William Lawrence Explained
William Lawrence may refer to:
Public officials and noblemen
American
- William Lawrence (Ohio Democrat) (1814–1895), Democrat; U.S. congressman, 1857–1859
- William Lawrence (Ohio Republican) (1819–1899), Republican; U.S. congressman, 1865–1871 and 1873–1877
- William A. Lawrence (Wisconsin politician) (1822–1890), American legislator for the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin Senate
- William Beach Lawrence (1800–1881), lawyer, diplomat, historian and political figure; Rhode Island's lieutenant governor and acting governor in 1851–1852
- William Caldwell Anderson Lawrence (died 1860), lawyer and state legislator in Pennsylvania
- William Miner Lawrence (1861–1935), Assemblyman from New York, 1891
- William T. Lawrence (politician) (1788–1859), Whig congressman from New York, 1847–1849
- William T. Lawrence (judge) (born 1947), former United States federal judge
Australian
English
- William Lawrence, 14th-century Member of Parliament (MP) for Lancashire
- William Lawrence I, MP for Winchester
- William Lawrence, 16th-century MP for Winchester
- William Lawrence (died 1572), MP for Huntingdonshire
- Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet (1783–1867), physician; prolific author and philosopher; Serjeant Surgeon to the Queen
- William Lawrence (London MP) (1818–1897), Liberal Member of Parliament for City of London (1865–1874 and 1880–1885)
- William Lawrence (Conservative politician) (1844–1935), Conservative Member of Parliament for Liverpool Abercromby (1885–1906)
- William Lawrence (Ripon MP) (c. 1723–1798), British politician
- Sir William Lawrence, 3rd Baronet (1870–1934), horticulturalist, hospital administrator and collector; grandson of Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet
- Sir William Lawrence, 4th Baronet (1913–1986), businessman; served as major in World War II
- Sir William Lawrence, 5th Baronet (1954–2015), served on Stratford-upon-Avon District Council since 1982
Clergymen
Film and television personalities
Others
- William Dawson Lawrence (1817–1886), successful shipbuilder, businessman and politician
- William Effingham Lawrence (1781–1841), English-Australian landowner; in Tasmania since 1823; leader in social and educational endeavours
- Robert William Lawrence (1807–1833), his son, English-Australian botanical enthusiast
- William Van Duzer Lawrence (1842–1927), American entrepreneur; pharmaceutical and real estate mogul; philanthropist and arts patron
- William P. Lawrence (1930–2005), American naval aviator who reached the rank of vice-admiral; superintendent of U.S. Naval Academy
- William Witherle Lawrence (1876–1936), American philologist and professor of English
- Bill Lawrence (guitar maker) (1931–2013), German-American recording artist and guitar maker
- Billy Lawrence (born 1971), American female singer, songwriter, record producer and arranger
- Bill Lawrence (baseball) (1906–1997), American baseball player
- Bill Lawrence (cricketer) (born 1963), New Zealand cricketer
- Trevor Lawrence (William Trevor Lawrence; born 1999), American football quarterback
See also
- Bill Laurance (born 1981), English composer, producer, and musician
- William L. Laurence (1888–1977), Lithuanian-American science journalist for The New York Times (1930–64)