William Stewart
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William Stewart, Willie Stewart, Bill Stewart or Billy Stewart may refer to:
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Scotland, Northern Ireland and England
- William Stewart (bishop of Aberdeen) (1490–1545), Scottish clergyman and diplomat
- William Stewart (makar)William Stewart (makar)William Stewart was a Scottish poet working in the first half of the 16th-century.-Life:He was great-grandson of one of the illegitimate sons of Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan. He was educated like his namesake William Stewart , the future bishop of Aberdeen, at the University of St Andrews....
(c.1476–c.1548), Scottish poet - William Stewart (Lord Mayor of London), Lord Mayor of London
- William Stewart (Belfast South) (1868–1946), Northern Ireland Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
- William Stewart (Houghton-le-Spring) (ca. 1878–1960), English Member of Parliament
- William Stewart (Northern Ireland politician)William Stewart (Northern Ireland politician)William Stewart was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Stewart studied at a technical college before becoming a company director. He joined the Ulster Unionist Party and was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland in 1957, serving until its abolition in 1973...
(born 1910/11), member of the Senate of Northern Ireland - William Stewart (ca. 1706–1748), Scottish Member of Parliament of Great Britain
- William Stewart (1737–1797), Scottish Member of Parliament of Great Britain
- William Stewart (1774–1827), Scottish Member of Parliament of Great Britain
- William Stewart, 1st Earl of BlessingtonWilliam Stewart, 1st Earl of BlessingtonWilliam Stewart, 1st Earl of Blessington was an Anglo-Irish peer and member of the House of Lords, styled The Honourable William Stewart until 1728 and known as The Viscount Mountjoy from 1728 to 1745....
(1709–1769), an Anglo-Irish peer and member of the House of Lords - William Stewart, 2nd Viscount MountjoyWilliam Stewart, 2nd Viscount MountjoyWilliam Stewart, 2nd Viscount Mountjoy , was an Anglo-Irish peer.Sir William Stewart was born in 1675, the son of Sir William Stewart, 1st Viscount Mountjoy. He married on November 23, 1696 Anne Boyle, the daughter of Murrough Boyle, 1st Viscount Blesington...
(1675-1728), an Anglo-Irish peer - William Stewart (bishop of Taunton) (1943–1998), English clergyman
- William Houston StewartWilliam Houston StewartAdmiral Sir William Houston Stewart GCB was a British naval officer who was Controller of the Royal Navy from 1872 to 1881.-Personal life:...
(1822–1901), Scottish naval officer - William Stewart of HoustonWilliam Stewart of HoustonSir William Stewart of Houston was a Scottish soldier, politician and diplomat.-Life:He began his career as a soldier in the Netherlands, where he became a colonel and entered into communications with Lord Burghley on the progress of affairs. In the year 1582 he was in Scotland, where James VI...
(ca. 1540–ca. 1605), Scottish soldier, privy councilor and diplomat
Canada
- William Stewart (Upper Canada and Canada West) (1803–1856), Canadian businessman and political figure
- William J. Stewart (hydrographic surveyor) (1863–1925), Canada's first Chief Hydrographic Surveyor
- William S. StewartWilliam S. StewartWilliam Snodgrass Stewart was a lawyer, judge and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 5th Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1912 to 1914 as a Conservative....
(1855–1938), a lawyer, judge and political figure on Prince Edward Island - William Atcheson StewartWilliam Atcheson StewartWilliam Atcheson Stewart was a Canadian politician.In 1957, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the riding of Middlesex North. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, he was re-elected in 1959, 1963, 1967, and 1971. From 1960 to 1961, he was a Minister...
(1915–1990), member of Legislative Assembly of Ontario - William Douglas StewartWilliam Douglas StewartWilliam Douglas Stewart was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a lawyer by career.He was first elected at the Okanagan—Kootenay riding in the 1968 general election...
