William Murray
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Nobility
- William Murray, 1st Earl of MansfieldWilliam Murray, 1st Earl of MansfieldWilliam Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, SL, PC was a British barrister, politician and judge noted for his reform of English law. Born to Scottish nobility, he was educated in Perth, Scotland before moving to London at the age of 13 to take up a place at Westminster School...
(1705–1793), British jurist - William Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield and MansfieldWilliam Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield and MansfieldWilliam David Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield KT DL , was a British Conservative politician....
(1806–1898), British nobleman - William Murray, 8th Earl of Mansfield and MansfieldWilliam Murray, 8th Earl of Mansfield and MansfieldWilliam David Mungo James Murray, 8th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield, DL, JP , styled Lord Scone until 1970, is a Scottish nobleman and Conservative politician....
(b. 1930), Scottish nobleman and Conservative politician
Sports
- Bill Murray (footballer)Bill Murray (footballer)Bill Murray was a football player and manager for Sunderland A.F.C.. He was born in Aberdeen, Scotland.-Managerial career:...
(born 1901), football player and manager for Sunderland A.F.C. - Billy Murray (boxer)Billy Murray (boxer)Billy Murray was an American boxer in the early 20th century.-Boxing career:Although initially starting off rather weak, with 3 wins, 2 losses, and a draw, Murray had an incredible win streak afterwards. He was undefeated his next 49 fights, against boxers such as Anton LaGrave, Johnny McCarthy,...
, American boxer - Billy Murray (baseball)Billy Murray (baseball)William Jeremiah "Billy" Murray was one of the most successful managers in American minor league baseball during the late 19th and early 20th centuries...
(1864–1937), American baseball manager - W. H. Murray (William Hutchinson Murray) (1913–1996), Scottish mountain climber and writer
- William D. MurrayWilliam D. MurrayWilliam D. "Bill" Murray was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at University of Delaware from 1940 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1950 and at Duke University from 1951 to 1965, compiling a career college football record of 142–67–11...
(1908–1986), head football coach at University of Delaware from 1940 to 1950 and Duke University from 1951 to 1965 - William Murray (athlete)William Murray (athlete)George William Murray was a British athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.He was born in Ballincollig, Ireland....
(1885–1925), British athlete who competed at the 1908 Olympic Games - Willie MurrayWillie MurrayWillie Murray is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Hibernian, Cowdenbeath and Sydney City.- External links :*, www.ihibs.co.uk*, Neil Brown...
(born 1954), Scottish footballer who played in the 1974 Scottish League Cup Final1974 Scottish League Cup FinalThe 1974 Scottish League Cup Final was played on 26 October 1974 and was the final of the 29th Scottish League Cup competition. It was contested by Hibernian and Celtic. Celtic won the match 6–3, with John "Dixie" Deans and Joe Harper scoring hat-tricks for each side...
Politics
- William Vans MurrayWilliam Vans MurrayWilliam Vans Murray was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates . He next was elected to the US House of Representatives from the fifth district of Maryland, serving from 1791 until 1793. He then represented the eighth district from 1793 to...
(1760–1803), U.S. Representative from Maryland - William D. (Bill) MurrayWilliam D. (Bill) MurrayWilliam D. Murray retired from the Central Intelligence Agency in March 2005, after a career of 40 years of military and civilian government service. During his 36 years with CIA, Mr. Murray rose from entry level to the highest levels of the Senior Executive Service and managed field operations in...
, U.S. CIA officer - William Murray (New York politician)William Murray (New York politician)William Murray was a United States Representative from New York. He was born near Middletown. He attended the common schools, and was employed as a clerk in mercantile establishments in Middletown, and later in New York City. He subsequently engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was the brother of...
(1803–1875), U.S. Representative from New York - William Murray (Canadian politician)William Murray (Canadian politician)William Murray was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Renfrew North in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1874 to 1875....
(1839–1898), 19th century Canadian politician - William Murray (New Brunswick politician)William Murray (New Brunswick politician)William Murray was a lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Restigouche County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1885 to 1895 as a Liberal-Conservative....
(1857–?), Canadian politician - William H. MurrayWilliam H. MurrayWilliam Henry Davis "Alfalfa Bill" Murray was an American teacher, lawyer, and politician who became active in Oklahoma before statehood as legal adviser to Governor Douglas H. Johnston of the Chickasaw Nation...
