William Hawkins may refer to:
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William Hawkins (died c. 1554), MP for
Plymouth
Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west.
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William Hawkins (died 1589)
William Hawkins or Hawkyns (died 7 October 1589) was an English sea-captain and merchant.
Life
William Hawkins was son of William Hawkins (died c. 1554), William Hawkins (died 1553), and elder brother of John Hawkins (naval commander), S ...
, English sea-captain and merchant
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William Hawkins (fl. c. 1600)
Sir William Hawkins (fl. c. 1600) was a representative of the East India Company, English East India Company notable for being the commander of ''Hector'', the first company ship to anchor at Surat in India on 24 August 1608. Hawkins travelled to ...
, 16th century representative of the English East India Company
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William Hawkins (serjeant-at-law) (1673–1746), English serjeant-at-law and legal writer
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William Hawkins (priest)
William Hawkins (1722–1801) was an English clergyman, known as a poet and dramatist.
Life
He was eldest son of William Hawkins, serjeant-at-law, by his first wife, a daughter of Sir Roger Jenyns and sister of Soame Jenyns. He was educated a ...
(1722–1801), English poet and dramatist, son of the serjeant-at-law
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William Hawkins (governor) (1777–1819), governor of North Carolina
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William L. Hawkins (1895-1990), African-American folk artist
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Bill Hawkins (cricketer)
William Henry Hawkins (1861 – 10 August 1930) was a New Zealand cricketer and Liberal Party Member of Parliament.
Work
Hawkins was born in New South Wales and moved to the Wairarapa at the age of 20 to take up journalism. He eventually became ...
(1861–1930), New Zealand cricketer and Member of Parliament
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William Ashbie Hawkins (1862–1941), African American lawyer in Baltimore
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William D. Hawkins
William Deane Hawkins (April 18, 1914 – November 21, 1943) was a United States Marine Corps officer who was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military honor – the Medal of Honor – for heroic actions and sac ...
(1914–1943), American Marine awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II
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William E. Hawkins (1863–1937), Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
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William Hawkins (songwriter and poet) (1940–2016), Canadian songwriter, musician and poet
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Trip Hawkins (born 1953), founder of Electronic Arts
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Bill Hawkins (American football)
William E. Hawkins (born May 9, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for four seasons with the Los Angeles Rams in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurrica ...
(born 1966), player for the Los Angeles Rams
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Yisrayl Hawkins (born Buffalo Bill Hawkins), 20th century religious leader
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William A. Hawkins (born 1954), CEO of Medtronic, a medical company in Minnesota
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William Warwick Hawkins
William Warwick Hawkins (1816 – 8 February 1868) was a British Conservative politician.
Hawkins was elected Conservative MP for Colchester at the 1852 general election and held the seat until 1857 when he did not seek re-election.
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, British Member of Parliament for
Colchester
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