William Lawrence may refer to:

Public officials and noblemen

American

William Lawrence (Ohio Democrat) William Lawrence (September 2, 1814 – September 8, 1895) was a Senator, Congressman, and member of the United States House of Representatives from the 17th District of Ohio. He also served as President of the board of directors of the Ohio ...

(1814–1895), Democrat; U.S. congressman, 1857–1859 *

William Lawrence (Ohio Republican) William Lawrence (June 26, 1819 – May 8, 1899) was a Republican lawyer and politician from Ohio. He was most noted for being a US Representative influential in attempting to impeach President Andrew Johnson, creating the United States Depart ...

(1819–1899), Republican; U.S. congressman, 1865–1871 and 1873–1877 *

William A. Lawrence (Wisconsin politician) William A. Lawrence (26 March 1822 - 12 August 1890) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate. He was elected to the Assembly in 1851. In 1862 and 1864, he was elected to the Senate from the Wisconsin Senate, Dis ...

(1822–1890), American legislator for the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin Senate *

William Beach Lawrence William Beach Lawrence (October 23, 1800 – March 26, 1881) was an American politician and jurist who served as lieutenant governor of Rhode Island from 1851 to 1852 under Governor Philip Allen. Early life Lawrence was born in New York City ...

(1800–1881), lawyer, diplomat, historian and political figure; Rhode Island's lieutenant governor and acting governor in 1851–1852 *

William Caldwell Anderson Lawrence William Caldwell Anderson Lawrence was a lawyer and state legislator in Pennsylvania. He was Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1859 to 1860. He was a Pennsylvania State Representative from 1857 to 1860. He graduated from ...

(died 1860), lawyer and state legislator in Pennsylvania * William Miner Lawrence (1861–1935), Assemblyman from New York, 1891 *

William T. Lawrence (politician) William Thomas Lawrence (May 7, 1788 – October 25, 1859) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York (state), New York, brother of Samuel Lawrence (congressman), Samuel Lawrence. Born as the son of Jonat ...

(1788–1859), Whig congressman from New York, 1847–1849 * William T. Lawrence (judge) (born 1947), former United States federal judge

Australian

William Lawrence (Australian politician) William Robert Lawrence (28 July 1906 – 13 January 2004) was an Australian politician. Born in Horsham, Victoria, he attended state schools and then the University of Melbourne before returning to Horsham as a dentist; he also sat on Hor ...

(1906–2004), Liberal member of House of Representatives for Wimmera, 1949–1958

English

*William Lawrence, 14th-century Member of Parliament (MP) for

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

*William Lawrence I, MP for

Winchester Winchester is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government Districts of England, district, at the western end of the South Downs Nation ...

*William Lawrence, 16th-century MP for

*William Lawrence (died 1572), MP for

Huntingdonshire Huntingdonshire (; abbreviated Hunts) is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire and a historic county of England. The district council is based in Huntingdon. Other towns include St Ives, Godmanchester, St Neots and Ramsey. The popul ...

Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet (16 July 1783 – 5 July 1867) was an English surgeon who became President of the Royal College of Surgeons of London and Serjeant Surgeon to the Queen. In his mid-thirties, he published two books of his lectu ...

(1783–1867), physician; prolific author and philosopher; Serjeant Surgeon to the Queen *

William Lawrence (London MP) Sir William Lawrence (1818 – 18 April 1897) was an English builder and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1865 and 1885. Biography Lawrence was the eldest son of William Lawrence, an alderman o ...

(1818–1897), Liberal Member of Parliament for City of London (1865–1874 and 1880–1885) *

William Lawrence (Conservative politician) William Frederic Lawrence (29 December 1844 – 15 January 1935) was a British politician. He was a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) from 1885 to 1906. He was the eldest son ...

(1844–1935), Conservative Member of Parliament for Liverpool Abercromby (1885–1906) * William Lawrence (Ripon MP) (c. 1723–1798), British politician *

Sir William Lawrence, 3rd Baronet Sir William Matthew Trevor Lawrence, 3rd Baronet JP FSA (17 September 1870 – 4 January 1934) was an English horticulturalist, hospital administrator and collector. Early life Lawrence was born on 17 September 1870, the son of Elizabeth M ...

(1870–1934), horticulturalist, hospital administrator and collector; grandson of Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet *

Sir William Lawrence, 4th Baronet Sir William Lawrence, 4th Baronet Royal Horticultural Society, FRHS (14 July 1913 – 3 November 1986) was an English baronet and businessman. Lawrence was born on 14 July 1913, the son of Sir William Lawrence, 3rd Baronet, Sir William Lawrence a ...

