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William Griffiths (VC) William Griffiths VC (1841 – 22 January 1879) was born County Roscommon and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
William Grose William Grose (December 16, 1812 – July 30, 1900) was a lawyer, politician, author, and brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He served in many of the important campaigns and battles of the Western Theater, earning a reputation for being "always seen where the bullets flew thickest.
William Guarnere William J. "Wild Bill" Guarnere (born 28 April, 1922) is a veteran sergeant of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) attached to the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during the Second World War.
William Guilfoyle William Robert Guilfoyle (December 8, 1840 - June 25, 1912) was a landscape gardener and botanist in Victoria, Australia, acknowledged as the architect of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne and was responsible for the design of many parks and gardens in Melbourne and regional Victoria.
William Gwin (naval officer) William Gwin (6 December 1832 – 3 January 1863) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. One of the most promising officers in the nation, with extensive command and combat experience, Gwin had risen to the rank of Lieutenant Commander by the time of his death.
William H. Bobbitt William Haywood Bobbitt (October 18 1900 - September 27, 1992), was an American jurist and Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Bobbitt was born in 1900 in Raleigh, North Carolina and earned his law degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
William H. Crawford William Harris Crawford (February 24, 1772 – September 15, 1834) was an important American politician, as well as a judge, during the early 19th century. He served as United States Secretary of War from 1815 to 1816 and United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1816 to 1825, and was a candidate for President of the United States in 1824.
William H. Cuddeback William H. Cuddeback was an Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1912 until his death in 1919, and concurred in a number of notable opinions written by his colleague Benjamin Cardozo, including MacPherson v.
William H. G. Bullard William Hannum Grubb Bullard (6 December 1866 – 24 November 1927) was an admiral of the United States Navy, whose service included duty during the Spanish-American War and World War I. After World War I, he established the Navy's patrol on China's Yangtze River.
William H. Harries William Henry Harries, (January 15, 1843 – July 23, 1921), was a Representative from Minnesota; born near Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; moved to La Crosse, Wisconsin; enlisted as a private in Company B, Second Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, April 18, 1861; commissioned captain of Company F, Third Regiment, United States Veteran Volunteers, General Hancock’s corps, December 21, 1864; honorably discharged April 17, 1866; was graduated from the law school of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1868; was admitted to the bar in 1868, and commenced practice in Hokah, Minnesota; afterwards practiced in Caledonia, Houston County, Minnesota; prosecuting attorney of Houston County 1874 – 1878; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress; appointed by President Cleveland as collector of internal revenue for Minnesota and served from 1894 to 1898, residing in St. Paul, Minnesota; re
William H. Heald William Henry Heald (August 27 1864 – June 3 1939) was an American banker, lawyer and politician, from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, who served two terms as U.
William H. Hinton William Howard Hinton (February 2, 1919 – May 15, 2004) was an American Marxist best known for Fanshen, a chronicle of how land reform was implemented in a single northern Chinese village. Hinton wrote several other books about the great social transformation opened up by the Chinese Civil War.
William H. James William Hartford James (1831 - 1920) was a Republican Nebraska politician best known as the second Governor of Nebraska. He was also a member of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Board of Regents during his tenure as Governor.
William H. McMaster William Henry McMaster (May 10, 1877 – September 14, 1968) was the tenth Governor of South Dakota, serving from 1921 until 1925, and also a United States Senator from that state. He died at the age of 91 in 1968.
William H. Murfree William Hardy Murfree (1781 - 1827) a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Hertford County, North Carolina, October 2, 1781; was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1801; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Edenton, North Carolina; also interested in agricultural pursuits; member of the State house of representatives in 1805 and 1812; elected as a Republican to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses (March 4, 1813-March 3, 1817); chairman, Committee on Public Expenditures (Fourteenth Congress); moved from Murfreesboro, North Carolina, to his estate in Williamson County, Tennessee, in 1823 and died there on January 19, 1827; interment in Murfree Cemetery, northwest of Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn. Uncle of David W.
