William Pelham
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William Pelham may refer to:
- William Pelham (lord justice)William Pelham (lord justice)Sir William Pelham was an English soldier and lord justice of Ireland.-Life:He was third son of Sir William Pelham of Laughton, Sussex, by his second wife, Mary, daughter of William Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys of the Vyne near Basingstoke in Hampshire...
(died 1587) - William Pelham (bookseller)William Pelham (bookseller)William Pelham was a bookseller and publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He kept a shop and circulating subscription library at no.59 Cornhill, 1796-1810.-Biography:...
(1759-1827) - William Pelham (Medal of Honor recipient)William Pelham (Medal of Honor recipient)William R. Pelham was a Union Navy sailor during the American Civil War and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions at the Battle of Mobile Bay.-Biography:Pelham enlisted in the Navy from either Nova Scotia or New York City and took part in...
, American Civil War sailor