William Whiting may refer to:
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William Whiting (poet)
William Whiting (1 November 1825 – 3 May 1878) was an English writer and hymnist, best known for his 1860 hymn "Eternal Father, Strong to Save".
Life
He was born in Kensington, England, and educated at Clapham and Winchester College. Bec ...
(1825–1878), English writer and hymnist
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William Whiting (Massachusetts politician)
William Whiting (March 3, 1813 – June 29, 1873) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Concord on March 3, 1813. He attended Concord Academy and graduated from Harvard University in 1833. He taught school i ...
(1813–1873), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts
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William Whiting II
William Whiting (May 24, 1841 – January 9, 1911) was an American businessman and politician from Holyoke, Massachusetts. Whiting descended from an English family who first settled in Lynn, Massachusetts, during 1636.
Whiting was born in Dudl ...
(1841–1911), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts
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William F. Whiting (1864–1936), U.S. Secretary of Commerce
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William H.C. Whiting (1824–1865), U.S. Army and Confederate Army officer
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William Austin Whiting
William Austin Whiting (August 5, 1855 – January 18, 1908) was an American lawyer and politician of the Kingdom, Republic, and Territory of Hawaii. He served as Attorney General of Hawaii and was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of ...
(1855–1908), American lawyer and politician of Hawaii
* William Whiting (1660–1724), colonel of a provincial regiment from Connecticut during the
Siege of Port Royal (1710)
The siege of Port Royal (5–13 October 1710),Dates in this article are given in the New Style; many older English accounts use Old Style dates for this action: 24 September to 2 October also known as the Conquest of Acadia, was a military sie ...
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