(1869–1956), American politician from Oklahoma - William Francis MurrayWilliam Francis MurrayWilliam Francis Murray was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and the Postmaster of Boston.Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Murray attended the public schools and the Boston Latin School....
(1881–1918), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts - William Murray (Newcastle-under-Lyme MP)William Murray (Newcastle-under-Lyme MP)William Murray was a British Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1859 to 1865.At the 1859 general election Murray was elected unopposed as one of the two Members of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme. However, he did not stand again at the 1865 general election.-...
(1796–?), British MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1859–1865 - William Murray (Dumfriesshire MP)William Murray (Dumfriesshire MP)Major William Murray was a Liberal Unionist and later Unionist Party politician in Scotland. He was elected at 1918 general election as the Member of Parliament for Dumfriesshire, as a Coalition Unionist, but did not stand again at the 1922 election.Murray had earlier contested the seat as a...
(1865–1923), British MP for Dumfriesshire, 1918–1922 - William Archibald MurrayWilliam Archibald MurrayWilliam Archibald Murray was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand.He represented the Bruce electorate from 1871 to 1881, when he was defeated.-References:...
(1832–1900), New Zealand politician
Arts and entertainment
- William Henry MurrayWilliam Henry MurrayThe Scottish actor-manager William Henry Murray was a friend of Walter Scott particularly associated with dramatisations of Scott's Waverley Novels....
(1790–1852), Scottish actor and theatre manager - Billy Murray (singer)Billy Murray (singer)William Thomas "Billy" Murray was one of the most popular singers in the United States in the early decades of the 20th century...
(1877–1954), Irish-American singer - William Staite MurrayWilliam Staite MurrayWilliam Staite Murray was an English studio potter.He was born in Deptford, London and attended pottery classes at Camberwell College of Arts from 1909 - 1912. He worked with Cuthbert Hamilton, a member of the Vorticist group, at the Yeoman Pottery in Kensington before joining the army in 1915...
(1881–1962), British studio potter - William Murray (musician)William Murray (musician)William Murray was a drummer and photographer from Glasgow, Scotland.- Career :As a drummer in the early 1970s Murray played with acts including Richard and Linda Thompson's 'Sour Grapes' band and Irish progressive folk band Mellow Candle...
(died 1998), Scottish drummer and photographer - Billy Murray (actor)Billy Murray (actor)Billy Murray is an English actor, best known for playing Don Beech in The Bill from 1995 to 2004, Johnny Allen in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 2005 to 2006, Captain John Price in the video games Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare...
(born 1941), English actor - Bill MurrayBill MurrayWilliam James "Bill" Murray is an American actor and comedian. He first gained national exposure on Saturday Night Live in which he earned an Emmy Award and later went on to star in a number of critically and commercially successful comedic films, including Caddyshack , Ghostbusters , and...
(born 1950), American actor - William Murray (writer)William Murray (writer)William Murray was an American fiction editor and staff writer at The New Yorker for more than thirty years. He wrote a series of mystery novels set in the world of horse racing, many featuring Shifty Lou Anderson, a professional magician and horseplayer...
, American writer of mystery novels - Will Murray (writer)Will Murray (writer)Will Murray is the author of more than fifty novels, a scholar of pulp fiction and a writer of numorous comic books. Much of his fiction has been published under pseudonyms.-Novels and magazines:...
(born 1953), author and scholar of pulp fiction
Religion
- William Henry Harrison MurrayWilliam Henry Harrison MurrayWilliam Henry Harrison Murray , also known as Adirondack Murray, was a clergyman and author of an influential series of articles and books which popularized the Adirondacks; he became known as the father of the Outdoor Movement....
(1840–1904), American clergyman, author, and promoter of outdoor pursuits - William J. MurrayWilliam J. MurrayWilliam J. Murray is the chairman of the Religious Freedom Coalition, a non-profit organization in Washington, D.C., active on issues related to aiding Christians in Islamic and Communist nations....
, American Christian author and evangelist
Other
- William Daniel MurrayWilliam Daniel MurrayWilliam Daniel Murray was a United States federal judge.Born in Butte, Montana, Murray attended Columbia University, and received a B.S. from Georgetown University in 1932, and an LL.B. from the University of Montana School of Law in 1936. He was a U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant during World War...
(1908–1994), U.S. federal judge - William H. Murray (Medal of Honor recipient), American Medal of Honor recipient
See also
- Billy Murray (disambiguation)
- Will Murray (disambiguation)