William Stevenson
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William Stevenson may refer to:
- Sir William Stevenson (poet)William Stevenson (poet)William Stevenson was an English clergyman and presumed playwright of the early English language comedy Gammer Gurton's Needle....
(1530–1575), English poet - Sir William Stevenson (colonial administrator)William Stevenson (colonial administrator)Sir William Stevenson was the 9th Governor of Mauritius from 20 Sep 1857 - 9 Jan 1863.-References:...
(1805–1863), Governor of Mauritius - William Ford Stevenson (1811–1852), Fellow of the Royal Society
- William E. StevensonWilliam E. StevensonWilliam Erskine Stevenson was an American cabinet-maker, farmer, and Republican politician from Parkersburg, West Virginia. He was the third Governor of West Virginia from 1869 until 1871....
(1820–1883), American politician, Governor of West Virginia - William Grant StevensonWilliam Grant StevensonWilliam Grant Stevenson ARSA, 1849–1919, was a Scottish sculptor and painter, born in Ratho, near Edinburgh. His elder brother David Watson Stevenson, 1842–1904, was also a sculptor and an elected member of the Royal Scottish Academy....
(1849–1919), Scottish sculptor and painter - William Ernest StevensonWilliam Ernest StevensonWilliam Ernest Stevenson was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Stevenson worked as a director of a textile company. In 1940, he was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland as an Ulster Unionist Party representative. He served until 1945, then from later in 1945 until 1954.-References:...
(born 1870s), Northern Irish Senator - William Francis Stevenson (1861–1942), U.S. Congressman from South Carolina
- William Stevenson (bishop) (1878–1945), Australian Anglican bishop
- William H. StevensonWilliam H. StevensonWilliam Henry Stevenson was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin for the years 1941-1949, he served as a Republican....
(1891–1978), U.S. Congressman from Wisconsin - William Stevenson (athlete)William Stevenson (athlete)William Edwards Stevenson was an American track and field athlete, lawyer and diplomat, who won the gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics and later served as president of Oberlin College....
(1900–1985), U.S. Olympic athlete, lawyer, and ambassador - William Stevenson (canoer)William Stevenson (canoer)William Stevenson is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the C-2 10000 m event at London in 1948.-References:*...
(born 1923), Canadian canoer - William Stevenson (New Zealand) (1901–1983), New Zealand industrialist and philanthropist
- William Stevenson (Canadian writer)William Stevenson (Canadian writer)William Stevenson is a British-born Canadian author and journalist.His 1976 book A Man Called Intrepid was about William Stephenson and was a best-seller...
(born 1925), British-born Canadian author and journalist - William Stevenson (judge)William Stevenson (judge)William Alexander Stevenson, OC was a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1990 to 1992.-Early life:Stevenson was born in Edmonton, Alberta to Alexander Lindsay Stevenson and Eileen Harriet Burns. In 1956, he graduated from the University of Alberta with a B.A., and then an LL.B....
(born 1934), Canadian Supreme Court justice - Mickey Stevenson (born William; fl. 1964), Motown songwriter and record producer
- Willie StevensonWillie StevensonWilliam 'Willie' Stevenson is a Scottish former professional football player and manager.-Life and playing career:...
(born 1939), footballer - William Frederick Stevenson, poetOxford period poetry anthologiesThese are Oxford poetry anthologies of English poetry, which select from a given period. See also The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse.-New Oxford Book of Seventeenth-Century Verse :Edited by Alastair Fowler...
See also
- Bill Stevenson (disambiguation)
- William Stephenson (disambiguation)William Stephenson (disambiguation)William Stephenson may refer to:* William Stephani, or Stephenson, medieval bishop in Scotland* William Stephenson , Canadian-born British spy, potential inspiration for the character James Bond...