William Porter may refer to:

Law and politics

William Dennison Porter William Dennison Porter (November 24, 1810 – January 4, 1883) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 52nd lieutenant governor of South Carolina. Biography Porter was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives w ...

(1810–1883), South Carolina lieutenant governor * William Porter (Attorney General) (1805–1880), attorney-general of the Cape Colony *

William Field Porter William Field Porter (24 January 1784 – 30 March 1869) was a ship owner from Liverpool, who migrated to South Australia in 1838. He relocated to Auckland in 1841, where he became a member of the New Zealand Parliament. Early life Porter was b ...

(1784–1869), New Zealand politician * William G. Porter, American police officer *

William J. Porter William James Porter (September 1, 1914 – March 15, 1988) was a British-born American diplomat who from 1971 to 1973 headed the U.S. delegation to the Paris Peace Talks to end the Vietnam War. Porter was the first-ever United States Ambassado ...

(1914–1988), American diplomat; former ambassador to Canada and Saudi Arabia, among others *

William Archer Porter William Archer Porter (c. 1825 - d. 16 July 1890) was a British lawyer and educationist who served as the Principal of Government Arts College, Kumbakonam and tutor and secretary to the Maharaja of Mysore. Early life and education Porter was b ...

(1825–1890), British lawyer and educationist * William Haldane Porter (1867–1944), British civil servant *

William Porter (MP) William Porter (by 1526 – 1592/93?) was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Grantham in 1555, Bletchingley in 1559 and Helston Helston ( kw, Hellys) is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, Englan ...

(died c. 1593), English politician * William Porter (fl. 1388), Member of Parliament (MP) for Southwark * William Porter (died 1436), MP for Cambridgeshire *

William W. Porter William Wagener Porter (May 5, 1856 – November 16, 1928) was an American attorney and legal author. He was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania in the class of 1875 and admitted to the Philadelphia Bar in 1877. He served as associate ju ...

(1856–1928), American attorney and legal author * William Wood Porter (1826–1907), American military officer and jurist

Music

William Porter (organist) William Porter (born 1946) is an American organist, harpsichordist and improviser. Education Porter studied organ at Oberlin College and Yale University, where he received the DMA degree in 1980. Career Porter taught harpsichord and organ at O ...

(born 1946), American organist and improviser * Willy Porter (born 1964), American singer-songwriter

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William D. Porter William David Porter (10 March 1808 – 1 May 1864) was a flag officer of the United States Navy. He was the son of Commodore David Porter (1780–1843) and brother of Admiral David Dixon Porter (1813–1891) as well as foster brother of Ad ...

(1808–1864), flag officer of the United States Navy ** USS ''William D. Porter'' (DD-579), ship named after him *

William H. Porter William Henry Porter (January 8, 1861 – November 30, 1926) was a prominent banker in New York City. Porter became president of Chemical National Bank in 1903 and was one of the founders and directors of the Bankers Trust Company of New York. 190 ...

(1861–1926), prominent banker in New York City *

William Porter (archbishop) William Thomas Porter, S.M.A. (14 May 1887 – 16 June 1966) was an English Roman Catholic missionary priest, bishop and archbishop, who served as Vicar Apostolic of Gold Coast and later Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Coast in present-day ...

(1887–1966), English Roman Catholic archbishop in present-day Ghana * William Porter (athlete) (1926–2000), American track and field athlete * William Sydney Porter (1862–1910), American writer who used the pen name

O. Henry William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer known primarily for his short stories, though he also wrote poetry and non-fiction. His works include "The Gift of the M ...

**William Sydney Porter Elementary School, school in Greensboro, North Carolina *

William T. Porter William Trotter Porter (December 24, 1809 – July 19, 1858) was an American journalist and newspaper editor who founded an early American newspaper devoted to sports. After working at a number of small newspapers, Porter moved to New York C ...

(1809–1858), American writer and founder of ''Spirit of the Times'' *

William A. Porter William A. Porter (1928-2015) was an American businessperson who, along with Bernard A. Newcomb founded the first electronic trading platform, E-Trade. After the success of E-Trade, Porter also co-founded International Securities Exchange with ...

(1928–2015), founder of E*TRADE *

William Townsend Porter William Townsend Porter (September 24, 1862 – February 12, 1949) was an American physician, physiologist, and medical educator who spent most of his career at Harvard Medical School. He founded the Harvard Apparatus company, which produce ...

(1862–1949), American physician, physiologist, and medical educator *

William Henry Porter (writer) William Henry Porter (Sept 19, 1817-May 26, 1861) was an American minister and author. He was born in Rye, New Hampshire, Sept 19, 1817, and was one of the eighteen children of Rev Huntington Porter, formerly pastor of the church in that place. Af ...

(1817–1861), American Presbyterian minister and writer *

William Henry Porter (surgeon) William Henry Porter (5 March 1790 – 27 April 1861) Cameron, Sir Charles A. (1886''History of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and of the Irish Schools of Medicine &c''Dublin: Fannin & Co. pp. 392-394. was President of the Royal Colleg ...

(1790–1861), president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

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