William H. Putnam Memorial Bridge The Putnam Bridge is a bridge in the state of Connecticut carrying the Route 3 Expressway over the Connecticut River, connecting Interstate 91 in Wethersfield and Route 2 in Glastonbury. It is the southernmost crossing of the Connecticut River in the Hartford Area and carries an average of 50,800 vehicles per day.
William H. S. Demarest The Reverend Dr. William Henry Steele Demarest (1863 in Hudson, New York – 23 June, 1956 in New Brunswick, New Jersey) was the eleventh President of Rutgers College (now Rutgers University) serving from 1906 to 1924.
William H. Thompkins William H. Thompkins (died September 24, 1916) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Spanish-American War.
William H. Wallace William Henson Wallace (born July 19, 1811 in Troy, Ohio – died February 7, 1879 in Steilacoom, Washington) was the first governor and Congressional delegate from Idaho Territory, and was the younger brother, by 12 years, of David Wallace who was a governor of Indiana. Wallace also represented Washington Territory as a Congressional delegate.
William H. Wells William Hill Wells (January 7, 1769 – March 11, 1829) was a lawyer and politician from Dagsboro, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U.
William H.H. Ross William Henry Harrison Ross (June 2 1814 – June 30 1887) was an American farmer and politician from Seaford, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party who served as Governor of Delaware.
William Hackett William Hackett (11 June 1873- 27 June 1916) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
William Haile William Haile (May 1807–July 22, 1876) was an American merchant, manufacturer and politician from Hinsdale, New Hampshire. Born in 1807 in Putney, Vermont, he served in both houses of the New Hampshire legislature and as Governor of the state.
William Haines Lytle William Haines Lytle (November 2, 1826 – September 20, 1863) was a politician in Ohio, renowned poet, and military officer in the United States Army during both the Mexican-American War and American Civil War, where he was killed in action as a brigadier general.
William Halcrow Sir William Halcrow (July 1883 - 1958) was one of the most notable English civil engineers of the 20th century, particularly renowned for his expertise in the design of tunnels and for a host of wartime projects during the Second World War.
William Hale (professor) Professor William Mathew Hale (born 1940) is a specialist on Turkey and Turkish politics, and Professor of Politics with reference to Turkey at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. .
William Halfpenny William Halfpenny, English 18th-century architectural designer--he described himself as "architect and carpenter." He was also known as Michael Hoare; but whether his real name was William Halfpenny or Michael Hoare is uncertain.
William Hall William Hall (April 28, 1827 – August 25 1904) was the first black person, the first Nova Scotian, and third Canadian-born recipient of the Victoria Cross. Born at Horton's Bluff, Nova Scotia, in 1827 as the son of a freed slave, at age 17 Hall joined the merchant navy as a seaman.
William Hall-Jones Sir William Hall-Jones, KCMG (1851 - 1936) was Prime Minister of New Zealand from June 1906 until August 1906. He was the interim Prime Minister after the death of Richard Seddon and the return from overseas of Sir Joseph Ward.
William Hamilton (surgeon) William Hamilton (died 4 December 1717) was a surgeon in the British East India Company. He was a part of the delegation that went from Calcutta, the base of the company, to meet Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar in his court in Delhi in 1715.
William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton William Alexander Archibald Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton and 8th Duke of Brandon (London, 19 February 1811 – Paris, 8 July 1863), styled Earl of Angus before 1819 and Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale between 1819 and 1852, was a Scottish nobleman.
William Hammesfahr William Hammesfahr is an American neurologist practising in Clearwater, Florida, who specializes in treating stroke victims. He is best known for his involvement in the Terri Schiavo case, during which he examined Schiavo and testified on behalf of her parents.
William Hanley William Hanley (born October 22, 1931, Lorain, Ohio) is an American author, playwright, and screenwriter. Among other works, he has written the plays Slow Dance on the Killing Ground, Whisper Into My Good Ear, and Mrs.
William Hanley Trophy The William Hanley Trophy is awarded to the Ontario Hockey League's Most Sportsmanlike Player. It is named for William Hanley, a former secretary-manager of the Ontario Hockey Association who served in that capacity for twenty-five years.
William Hanna William Denby "Bill" Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator, director, producer, cartoon artist, and co-founder, together with Joseph Barbera, of Hanna-Barbera. The studio produced well-known cartoons such as The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo as well as the musical film, Charlotte's Web.
William Hannan William Hannan (born 30 August 1906; died circa 1988) was a Labour Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom. He represented Glasgow Maryhill from 1945 until his retirement at the February 1974 general election.
William Harkness William Harkness (1837-1903) was an astronomer, born at Ecclefechan, Scotland, a son of James Harkness, (1803-78). He was educated at Lafayette College (1854-56), graduated from the University of Rochester (1858), and studied medicine in New York City.
William Harmon William Harmon (1938 - ) is James Gordon Hanes Professor of the Humanities at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, author of five books of poetry and editor of A Handbook to Literature. His most recent poetry has appeared in Blink and Light.
William Harnett William Michael Harnett (August 10, 1848 – October 29, 1892) was an Irish-American painter who practiced a trompe l'oeil (literally, "fool the eye") style of realistic painting. His still lifes of ordinary objects, arranged on a ledge or hanging from a nail, are painted in such a way that the painting can be mistaken for the objects themselves.
William Harold Coltman William Harold Coltman VC, DCM and Bar, MM and Bar, (born Burton upon Trent, November 17, 1891 - June 29, 1974) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was the most decorated NCO of the First World War.
William Harold Hutt William Harold "Bill" Hutt (3 August 1899–1988) was an English economist who described himself as a classical liberal, although some identify him more closely with the Austrian School.Egger, John B.
William Harold Lee William Harold Lee (December 9, 1884-February 3, 1971), a protege of acclaimed Philadelphia architect Frank Furness, was a 20th century movie theater designer and later the chief architect for Eastern College. He attended Trinity College for a year before transferring to the University of Pennsylvania where he studied architecture.
William Harper (South Carolina) William Harper (January 17, 1790 in Antigua and Barbuda-October 10, 1847) was a US Senator from South Carolina in the 1800's. In 1837 he spoke out in favor of slavery, saying it was an evil that was pushed on the South for the growth of the country, but that it was necessary for the US to continue down the path of economic stability.
William Harrell Felton William Harrell Felton (June 19, 1823 – September 24, 1909) was an American politician, army surgeon, and Methodist minister. His wife was Rebecca Latimer Felton, who became the first woman to serve on the United States Senate, albeit only for one day.
William Hart (painter) William Hart (March 31, 1823 – June 17, 1894), Scottish-American landscape and cattle painter, and Hudson River School artist. His younger brother, James McDougal Hart, was also a Hudson River School artist, and the two painted similar subjects.
William Hartill William Norman Hartill (13 December 1911 - 3 March 1971) was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Somerset in July 1935. His influence on the game was minimal: he was run out for 2 in his only innings, did not bowl and did not hold a catch.
William Hartston William Roland Hartston (born August 12, 1947) is an English chess player who played competitively from 1962 to 1987 with a highest Elo rating of 2515 . However he failed by a hair´s breadth to achieve the results required for the formal award of the title of International Grandmaster.
William Harvey William Harvey (April 1, 1578 – June 3, 1657) was an English medical doctor, who is credited with first correctly describing, in exact detail, the properties of blood being pumped around the body by the heart. This developed the ideas of René Descartes who in his Description of the Human Body said that the arteries and veins were pipes which carried nourishment around the body.
William Harvey Hospital The William Harvey Hospital is located in Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, England and it is one of the three main hospitals in the East Kent Hospitals Trust area. The hospital was commissioned in 1977, employs about 2,500 people and is named after the famous doctor who discovered the blood circulatory system, William Harvey (1578-1657).
William Haselden William Kerridge Haselden, cartoonist and caricaturist, was born in Seville on 3 December 1872, the second of five children of Adolphe Henry Haselden and his wife Susan Elizabeth (née Kerridge). Haselden's parents were both English but met in Seville, where his father was director of the Seville Gasworks.
William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings of Hungerford (c. 1431 – 1483) became one of the great powers of the English realm during the reign of Edward IV of England, but was executed after being accused of conspiracy against his one-time companion, Richard III.
William Hawi William Amine Hawi (also written: William Haoui), — (September 5, 1908 – July 13, 1976), (Arabic: وليم أمين حاوي‎) William Hawi joined the Kataeb Social Democratic Party in 1937 (Arabic: الكتائب اللبنانية) better known in English as the Phalange organization, a right-wing political party in Lebanon.
William Hawkins Polk William Hawkins Polk (1815–1862) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 6th congressional district of Tennessee. He was the brother of President James Polk, who had represented the same district when he had served in the United States Congress.
William Hawrelak William Hawrelak (October 3 1915 - November 7 1975) was the mayor of Edmonton, Alberta from 1951 to 1959 and again from 1964 to 1965 and a third time from 1974 to 1975. Born in the district of Shandro, Alberta, ancestrally the name was Гавриляк (Havriliak).
William Hawryluk William Hawryluk was a perennial candidate for political office in Manitoba, Canada during the 1970s and 1980s. He campaigned for federal, provincial and municipal office several times, without ever coming close to being elected.
William Hayward Pickering William Hayward Pickering ONZ KBE (24 December 1910 — 15 March 2004) was a New Zealand born rocket scientist who headed Pasadena, California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for 22 years, retiring in 1976. He was a senior NASA luminary and pioneered the exploration of space.
William Hazlitt William Hazlitt (10 April 1778 – 18 September 1830) was an English writer remembered for his humanistic essays and literary criticism, often esteemed the greatest English literary critic after Samuel Johnson. Indeed, Hazlitt's writings and remarks on Shakespeare's plays and characters are rivaled only by those of Johnson in their depth, insight, originality, and imagination.
William Hearn William Edward Hearn (21 April 1826 – 23 April 1888), university professor and politician, was one of the four original professors at the University of Melbourne and was the first Dean of the University's Law School.
William Heaton Cooper William Heaton Cooper was an English landscape artist who worked predominantly in watercolours. He was born in Coniston in the English Lake District on 6 October 1903 as the third child to Norwegian mother, Mathilde, and the landscape artist Alfred Heaton Cooper.
William Hedgcock Webster William Hedgcock Webster (born March 6, 1924) was the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 1978 to 1987 and Director of Central Intelligence from 1987 to 1991. He was a former federal judge who ascended to the CIA after his successful coups against the New York mafia families while director of the FBI under President Jimmy Carter.
William Hedley William Hedley (1773 – January 9 1843) was one of the leading industrial engineers of the early 19th century, and was instrumental in several major innovations in early railway development. While working as a 'viewer' or manager at Wylam's Colliery near Newcastle upon Tyne, he built the first practical steam locomotive which relied simply on the adhesion of steel wheels on steel rails.
William Hennah Captain William Hennah, RN, CB (January 1768 - 23 December 1832) was British naval officer, whose largely undistinguished career was suddenly highlighted by his assumption of command of the HMS Mars at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805 upon the death of that ship's captain, George Duff, who was decapitated by a cannon ball.
William Henry (actor) William (Albert) Henry (November 10, 1918– August 10, 1982) was an American actor working in Hollywood movies. He started as a child actor, then was a hero in B-movies (mainly westerns), and ended his career as a character actor.
William Henry Andrews William Henry "Bull" Andrews (born January 14, 1846, died January 16, 1919) was an American politician who served as a Republican representative in the Pennsylvania State Legislature and as a delegate from the New Mexico Territory.
William Henry Bailey William Henry Bailey (January 22, 1831 - 1908) was an American author, lawyer, and statesman. Born in Pasquatauk County, North Carolina, he was elected and appointed to many offices in his native State, and removed to Texas in 1891.
William Henry Bragg Sir William Henry Bragg OM, MA (Cantab), PhD, born (Westward, Cumberland, July 2, 1862 – March 10, 1942) was an English physicist and chemist, educated at King William's College, Isle of Man, and Trinity College, Cambridge. He served on the faculties of the University of Adelaide in Australia (1886-1908), the University of Leeds (1909-15), and University College London (1915-25).
William Henry Brewer William Henry Brewer (September 14, 1828 -- November 2, 1910) was an American botanist. He worked on the first California Geological Survey and was the first Chair of Agriculture at Yale University's Sheffield Scientific School.
William Henry Brisbane The Rev Dr William Henry Brisbane was born Beaufort County, South Carolina 12th October 1806. His father, Adam Fowler Brisbane 1783 - 1830 appears, from Brisbane's own writings, to have suffered from alcoholism: William Henry Brisbane was adopted by his rich childless uncle William Brisbane 1759 - 1821 (whom Brisbane later described as "tho' not remarkably pious, yet one of the most excellent men I ever knew, in whom was combined almost every quality worthy of admiration") and aunt Mary Ash Deveaux ?
William Henry Clinton Sir William Henry Clinton, GCB (December 23, 1769-February 15, 1846) was a British general during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars as well as the First Miguelist War. He was also the grandson of Admiral George Clinton and elder brother of Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton.
William Henry Crane William Henry Crane (1845-1928), American actor, was born on 30 April 1845, in Leicester, Massachusetts, and made his first appearance at Utica, New York, in Donizetti's Daughter of the Regiment in 1863. Later he had a great success as Le Blanc the Notary, in the burlesque Evangelie (1873).
William Henry Dick-Cunyngham William Henry Dick-Cunyngham (16 June 1851-6 January 1900) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
William Henry Dietz William Henry "Lone Star" Dietz (1884-1964) was the head coach of the Boston Redskins (now Washington Redskins) of the National Football League. George Preston Marshall, owner and founder of the franchise, sought to rename the Boston Braves after leaving the stadium they shared with the baseball team of the same name.
William Henry Edwards William Henry Edwards (1822 – 1909) was an important entomologist in the United States. He is remembered for his trip to the Amazon in 1846, that he recorded in his book "A Voyage Up the River Amazon, with a residency at Pará" (1847), that inspired Wallace and Bates to make their famous trip to the region.
William Henry Fry William Henry Fry (August 10, 1813–1864) was an American composer, critic, and journalist, and was the first American to compose a publicly performed grand opera. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and eventually became secretary of the Musical Fund Society.
William Henry Grimbaldeston William Henry Grimbaldeston (VC, Croix de Guerre (France)) (19 September 1889 - 13 August 1959) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
William Henry Hadow Sir William Henry Hadow was born on the 27th December 1859 at Ebrington, Gloucester, England and died in June 1937 at Westminster, London, England. He was an innovator in education in Great Britain and a musicologist.
William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was an American military leader, politician, and the ninth President of the United States. He served as the first Governor of the Indiana Territory and later as a U.
William Henry Harrison High School (West Lafayette, Indiana) William Henry Harrison High School (HHS) is a four-year public high school in Tippecanoe County, Indiana near West Lafayette. It has a student enrollment of about 1700 for the 2006-2007 school year, with 100 certified staff members.
William Henry Harrison Murray William Henry Harrison Murray (1840 – 1904), also known as Adirondack Murray, was a clergyman and author of an influential series of articles and books which popularized the Adirondacks; he became known as the father of the Outdoor Movement.
William Henry Harrison Seeley William Henry Harrison Seeley (April 21, 1840 - October 1, 1914) was an American recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
William Henry Hewitt William Henry Hewitt (19 June 1884-7 December 1966) was a South African recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
William Henry Hill (North Carolina) William Henry Hill (May 1st, 1767 - 1809) was a Congressional representative from North Carolina; born in Brunswick, North Carolina; attended the public schools in Boston, Massachusetts; engaged in agricultural pursuits; studied law in Boston; was admitted to the bar and practiced; appointed United States district attorney for North Carolina by President Washington in 1790; member of the State senate in 1794; elected as a Federalist to the Sixth and Seventh Congresses (March 4, 1799-March 3, 1803); appointed judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Carolina by President John Adams at the close of his term but the designation was withdrawn by President Jefferson; returned to his estate near Wilmington, North Carolina, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death there in 1809; interment in the family burial ground on his estate, “Hilton,” near Wilmington.
