Joseph Williams (disambiguation)
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Joseph Williams may refer to:
- Joseph Williams (composer)Joseph Williams (composer)Joseph Williams was a coal-miner and composer of sacred music, known today as West gallery music. Very little is known about his life, other than he lived in Watery Lane, Tipton, Staffordshire. During his short lifetime he published a collection of his compositions, Sacred Music Joseph Williams...
(c. 1800–1834), English composer and coal-miner - Joseph Williams (justice)Joseph Williams (justice)Joseph Williams was a Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court. He served the court during Iowa's time as a territory. He was the state's second and fourth Chief Justice....
(1801–1870), Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court - Joseph Williams (musician) (born 1960), rock singer and film score composer
- Joseph G. WilliamsJoseph G. WilliamsJoseph "Joe" George Williams is best known for his songwriting work in country music from the mid-1950s until the early-1980s.-Birth and early life:...
(born 1920), songwriter known for his work in country music - Joseph H. WilliamsJoseph H. WilliamsJoseph Hartwell Williams was an American politician who served as the 27th Governor of Maine from 1857 to 1858.- Early years :...
(1814–1896), former Governor of Maine - Joseph Lanier WilliamsJoseph Lanier WilliamsJoseph Lanier Williams was an American politician that represented Tennessee's third district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...
(1810–1865), U.S. Representative from Tennessee - Joseph M. WilliamsJoseph M. WilliamsJoseph M. Williams was a professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Chicago.Williams began as a researcher of English language...
(1933–2008), professor of English and author - Joseph P. WilliamsJoseph P. WilliamsJoseph P. Williams was the creator of the BankAmericard, the first nationwide bank credit card, which later evolved into the VISA brand....
(1915–2003), creator of the BankAmericard in 1958 - Joseph R. WilliamsJoseph R. WilliamsJoseph Rickelson Williams was an American politician and the first president for the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first Land-Grant Institution to be established in the United States and now one of the largest universities in the United States, Michigan State University.-Early...
(1808–1861), Michigan politician and first president of what is now Michigan State University