William H. Smith
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William H. Smith may refer to:
- William H. Smith (boxer)William H. Smith (boxer)William Alexander Smith was a South African bantamweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s. He was reigning world champion between 1924 and 1928 after winning the gold medal in the 1924 Summer Olympics in the bantamweight category...
, South African boxer of the 1920s - William H. Smith (Medal of Honor)William H. Smith (Medal of Honor)William H. Smith was a Private in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in action at Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory on October 20, 1869 during the Indian Wars.-Biography:...
(born 1847), Medal of Honor recipient - William Hugh SmithWilliam Hugh SmithWilliam Hugh Smith was the first Republican and the 21st Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama, serving from 1868 to 1870 during the period of military reconstruction. A former slave owner, he opposed secession from the union on the grounds it would imperil slave property...
(1826–1899), Governor of Alabama - William Henry Smith (1792–1865), founder of the WHSmith chain of newsagents
- William Henry Smith (1825–1891), son of the founder of WHSmith, businessman and politician
- William Henry Smith (American politician)William Henry Smith (American politician)William Henry Smith was a newspaper editor, Republican politician who was Ohio Secretary of State 1865-1868, consolidated and managed the Associated Press, and was a compiler and editor of several historic works....
(1833–1896), newspaper editor and Republican politician in Ohio - William Henry Smith (Canadian politician) (1826–1890), lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada