Lorenz Stich **[[Bill Lawrence (trademark)]], guitar manufacturing trademark co-founded by the above; property of his associate since 1985 *[[Bill Lawrence (musician)]] (born 1957), American bass player for [[funk]]/[[Fusion (music)|fusion]] band the Funkdawgs, pioneers in internet jazz recordings ==Others== *[[William Van Duzer Lawrence]] (1842–1927), American entrepreneur; pharmaceutical and real estate mogul; philanthropist and arts patron *[[Bill Lawrence (baseball)]] (1906–1997), American sports personality who played as an [[outfielder]] in Major League Baseball *[[William P. Lawrence]] (1930–2005), American naval aviator who reached the rank of vice-admiral; superintendent of U.S. Naval Academy =See also= *[[Lawrence (surname)]] *[[William Laurence Brown]] (1755–1830), Scottish theologian (''On the Existence of the Supreme Creator'', 1826) *[[William Laurence Sullivan]] (1872–1935), American Unitarian clergyman; author of a critical 1910 ''Letter to His Holiness, Pope Pius X'' *[[William L. Laurence]] (1888–1977), Lithuanian-American science journalist for ''The New York Times'' (1930–64); two Pulitzer Prizes *[[Laurence]] *[[Laurent]] {{hndis|Lawrence, William}}