William Harrison

English antiquarian
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroEnglish antiquarian
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain England
wasAntiquarian
Work fieldSocial science
Gender
Male
Birth17 January 1802
Death17 January 1884 (aged 82 years)
The details

Biography

William Harrison may refer to:

Politicians

  • William Harrison (MP) (baptised 1619 – 1643), English Member of Parliament and Royalist soldier
  • Mayor Bill Harrison, mayor of Fremont, California
  • William Henry Harrison (1773–1841), ninth President of the United States
  • William Harrison, Jr. (c. 1750–1789), delegate for Maryland in the U.S. Continental Congress of 1786 and 1787
  • William Harrison (Canadian politician) (1834–1922), saddlemaker, historian and reeve of Richmond Hill, Ontario
  • William Alistair Harrison (born 1954), Governor of Anguilla
  • William B. Harrison (1889–1948), mayor of Louisville, Kentucky
  • William H. Harrison (Wyoming Congressman) (1896–1990), American politician who served as a Republican U.S. representative from Wyoming
  • William Henry Harrison (New Zealand politician) (1831–1879), New Zealand politician

Athletes

  • William Harrison (Welsh footballer) (1872–1920), Wrexham F.C. and Wales international footballer
  • Billy Harrison (William Ewart Harrison, 1886–1948), English football player
  • Billy Harrison (Australian footballer) (1884–1964), Australian rules footballer
  • William Henry Harrison (cricketer) (1866–1936), English cricketer
  • Billy Harrison (rugby league) (William Rapihana Harrison), rugby league footballer of the 1960s for New Zealand, and Wellington
  • William Hendy Harrison (1863–1939), English cricketer
  • William Harrison (cricketer, born 1875), English cricketer and High Sheriff of Staffordshire

Clergymen

  • William Harrison (Archpriest of England) (c. 1553–1621), English Roman Catholic priest
  • William Harrison (priest) (1534–1593), English clergyman
  • William P. Harrison (1830–1895), Methodist minister and theologian, Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
  • William Harrison (bishop) (1837–1920), Anglican bishop

Servicemen

  • William Harrison (merchant navy officer) (1812–1860), British merchant navy officer
  • William Kelly Harrison (1870–1928), United States Navy officer and Medal of Honor recipient
  • William Leeming Harrison (1897–1960), Canadian fighter ace in World War I
  • William Hardin Harrison (born 1933), retired U.S. Army lieutenant general

Businessmen

  • William B. Harrison, Jr. (born 1943), former chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase
  • William Henry Harrison (businessman) (1892–1956), American general and businessman

Writers

  • William Harrison (author) (1933–2013), author of "Roller Ball Murder" and the screenplay for Rollerball
  • William Harrison (poet) (1685–1713), English poet and diplomat

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