William Fraser
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Military people
- William M. Fraser IIIWilliam M. Fraser IIIGeneral William M. Fraser III, USAF is the 10th and current Commander, U.S. Transportation Command. He previously served as Commander, Air Combat Command from September 10, 2009 to September 30, 2011...
, United States Air Force general - William Archibald Kenneth FraserWilliam Archibald Kenneth FraserWilliam Archibald Kenneth Fraser, CB, CBE, DSO, MVO, MC was an officer in the British Indian Army during World War I and World War II.-Biography:...
(1886-1969), British army officer - William W. FraserWilliam W. FraserWilliam W. Fraser was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863. His surname is sometimes spelled Frazier....
(1844–1915), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
Politicians
- William Fraser (British politician) (d. 1802), 18th-century British politician, Clerk of the SignetClerk of the SignetThe Clerks of the Signet were English officials who played an intermediate role in the passage of letters patent through the seals. For most of the history of the position, four clerks were in office simultaneously....
and an Undersecretary of State - Sir William Fraser, 4th BaronetSir William Fraser, 4th BaronetSir William Augustus Fraser, 4th Baronet of Leadclune , English politician, author and collector, was born the son of Sir James Fraser, a colonel of the 7th Hussars, who had served on Wellington's staff at Waterloo....
, 19th century English politician - William Fraser (Canadian politician)William Fraser (Canadian politician)William Fraser was a farmer, bureaucrat and politician from Manitoba, Canada....
, member of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories, 1872–1875 - William Alexander FraserWilliam Alexander FraserWilliam Alexander Fraser was a Canadian politician.Fraser was born in Trenton, Ontario where he served as mayor in the 1920s. He represented the riding of Northumberland in Parliament with the Liberal party from 1930 through 1945. He served as Chief Whip in the Mackenzie King government...
, 20th-century Canadian politician - William Fraser (New Zealand)William Fraser (New Zealand)William Alex Fraser was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.He represented the Dunedin electorate of St Kilda from 1957 to 1981, when he retired....
, 20th-century New Zealand politician - William Fraser (New Zealand politician)William Fraser (New Zealand politician)William Fraser was a 19th century Liberal Party Member of Parliament in the Auckland Region, New Zealand.He represented the Thames electorate from 1884 to 1890....
, 19th-century New Zealand politician - William Fraser (1840–1923), New Zealand politician
- William Jocelyn Ian Fraser, known as Ian Fraser, Baron Fraser of LonsdaleIan Fraser, Baron Fraser of LonsdaleWilliam Jocelyn Ian Fraser, Baron Fraser of Lonsdale CH CBE, , known as Ian Fraser, was a British Conservative Party politician, a Governor of the BBC, a successful businessman and the first person to be awarded a life peerage under the Life Peerages Act 1958.Fraser was blinded in World War I and...
, British politician and chairman of St Dunstan's
Sportspeople
- Willie FraserWillie FraserWilliam Patrick Fraser , is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched all or part of eight seasons in the majors between and . Fraser played for the California Angels, Toronto Blue Jays, St. Louis Cardinals, Florida Marlins, and Montreal Expos...
, professional baseball player - Willie Fraser (footballer)Willie Fraser (footballer)Willie Fraser was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as a goalkeeper.-Club career:...
, Australian footballer who played for A.F.C. Sunderland in the 1950s - William Fraser (rugby union)William Fraser (rugby union)William "Will" Fraser has played for Saracens F.C. since 1 July 2005. He recently recorded his first start for the club at number 7, openside flanker, during which Saracens thoroughly dominated Leicester Tigers 50-25. He is currently listed as an academy player. Fraser attended Dulwich College in...
, Saracens F.C. Academy Player
Others
- William Fraser (bishop)William Fraser (bishop)William Fraser was a late 13th century Bishop of St Andrews and Guardian of the Kingdom of Scotland. Before election to the bishopric, he had been and Royal Chancellor of King Alexander III of Scotland and dean of Glasgow...
, Bishop of St Andrews, Guardian of Scotland during the First Interregnum 1290–1292, during the Wars of Scottish Independence - William Fraser (historian)William Fraser (historian)Sir William Fraser, KCB, was a solicitor and notable expert in ancient Scottish history, palaeography, and genealogy....
(1816–1898), Professor of Scottish History - William Fraser (brewer), Scottish brewer
- William Fraser (Canadian bishop)William Fraser (Canadian bishop)William Fraser was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and the first Bishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia from 1842 to July 20, 1845. He was Bishop of Arichat from September 22, 1844...
(1778–1851), Canadian Roman Catholic bishop - William Fraser, 1st Baron StrathalmondWilliam Fraser, 1st Baron StrathalmondWilliam Fraser, 1st Baron Strathalmond, MBE , was a Scottish businessman and a leading expert on the oil industry. He served as chairman of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company from 1941 to 1956....
, Scottish businessman and chairman of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company - William Fraser (British administrator)William Fraser (British administrator)William Fraser was a British merchant and administrator who was the Acting President of Madras from 14 November 1709 to 11 July 1711.- Accusations against Armenians :...
, working in Madras, India, 1709-1711 - William Kerr FraserWilliam Kerr FraserSir William Kerr Fraser GCB is a retired British civil servant, who served as Permanent Secretary at the Scottish Office, and as Principal and later Chancellor of the University of Glasgow.-Early life:...
(born 1929), British civil servant and University of Glasgow vice-chancellor
See also
- Bill Fraser (disambiguation)Bill Fraser (disambiguation)Bill Fraser may refer to:*Bill Fraser , Scottish actor*Bill Fraser *Bill Fraser *Bill Fraser...
- William Frazer (disambiguation)