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William G. Greene William G. "Slicky Bill" Greene Jr. (1812–1894) was an American businessman who was a close friend of Abraham Lincoln. He did business in Menard County, Illinois. Greene founded Tallula, Illinois in 1857, and Greenview, Illinois is named ...

(1812–1894), businessman and friend of Abraham Lincoln *

William Batchelder Greene William Batchelder Greene (April 4, 1819 – May 30, 1878) was a 19th-century individualist anarchist, Unitarian minister, soldier, and promoter of free banking in the United States. Greene was a member of the First International. Biography ...

(1819–1878), American individualist anarchist and banking reformer *

William Cornell Greene Colonel William Cornell Greene (August 26, 1852 – August 5, 1911) was an American businessman who was famous for discovering rich copper reserves in Cananea, Mexico, and for founding the Greene Consolidated Copper Company in 1899. By 1905, G ...

(1852–1911), mining magnate *

William Greene (economist) William H. Greene (born January 16, 1951) is an American economist. He is the Robert Stansky Professor of Economics and Statistics at Stern School of Business at New York University. In 1972, Greene graduated with a Bachelor of Science in busin ...

(born 1951), American economist

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* William atte Greene represented

Leicester (UK Parliament constituency) Leicester was a parliamentary borough in Leicestershire, which elected two members of parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1918, when it was split into three single-member divisions. History Leicester sent burgesses to Par ...

William Greene (MP for Portsmouth) William Greene may refer to: Business figures *William G. Greene (1812–1894), businessman and friend of Abraham Lincoln *William Batchelder Greene (1819–1878), American individualist anarchist and banking reformer *William Cornell Greene (1852� ...

in 1597, Member of Parliament (MP) for

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most dens ...

* William Greene (colonial governor) (1695–1758), colonial governor of Rhode Island *

William Greene (governor) William Greene Jr. (August 16, 1731November 29, 1809) was the second governor of the state of Rhode Island, serving in this capacity for eight years, five of which were during the American Revolutionary War. From a prominent Rhode Island fa ...

(1731–1809), governor of state of Rhode Island during American Revolutionary War * William Greene (MP) (1748–1829), Member of Parliament for

Dungarvan Dungarvan () is a coastal town and harbour in County Waterford, on the south-east coast of Ireland. Prior to the merger of Waterford County Council with Waterford City Council in 2014, Dungarvan was the county town and administrative centre of ...

, 1802–1806 *

William Greene (lieutenant governor) William Greene III (January 1, 1797 – March 24, 1883) was a lieutenant governor of the state of Rhode Island, serving for two years shortly after the American Civil War. Life From a prominent Rhode Island family, Greene was the son of Unit ...

(1797–1883), Rhode Island lieutenant governor after the Civil War *

William S. Greene William Stedman Greene (April 28, 1841 – September 22, 1924) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. Biography William S. Greene was born in Tremont, Illinois on April 28, 1841. He moved with his parents to Fall River, Massachu ...

(1841–1924), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts *

William Laury Greene William Laury Greene (October 3, 1849 – March 11, 1899) was an American Populist Party politician. He served in the United States House of Representatives from Nebraska from 1897 until his death. Early life and career Greene was born in ...

(1849–1899), Nebraska Populist politician *Sir William Graham Greene (1857–1950), English civil servant who served as Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty *

William Pomeroy Crawford Greene William Pomeroy Crawford Greene (28 June 1884 – 10 May 1959) was an Australian-born English Conservative Party politician. Early life Greene was born on 28 June 1884 at his parents' home Iandra in Greenethorpe, Weddin Shire, New South Wales ...

(1884–1959), British Member of Parliament for Worcester, 1923–1945 *

Bill Greene William Bradshaw Greene Jr. (November 15, 1930 – December 2, 2002) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the California State Assembly and the California State Senate, representing South Central Los Angeles, Watts, Be ...

(1930–2002), Democratic member of the California State Assembly and the California State Senate * William G. Greene Jr. (born 1940), member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

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* William Greene (Dean of Achonry) (died 1843), Dean of Achonry, 1821–1824 *

William Greene (Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin) William Conyngham Greene (19 October 1827 – 9 August 1910) was an Anglican priest in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was the son of Richard Wilson Greene, judge of the Court of Exchequer (Ireland) and Elizabeth Wilson, daughter of ...

(1827–1910), Dean of Christ Church, Dublin *

William Greene (Dean of Lismore) William George Greene was Dean of Lismore from 1919 until 1930. He was educated at Trinity College Dublin and ordained in 1904. He began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Fiddown. He was Rector of Kilmeadan then Rural Dean of Waterfo ...

(died 1930), Dean of Lismore, 1919–1930

Others

* William Friese-Greene (1855–1921), portrait photographer and prolific inventor *

W. Howard Greene William Howard Greene (1895–1956) was an American cinematographer. Career Greene was a cinematographer on many early Technicolor films, including '' Legong: Dance of the Virgins'' (1935) and '' A Star Is Born'' (1937). Awards * 1937: Special ...

(1895–1956), Hollywood cinematographer specializing in Technicolor * Willie Greene (born 1971), baseball player *

William P. Greene Jr. William Parnell Greene Jr. (born July 27, 1943) is a former judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Family, Early years and education Born in Bluefield, West Virginia, Greene was raised during the Jim Crow era. His grandf ...

, Chief Judge of United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims *

William Greene (aviator) William Greene (May 2, 1874 – August 28, 1952) was an early aviation pioneer who was one of the first American pilots and airplane constructor. He developed a passion for flying at an early age and was an active member and treasurer of the Aeron ...

(1874–1952), American aviation pioneer *

William A. Greene Philip William Aldrich Greene (1913-1967), better known as William A. Greene, was a publicist. He served as the head of the Crusade for Freedom campaign that funded Radio Free Europe. Greene also served as vice president of InfoPlan, an internationa ...

(1913–1967), publicist *

William Hallett Greene William Hallett Greene or Green ( October 1864May 1942) was the first black member of the U.S. Signal Corps, the first black graduate of City College of New York, and first black meteorologist. Family and education Greene was born in New York Cit ...

, first black member of the U.S. Signal Corps

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