William Harris
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William or Will or Willie Harris may refer to:
- William Harris (academic)William Harris (academic)William Harris , an Episcopalian minister, was the sixth president of Columbia College, serving from 1811 to 1829. In a compromise, John Mitchell Mason, a Presbyterian minister who was denied the presidency, became the university's first provost and chief operating officer.William Harris was born...
, past president of Columbia University - William Harris (American football)William Harris (American football)William Harris is a former tight end in the National Football League.-Career:Harris was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the seventh round of the 1987 NFL Draft and spent that season with the team...
(born 1965), NFL player - William Harris (beachcomber)William Harris (beachcomber)William Harris was a British-born beachcomber who settled in pre-colonial Nauru and adopted a Nauruan lifestyle....
(born c.1813), British escaped convict and settler in pre-colonial Nauru - William Harris (colonist)William Harris (colonist)William Harris was a farmer, soldier, and member of the Pennsylvania legislature. He was the father of two other American military men.-Early life:...
(1757–1812), a figure in the American Revolution - William Harris (presbyterian minister)William Harris (presbyterian minister)-Life:He was born about 1675, probably in Southwark, where his mother was living as a widow in 1692. Walter Wilson, following Josiah Thompson, thinks he was educated at Timothy Jollie's Attercliffe Academy, near Sheffield ; records of the presbyterian board show that in 1692–6 he studied...
(1675?–1740), English divine - William Harris (priest)William Harris (priest)William Henry Harris was a Welsh priest and academic. He was Professor of Theology, then Professor of Welsh, at St David's College, Lampeter, and was also a canon of St David's Cathedral.-Life:...
(1884–1956), Welsh priest and academic - William Harris (swimmer)William Harris (swimmer)William White Harris, Jr. was an American swimmer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics....
, American swimmer and Olympic bronze medallist - William Harris (tennis)William Harris (tennis)William Harris was an American tennis player in the mid-20th Century.Harris began playing tennis at the age of 8, and started playing tournaments at age 11. Harris was one of the best junior tennis players of the mid 20th century....
(born 1947), American tennis player - William Harris (cricketer)William Harris (cricketer)William Harris was an English first-class cricketer, who played four matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1884 and 1887, against Kent , Sussex and Cambridge University....
- William Harris (footballer)William Harris (footballer)William Harris was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Benburb, Rutherglen Glencairn and Tottenham Hotspur.- Football career :...
,Scottish footballer - William Harris (Australian civil rights leader)William Harris (Australian civil rights leader)William Harris was an early Western Australian leader for Aboriginal civil rights.-References:...
(1867–1931), Australian leader for Aboriginal civil rights - William Harris (settler)William Harris (settler)William Harris was one of the five men who accompanied Roger Williams in establishing the settlement in Rhode Island that became the town of Providence...
(1610–1681), founding settler of Providence, Rhode Island - William Harris (British MP)William Harris (British MP)William Harris was an English landowner who served two terms as a member of the Parliament of England and one as a member of the new Parliament of Great Britain.- Background :...
, (1652–1709) - William Alexander Harris (Kansas) (1841–1909), U.S. Representative from Kansas
- William A. Harris (Virginia)William A. Harris (Virginia)William Alexander Harris was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, father of William A. Harris.- Early life and politics:...
(1805–1864), U.S. Representative from Virginia - William Charles Harris, London Metropolitan police executive
- William Critchlow HarrisWilliam Critchlow HarrisWilliam Critchlow Harris was an architect noted mainly for his ecclesiastical and domestic projects in Maritime Canada....
, Canadian architect - William Cornwallis HarrisWilliam Cornwallis HarrisMajor Sir William Cornwallis Harris was an English military engineer, artist and hunter.-Life and career:...
(1807–1848), English military engineer, artist and hunter - Sir William Gordon HarrisWilliam Gordon HarrisSir William Gordon Harris KBE CB was a British civil engineer.Harris was born in Liverpool on 10 June 1912. He studied the Mechanical Sciences Tripos at Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge...
(1912–2005), British civil engineer - Sir William Henry HarrisWilliam Henry HarrisSir William Henry Harris was an English organist and composer, affectionately nicknamed 'Doc H' by his choristers.Harris was born in Fulham, London and died in Petersfield. He was a chorister of Holy Trinity, Tulse Hill...
(1883–1973), English organist and composer - William J. HarrisWilliam J. HarrisWilliam Julius Harris was a United States Senator from the state of Georgia. He was a great-grandson of Charles Hooks, who had been a Representative from North Carolina, and son-in-law of Joseph Wheeler, Confederate General and Representative from Alabama.- Early life :Harris was born in Cedartown...
(1868–1932), U.S. Senator from Georgia - William Laurel HarrisWilliam Laurel HarrisWilliam Laurel Harris was an American muralist, educator, editor and arts organizer.Harris was member Municipal Art Society , the Architectural League of New York , The National Mural Painters Society, and The Fine Arts Federation; he also founded the Art Centre with Katherine...
(1870–1924), American muralist and editor - William Logan HarrisWilliam Logan HarrisWilliam Logan Harris was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1872.-Birth and family:...
(1817–1887), Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church - William Torrey HarrisWilliam Torrey HarrisWilliam Torrey Harris was an American educator, philosopher, and lexicographer.-Early life and career:Born in North Killingly, Connecticut, he attended Phillips Andover Academy, Andover, Massachusetts. He completed two years at Yale, then moved west and taught school in St...
(1835–1909), American educator, philosopher, and lexicographer - William Snow HarrisWilliam Snow HarrisSir William Snow Harris was an English physician and electrical researcher, nicknamed Thunder-and-Lightning Harris, and noted for his invention of a successful system of lightning conductors for ships...
(1791–1867), invented a ship-borne lightning rod - William Wade HarrisWilliam Wadé HarrisWilliam Wadé Harris was a Liberian Grebo evangelist, who preached in Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana.Harris converted to Christianity in 1881 or 1882, and worked for the American Episcopal Mission as a school teacher and catechist...
, African evangelist - William Harris, former director general of Science Foundation IrelandScience Foundation IrelandScience Foundation Ireland ), is the statutory body in the Republic of Ireland with responsibility for disbursing funds for basic science research with a strategic focus...
- William Harris, American Civil War colonel, son of Ira HarrisIra HarrisIra Harris was an American jurist and senator from New York. He was also a friend of Abraham Lincoln's.-Life:Harris grew up on a farm, and graduated from Union College in 1824. Then he studied law in Albany, and in 1828 was admitted to the bar.He was a Whig member from Albany County of the New...
- William Harris, founder of the Ottawa CitizenOttawa CitizenThe Ottawa Citizen is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Canada. According to the Canadian Newspaper Association, the paper had a 2008 weekly circulation of 900,197.- History :...
newspaper - William Harris, founder of the Symbionese Liberation ArmySymbionese Liberation ArmyThe Symbionese Liberation Army was an American self-styled left-wing urban militant group active between 1973 and 1975 that considered itself a revolutionary vanguard army...
- Willie HarrisWillie HarrisWilliam Charles Harris is a Major League Baseball outfielder and infielder. Harris is known for his quick feet and base-stealing abilities, with currently 94 career stolen bases. Harris was formerly a member of the Baltimore Orioles , Chicago White Sox , Boston Red Sox , Atlanta Braves , and...
, baseball player
See also
- Bill Harris (disambiguation)
- Will HarriesWill HarriesWill Harries is a Wales international rugby union player. He has also been selected for the Wales national rugby union team squad. He played for the Northampton Saints and spent time on loan at Bedford Blues...
, Welsh rugby union player - William H. Harries, representative from Minnesota