William Watts may refer to: *

William Watts (East India Company official) William Watts ( – 4 August 1764) was a British official with the East India Company. He was involved in the overthrow of the last independent ruler of Bengal, leading directly to the consolidation of Company rule in India and his own persona ...

(c. 1722–1764), British official involved in the overthrow of the last independent ruler of Bengal * William Watts (fl. 1512–1518),

mayor of Reading In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as ...

William Watts (priest) William Watts (b Much Marcle 14 March 1667; d Abbey Dore 15 October 1722) was a Welsh Anglican priest in the 18th century. Watts was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford. He graduated B.A. in 1666, M.A. in 1669, and B.D. in 1676. Watts became ...

, Archdeacon of Llandaff, 1706–1722 * William Watts (engraver) (1752–1851), English line-engraver *

William Watts (colonial administrator) William Watts was a British colonial governor, a sea captain under the Commonwealth sent to the Caribbean shortly after the English Restoration. He was Deputy Governor of Anguilla from 1660 to 1666, and also governed St Kitts. Watts was an appoi ...

, deputy governor of Anguilla *

William Watts (Virginian) William Watts (December 20, 1817 – May 1, 1877) was a nineteenth-century American lawyer, soldier and politician from Virginia. As a politician, Watts served in the Virginia House of Delegates and was elected to the Virginia Constitutional C ...

(1817–1877), American politician and businessman in Virginia * William Walter Watts (1856–1920), botanist - moss expert * William Carleton Watts (1880–1956), rear admiral in US Navy *

William John Watts William John Watts (May 1, 1846 – September 4, 1907) was a businessman, lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Drummond-Arthabaska in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1874 to 1885 and Drummond from 1890 to 1892 and f ...

(1846–1907), Quebec businessman, lawyer and politician * William Arthur Watts (1930–2010), botanist and educator * William Whitehead Watts (1860–1947), geologist *

William Watts (inventor) A shot tower is a tower designed for the production of small-diameter shot balls by free fall of molten lead, which is then caught in a water basin. The shot is primarily used for projectiles in shotguns, and for ballast, radiation shielding, ...

, inventor of the shot tower * William Watts (translator) (1590–1649), English cleric and author * William Mavor Watts (1797/98–1874), English printer *

Bill Watts William F. Watts Jr. (born May 5, 1939) is a retired American professional wrestler, promoter and former American football player. Watts garnered fame under his "Cowboy" gimmick in his wrestling career, and then as a promoter in the Mid-South Un ...

(born 1939), American wrestler and promoter

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