William Henry Holbert William Henry Holbert (March 14, 1855 in Baltimore, Maryland - March 20, 1935 in Laurel, Maryland) was a catcher in the National League and American Association baseball leagues, playing from 1876 through 1888. He holds the major league record for career at-bats without a home run, failing to do so in his 2335 at-bats.
William Henry Hudson Southerland William Henry Hudson Southerland (10 July 1852 - 30 January 1933), was an admiral in the United States Navy. He commanded several ships in Cuban waters during the Spanish-American War, and later served as Commander in Chief of the U.
William Henry Jackson William Henry Jackson (April 41843 - June 301942) was an American painter, photographer and explorer famous for his images of the American West. He was a great-great nephew of Samuel Wilson, the progenitor of America's national symbol Uncle Sam.
William Henry Johnson William Henry Johnson (15 October 1890 - 25 April 1945) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
William Henry Johnston William Henry Johnston (December 21, 1879 - June 8, 1915) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
William Henry Kibby William Henry (Bill) Kibby (15 April 1903-31 October 1942) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to Commonwealth forces.
William Henry Lansing William Henry Lansing (7 March 1914 – 11 June 1942) born in Amsterdam, New York, enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve on 14 February 1933. He joined the regular United States Navy on 8 May 1934 and was assigned to
William Henry Marsh William Henry Marsh (Chinese Translated Name 馬殊; 馬師 also infrequently used) was a British colonial administrator, who governed Hong Kong as a colonial administrator twice. The first tenure started in March, 1882, and ended in March of 1883, when Sir George Ferguson Bowen succeeded him as the 9th Governor of Hong Kong.
William Henry Metcalf William Henry Metcalf (VC, MM) (29 January 1885- 8 August 1968) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Metcalf is also considered Canadian since he was a member of the Canadian Armed Forces.
William Henry Pickering William Henry Pickering (February 15, 1858 – January 17, 1938) was an American astronomer, brother of Edward Charles Pickering. Not to be confused with William Hayward Pickering, former director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
William Henry Pope [Henry Pope (May 29], [[1825 – October 7, 1879) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, judge and one of the Fathers of Confederation. The editor of Prince Edward Island's main Tory newspaper, The Islander, from 1859 to 1872, he entered politics in 1863.
William Henry Pope (U.S. politician) William Henry Pope (February 15 1847–February 15 1913) was an American soldier, lawyer, and State Senator from Texas. Pope was influential in writing and passing Texas Jim Crow laws and described himself as the “Jim Crow Senator”.
William Henry Rinehart William Henry Rinehart, American sculptor (1825 - 1874), was born in Maryland and studied sculpture in Baltimore, at what is now called the Maryland Institute College of Art. In 1858 he relocated to Italy, where he resided for the rest of his life.
William Henry Scott (university president) William Henry Scott (September 1, 1840 - January 11, 1937, born in Athens, Ohio) was the seventh President of Ohio University from 1872 to 1883 and the third President of The Ohio State University from 1883 to 1895.
William Henry Sheppard Reverend William Henry Sheppard (1865 - 1927) was one of the earliest African-Americans to become a missionary for the Presbyterian Church. He spent 20 years in Africa, primarily in and around the Congo Free State, and is best known for his efforts in publicizing the atrocities committed against the Kuba and other Congolese peoples by the Belgians.
William Henry Short William Henry Short (4 February 1884-6 August 1916) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
William Henry Smith (politician) William Henry Smith (24 June 1825 – 6 October 1891) was the son of William Henry Smith (1792-1865). He was born in London and educated at Tavistock Grammar School before joining the business with his father in 1846.
William Henry Sneed William Henry Sneed was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the Tennessee's 2nd congressional district. He was born in Davidson County, Tennessee on August 27, 1812.

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