William Pearce may refer to:
Entertainment
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William Houghton Sprague Pearce
William Houghton Sprague Pearce also known as W.H.S. Pearce (August 5, 1864 – April 15, 1935), an American artist, was born in Boston to Mary Anna Sprague Pearce and Shadrach Houghton Pearce. His father ran a successful Chinese importing bus ...
(1864–1935), American artist
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Bill Pearce (1926–2010), American singer and trombonist
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Billy Pearce
Billy Pearce (born 1 February 1951) is an English performer, comedian, actor and entertainer. A regular on UK television in the 1980s and 1990s, Pearce has been described as a "supreme entertainer". He particularly loves performing at the Alhambr ...
(born 1951), English actor and comedian
Politics
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Sir William Pearce, 1st Baronet (1833–1888), British politician, Conservative MP for Glasgow Govan, 1885–1889
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Sir William Pearce, 2nd Baronet (1861–1907), British politician, Conservative MP for Plymouth, 1892–1895
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William Pearce (Liberal politician)
Sir William Pearce (18 March 1853 – 24 August 1932) was an English chemical manufacturer and Liberal Party politician in the East End of London, in England. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Limehouse constituency from 1906 to 1922. He p ...
(1853–1932), British politician, Liberal MP for Limehouse, 1906–1922
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William Pearce (Australian politician) (1855–1922), member of the Tasmanian Parliament
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Bill Pearce (politician) (1894–1968), American politician in the state of Florida
Other
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William Pearce (civil engineer)
William Pearce (1848–1930), was a surveyor, statistician, planner, and administrator in western Canada. He served in the federal government from 1874 to 1904 as federal surveyor and administrator, as federal advisor for western development and ...
(1848–1930), surveyor, statistician, planner and administrator in western Canada
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William Pearce (priest)
William Pearce (1744–1820) was an English clergyman and academic, Master of Jesus College, Cambridge from 1789 and Dean of Ely from 1797.
Life
Pearce was born on 3 December 1744 and educated at St John's College, Cambridge. He was Public Orator ...
(1744–1820), English clergyman and academic
See also
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Pearce (surname) Pearce is a surname, from knights of the Norman lord Mansfield prior to the invasion of England. It derives etymologically from the Germanic word to pierce, and was a name commonly given to warrior caste in Saxon/Jute, p-celtic and oil languages. ...
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Pearce baronets
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William Pierce (disambiguation)
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