William Harrison
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William Harrison may refer to:
- William Harrison (author)William Harrison (author)William Neal Harrison is an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter perhaps best known for writing the short story Roller Ball Murder which was made into the movie Rollerball in 1975....
(born 1933), author of "Roller Ball Murder" and the screenplay for Rollerball - William Harrison (Canadian politician) (1834–1922), saddlemaker, historian and reeve of Richmond Hill, Ontario
- William Harrison (clergyman)William Harrison (clergyman)William Harrison was an English clergyman, whose Description of England was produced as part of the publishing venture of a group of London stationers who produced Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles...
(1534–1593), English clergyman - William Harrison (cricketer)William Harrison (cricketer)William Hendy Harrison was an English first-class cricketer, who played three matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club, against Middlesex, Cambridge University and Sussex in 1888...
(died 1939), English cricketer - William Harrison (merchant navy officer)William Harrison (merchant navy officer)William Harrison , a British merchant navy officer, was born in Maryport, Cumberland, on October 1812. He was the son of a master in the merchant navy....
(1812–1860), British merchant navy officer - William Harrison (physician)William Harrison (physician)William Floyd Nathaniel Harrison was an American obstetrician who delivered 6,000 babies and then switched to abortions, performing the procedure an estimated 20,000 times in his career. He became one of the only doctors in Northwest Arkansas to provide this service to women, as other physicians...
(1935–2010), American obstetrician - William Harrison (Welsh footballer) (1872–1920), Wrexham F.C. and Wales international footballer
- William Harrison, Jr.William Harrison, Jr.William Harrison, Jr. was an American planter from Charles County, Maryland. He was a delegate for Maryland in the Continental Congress of 1786 and 1787....
(c.1750–1789), delegate for Maryland in the U.S. Continental Congress of 1786 and 1787 - William Alistair HarrisonWilliam Alistair HarrisonWilliam Alistair Harrison has been Governor of Anguilla since 21 April 2009. Before taking up this position he was High Commissioner to Zambia....
(born 1954), Governor of Anguilla - William B. HarrisonWilliam B. HarrisonWilliam Benjamin Harrison was mayor of Louisville, Kentucky from 1927 to 1933. He graduated from Louisville Male High School in 1907 and the University of Virginia School of Law in 1910. He served as a captain in the United States Army during World War I...
(1889–1948), mayor of Louisville, Kentucky - William B. Harrison, Jr.William B. Harrison, Jr.William B. Harrison, Jr., born August 12, 1943 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, is the former CEO and Chairman of JPMorgan Chase. He attended high school at Virginia Episcopal School, where he was a basketball star. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was admitted...
(born 1943), chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase - William C. HarrisonWilliam C. HarrisonWilliam C. "Bill" Harrison is the chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Education, which sets policy for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. He was the first person to serve as both State Board of Education Chairman and as "chief executive officer," a position created by Gov...
, chairman of North Carolina board of education - William Greer HarrisonWilliam Greer HarrisonWilliam Greer Harrison was a prominent Irish-born citizen in San Francisco during the latter part of the 19th century and early 20th century. By profession, he was an insurance agent, but is remembered for his associations with the Bohemian Club , the Olympic Club and for his civic...
(1836–1916), member of the Committee of Fifty after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake - William H. Harrison (Wyoming Congressman)William H. Harrison (Wyoming Congressman)William Henry Harrison was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. representative from Wyoming.-Political career:...
(1896–1990), American politician who served as a Republican U.S. representative from Wyoming - William Henry Harrison (businessman)William Henry Harrison (businessman)William Henry Harrison was an American general and businessman. He was president of IT&T from 1948 until his death in 1956.-External links:*...
(1892–1956), American general and businessman - William Henry Harrison (New Zealand)William Henry Harrison (New Zealand)William Henry Harrison was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Westland, New Zealand.He represented the Westland Boroughs electorate from 1868 to 1870, and then the Grey Valley electorate from 1871 to 1875, when he retired....
(1831–1879), New Zealand politician - William Henry HarrisonWilliam Henry HarrisonWilliam Henry Harrison was the ninth President of the United States , an American military officer and politician, and the first president to die in office. He was 68 years, 23 days old when elected, the oldest president elected until Ronald Reagan in 1980, and last President to be born before the...
(1773–1841), ninth President of the United States - William Kelly HarrisonWilliam Kelly HarrisonWilliam Kelly Harrison was born in Waco, Texas and died in San Diego, California. Harrison graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1889. He received the Medal of Honor for actions at the United States occupation of Veracruz, 1914. He is a direct descendant of President William Henry...
(1870–1928), United States Navy officer and Medal of Honor recipient - William P. HarrisonWilliam P. HarrisonWilliam Pope Harrison, D.D., L.D.D. was an American Methodist minister and theologian, and was the 48th Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives...
(1830–1895), Methodist minister and theologian, Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives - Billy Harrison (1886–1948), English football player
- William Leeming HarrisonWilliam Leeming HarrisonCaptain William Leeming Harrison was a Canadian fighter ace in World War I. He was credited with twelve aerial victories.-Enlistment information:...
(1897–1960), Canadian fighter ace in World War I - William Harrison (cricketer, born 1866)William Harrison (cricketer, born 1866)William Henry Harrison was an English cricketer.Harrison made a single first-class appearances for Hampshire in the 1902 County Championship, playing his only match against Warwickshire.Harrison died in Salisbury, Wiltshire, on December 23, 1936.-External links:* at Cricinfo* at CricketArchive...
(1866–1936), English cricketer - William Thomas Harrison (1837–1920), Anglican priest
- William Harrison Bonney, an alias of Henry McCarty, better known as Billy the KidBilly the KidWilliam H. Bonney William H. Bonney William H. Bonney (born William Henry McCarty, Jr. est. November 23, 1859 – c. July 14, 1881, better known as Billy the Kid but also known as Henry Antrim, was a 19th-century American gunman who participated in the Lincoln County War and became a frontier...
- Alleged victim of a 1660 murder found alive two years later; see The Campden WonderThe Campden WonderThe Campden Wonder is the name given to events surrounding the return of a man-thought-murdered from the town of Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire in the 17th century. A servant, his mother and brother were hanged for killing their master. But following the man's return, it became clear that no...