William Lawrence
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'''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]]
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