(1913–1986), businessman; served as major in World War II *

Sir William Lawrence, 5th Baronet Sir William Fettiplace Lawrence, 5th Baronet, OBE (23 August 1954 – 10 February 2015) was an English baronet and politician. Lawrence was born on 23 August 1954, the son of Sir William Lawrence and his wife Pamela, Lady Lawrence. He was educ ...

(1954–2015), served on Stratford-upon-Avon District Council since 1982

Clergymen

William Lawrence (bishop) William Lawrence (May 30, 1850 – November 6, 1941) was elected as the 7th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts (1893–1927). Lawrence was the son of the notable textile industrialist Amos Adams Lawrence and a member of the influen ...

(1850–1941), American Episcopal bishop of Massachusetts * William Appleton Lawrence (1889–1968), American Episcopal bishop of Western Massachusetts, son of the above

Film and television personalities

* W. E. Lawrence (1896–1947), American supporting actor in silent films *

Bill Lawrence (news personality) William H. Lawrence (January 29, 1916 – March 2, 1972) was an American journalist and television news personality whose 40-year career as a reporter began in 1932 and included a 20-year stint (1941–61) with ''The New York Times'', for which he ...

(1916–1972), American journalist for ''The New York Times'' and ABC News *

Bill Lawrence (TV producer) William Van Duzer Lawrence IV (born December 26, 1968) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. He is the creator of the series '' Scrubs'' and co-creator of shows including ''Cougar Town'', ''Spin City'', ''Ground Floor'', ''Ted La ...

(born 1968), American television producer, director, writer and program creator *William

Matthew Lawrence Matthew William Lawrence (born February 11, 1980) is an American actor and singer, known for his roles in ''Mrs. Doubtfire'' and ''Boy Meets World''. Lawrence also starred in the series '' Brotherly Love'' with his real-life brothers Joey and An ...

(born 1981), American television and film actor

Others

William Dawson Lawrence William Dawson Lawrence (16 July 1817 – 8 December 1886) was a successful shipbuilder, businessman and politician. He built the ''William D. Lawrence'', which is reported to be the largest wooden ship ever built in Canada. In 1874, W.D. La ...

(1817–1886), successful shipbuilder, businessman and politician ** ''William D. Lawrence'' (ship), an 1874 full-rigged sailing ship *

William Effingham Lawrence William Effingham Lawrence (1781–1841) was an English colonist to Australia, the son of Captain Effingham Lawrence, a merchant with houses in London, Liverpool and New York City. Previous generations of Lawrences had settled in the American c ...

(1781–1841), English-Australian landowner; in Tasmania since 1823; leader in social and educational endeavours *

Robert William Lawrence Robert William Lawrence (1807–1833), first-born son of William Effingham Lawrence, was born and educated in England. In 1825 he arrived in Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) (per the Elizabeth). He became acquainted with Sir William Jackson Hook ...

(1807–1833), his son, English-Australian botanical enthusiast *

William Van Duzer Lawrence William Van Duzer Lawrence (1842–1927) was an American millionaire real-estate and pharmaceutical mogul who is best known for having founded Sarah Lawrence College in 1926 and Lawrence Hospital in 1909. He played a critical role in the deve ...

(1842–1927), American entrepreneur; pharmaceutical and real estate mogul; philanthropist and arts patron *

William P. Lawrence William Porter "Bill" Lawrence (January 13, 1930December 2, 2005), was a decorated United States Navy vice admiral and Naval Aviator who served as Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy from 1978 to 1981. Lawrence was a noted pilot, the fi ...

(1930–2005), American naval aviator who reached the rank of vice-admiral; superintendent of U.S. Naval Academy *

William Witherle Lawrence William Witherle Lawrence (1876 − July 25, 1958) was an American philologist who served as Professor of English at Columbia University from 1905 to 1936. Biography William Witherle Lawrence was born in Bangor, Maine in 1876. His father, Frankl ...

(1876–1936), American philologist and professor of English *

Bill Lawrence (guitar maker) Bill Lawrence (born Willi Lorenz Stich; March 24, 1931 – November 2, 2013) was a pickup and guitar designer He was born in Wahn, Cologne, Germany and began his musical career in the 1950s as a jazz guitarist, performing under the name Billy Lo ...

(1931–2013), German-American recording artist and guitar maker *

Billy Lawrence Billy Lawrence (born May 3, 1971, in Boca Raton, Florida) is an American R&B/soul In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being". Etymology The Modern ...

(born 1971), American female singer, songwriter, record producer and arranger * Bill Lawrence (baseball) (1906–1997), American baseball player * Bill Lawrence (cricketer) (born 1963), New Zealand cricketer *

Trevor Lawrence William Trevor Lawrence (born October 6, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). Considered among the highest-touted college football prospects, he won the 2019 National C ...

(William Trevor Lawrence; born 1999), American football quarterback