William Norris may refer to:
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William Norris (antiquarian)
William Norris (1719–1791) was an English clergyman and antiquarian.
Life
He was brother to Robert Norris (author), Robert Norris. He was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries on 4 April 1754, and that year began to assist Joseph Ames ( ...
(1719–1791), English clergyman and antiquarian
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William Norris (CEO)
William Charles Norris (July 14, 1911 near Red Cloud, Nebraska – August 21, 2006) was an American business executive. He was the CEO of Control Data Corporation, at one time one of the most powerful and respected computer companies in the world ...
(1911–2006), CEO of Control Data Corporation
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William Norris (locomotive builder)
William Norris (July 2, 1802 – January 5, 1867) was an American steam locomotive builder. He founded the Norris Locomotive Works and through this company pioneered the use of the 4-2-0 (the ''Norris'' type) locomotive type in America durin ...
(1802–1867), American steam locomotive builder
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William Norris (judge)
Sir William Norris (6 July 1795 – 7 September 1859) was the seventh Chief Justice of Ceylon and seventh Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon.
He was born in London, the son of William Norris, who was President of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1824, a ...
(died 1859), Chief Justice of British Ceylon, father of William Edward Norris
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William Edward Norris (1847–1925), British author
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William Foxley Norris
William Foxley Norris (4 February 1859 – 28 September 1937) was Dean of York between 1917 and 1925 and of Westminster from then until his death in 1937.
Born into a clerical family, he was educated at Charterhouse and Trinity College, ...
(1859–1937), Dean of York
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William Norris (Confederate signal officer)
William Norris (December 6, 1820 – December 29, 1896) was the Chief Signal Officer of the Confederate States Army and Chief of the Signal Bureau in Richmond, Virginia, Richmond. He is often confused with Dr. William S. Morris, president of the w ...
(1820–1896)
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William Hutchinson Norris
William Hutchinson Norris (September 25, 1800 – July 13, 1893) was an American politician who was the founder of the city of Americana and a settlement in Santa Bárbara d'Oeste. A notable Confederate during American Civil War, Norris was a ...
(1800–1893), American military officer and politician who founded the city of Americana in Brazil
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Sir William Norris, 1st Baronet
Sir William Norris, 1st Baronet ( – 10 October 1702) was an English diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1695 to 1701. He was also a servant of the East India Company, and served as ambassador to the Mogul Emperor Auran ...
(c. 1658–1702), Member of Parliament for Liverpool, England
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William Albert Norris (1927–2017), former judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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William Norris III (1936–2016), American judge
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William Norreys
Sir William Norreys (c. 1441 – before 10 January 1507) was a famous Lancastrian soldier, and later an Esquire of the Body to King Edward IV.
Probably born at Yattendon Castle, William was the eldest son of Sir John Norreys of Ockwells and ...
(1441–1507), also often spelt Norris (1433–1507), Lancastrian soldier during the War of the Roses
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William Norreys (gentleman usher), Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod and Order of the Garter; Member of Parliament for
Windsor
Windsor may refer to:
Places Australia
* Windsor, New South Wales
** Municipality of Windsor, a former local government area
* Windsor, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland
**Shire of Windsor, a former local government authority around Wi ...
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William Norris (1501–68) (1501–1568), Member of Parliament for Liverpool
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William Norreys (Berkshire MP) (c. 1548–1579), soldier and Member of Parliament for Berkshire
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William Norris (English cricketer)
William Arthur Norris (4 November 1830 – 16 April 1889) was an English clergyman and a cricketer who played in one first-class cricket match for Cambridge University in 1851. He also rowed for Cambridge University in the University Boat Race ...
(1830–1889), English clergyman and cricketer
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William Norris (Wellington cricketer) (1908-1988), New Zealand cricketer
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William C. Norris (general) (born 1926), United States Air Force general
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