Willie, Billy, Bill, Will or William Henry may refer to:
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William Henry (gunsmith)
William Henry (May 19, 1729 – December 15, 1786) was an American gunsmith, engineer, politician, and merchant from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress in 1784, 1785, and 1786. Henry is also noted ...
(1729–1786), American gunsmith and Pennsylvania delegate to Continental Congress
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William Henry (brother of Patrick Henry) William Henry (1734–1785) was the son of John and Sarah Winston Syme Henry. William Henry lived in Virginia and served in the House of Burgesses. He was elected to the Assembly as a member from Fluvanna County. Hartless, Eva C. (1977), ''Sarah ...
(1734–1785), American member of Colonial Virginia House of Burgesses
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William Henry (congressman)
William Henry (March 22, 1788 – April 16, 1861) was an American manufacturer and banker. He represented Vermont in the United States House of Representatives for two terms from 1847 to 1851.
Early life and education
Henry was born on March 2 ...
(1788–1861), American legislator from Vermont
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William Alexander Henry
William Alexander Henry (December 30, 1816 – May 3, 1888) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge. He was one of the Fathers of Confederation and one of the first justices of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Early life
Henry was born o ...
(1816–1888), Canadian Supreme Court justice
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William Wirt Henry (1831–1900), American lawyer, politician and historian in Virginia
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William H. Henry,
Socialist Party of America Executive Secretary during late 1920s
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William Thomas Henry (1872–1952), Canadian politician; Legislative Assembly of Alberta member
*William Henry, Libertarian nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana in the
2020 Indiana gubernatorial election
Royalty
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William Henry, Prince of Orange (1650–1702), future King William III of England
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William Henry, Prince of Nassau-Usingen (1684–1718), member of German royalty
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William Henry, Prince of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1718–1768), member of German royalty
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Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (25 November 1743 – 25 August 1805), was a grandson of George II of Great Britain, George II and a younger brother of George III, George III of the United Kingdom.
Life
Youth
Prince Wi ...
(1743–1805), younger brother of King George III of the United Kingdom
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William Henry, Duke of Clarence (1765–1837), future King William IV of the United Kingdom
Sportspeople
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William Henry (swimmer) (1859–1928), English Olympic competitor
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Billy Henry (1884–after 1960), Scottish footballer
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Bill Henry (footballer) (1904–1974), Australian rules forward
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Bill Henry (basketball)
William Gambrell Henry (December 27, 1924 – January 1, 1985) was an American professional basketball player. Henry played for one season with the Fort Wayne Pistons (1948–49) in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) before splitti ...
(1924–1985), American center
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Bill Henry (baseball, born 1927) (1927–2014), American pitcher for six MLB teams
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Bill Henry (baseball, born 1942), American pitcher for New York Yankees
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Will Henry (footballer) (born 1998), English goalkeeper
Writers
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William Henry (priest) (before 1728–1768), Anglo-Irish Dean of Killaloe
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William Arnon Henry (1850–1932), American academic and agriculturist from Ohio
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William J. Henry (1867–1955), American hymn writer
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Bill Henry (journalist) (1890–1970), American newspaper reporter
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Bill Fitz Henry (1903–1957), Australian journalist with ''The Bulletin''
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William E. Henry (1918–1994), American psychologist
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William A. Henry III (1950–1994), American author and cultural critic
* Will Henry, pen name of American screenwriter
Henry Wilson Allen (1912–1991)
* Will Henry, pen name of William Henry Wilson, cartoonist and writer of ''
Wallace the Brave''
Others
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William Henry (missionary)
William Henry (1770–1859) was an Irish missionary for the London Missionary Society.
Early life
William Henry was born in Sligo, Ireland in 1770, the son of George and Sarah Henry. He trained as a carpenter and joiner and worked in the Sligo ...
(1770-1859), Irish missionary, active in Tahiti and New South Wales, Australia
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William Henry (chemist) (1774–1836), English chemist who formulated Henry's law
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William Henry (pastor) (1783-1839), Scottish Congregationalist pastor
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William "Jerry" Henry (1811–after 1851), American fugitive slave who was freed in New York event known as Jerry Rescue
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William W. Henry (1831–1915), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
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William Henry (actor) (1914–1982), American performer; also billed as Bill Henry
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E. William Henry (1929–2022), American public official; chairman of FCC
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William Henry Fraser, Canadian politician
See also
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Fort William Henry
Fort William Henry was a British fort at the southern end of Lake George, in the province of New York. The fort's construction was ordered by Sir William Johnson in September 1755, during the French and Indian War, as a staging ground for a ...
, British fort built in upper New York during 1754–63 French and Indian War; referenced in ''Last of the Mohicans''
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William-Henry, name of Canadian city Sorel-Tracy from 1787 to 1845
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''Bill Henry'' (film), 1919 American comedy directed by Jerome Storm
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