(born 1938), member of House of Commons - William Dunbar Stewart (1839–ca. 1879), merchant and political figure on Prince Edward Island
- William James StewartWilliam James StewartWilliam James Stewart was a Canadian politician. Stewart also owned and operated the Bates and Dodds Funeral Home on Queen Street West in Toronto.- Mayor of Toronto :...
(1889–1969), mayor of Toronto
United States
- William Stewart (Pennsylvania) (1810–1876), represented 23rd congressional district from 1857 to 1861
- William H. StewartWilliam H. StewartWilliam H. Stewart was an American pediatrician and epidemiologist. He was appointed tenth Surgeon General of the United States from 1965 to 1969.-Early years:Stewart was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota...
(1921–2008), pediatrician and epidemiologist, 10th Surgeon General of the United States - William J. Stewart (Pennsylvania politician)William J. Stewart (Pennsylvania politician)William J. Stewart is a former member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, serving from 1987 to 1996.-References:...
, Pennsylvania politician - William R. StewartWilliam R. StewartWilliam R. Stewart was the second African American to be elected to the Ohio State Senate. As a lawmaker, he was instrumental in the passage of anti-lynching legislation and also sponsored bills providing pensions to civil servants...
(1864–1958), second African-American elected to Ohio State Senate - William Alvah StewartWilliam Alvah StewartWilliam Alvah Stewart was a United States federal judge.Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Stewart received an A.B. from Amherst College in 1925 and an LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1928. He was in private practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1928 to 1951. He was an Instructor, Duquesne Law...
(1903–1953), jurist who served in Judge Advocate General's Corps during World War II - William Morris Stewart (1827–1909), one of Nevada's first two U.S. senators
- William Thomas StewartWilliam Thomas StewartWilliam Thomas Stewart was mayor of Kanab, Utah, U.S. 1889-91, and a Representative to the Utah Territorial Legislature in 1887 & 1889....
(1853–1935), Utah territorial legislature
New Zealand
- William Stewart (politician) (1861–1955), Reform Party member of House of Representatives
- William Downie Stewart, Sr. (1842–1898), member of House of Representatives for City of Dunedin and Dunedin West
- William Downie Stewart, Jr. (1878–1949), historian; mayor of Dunedin; son of William Downie Stewart, Sr.
Sportspeople
- Bill Stewart (American football) (born 1952), American football coach
- Bill Stewart (baseball)Bill Stewart (baseball)William Wayne Stewart is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Stewart played in 11 games for the Kansas City Athletics in .-External links:*...
(born 1928), American outfielder who played for the Kansas City AthleticsOakland AthleticsThe Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum.... - Bill Stewart (ice hockey)Bill Stewart (ice hockey)William Donald Stewart is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and former head coach of the New York Islanders.-Playing career:...
(born 1957), Canadian ice hockey defenceman - Bill Stewart (sports official) (1894–1964), American baseball coach and ice hockey referee
- Billy Stewart (footballer) (born 1965), English goalkeeper who played for several clubs, including Chester and Southport
- Willie StewartWillie StewartWilliam S. "Willie" Stewart was a Scottish footballer who was born in Coupar Angus. He played as an inside forward before switching to his favoured half back position. He joined Newton Heath from Warwick County in July 1889...
(1872–1945), Scottish footballer who played for Newton Heath and Luton Town - William Stewart (Scottish footballer), Scottish footballer who played for Preston North End and Everton in the 1890s
- William Stewart (footballer born 1876), Scottish international footballer who played for Queen's Park and Newcastle United
- William Stewart (footballer born 1910), Scottish footballer who played for Manchester United and Motherwell
Music and television personalities
- Bill Stewart (actor)Bill Stewart (actor)Bill Stewart was an English actor best known for his role as Denton Evening News reporter Sandy Longford in the British television program A Touch of Frost. He also made appearances on Z-Cars and MacGyver and had roles in such films as 101 Dalmatians and Anna and the King.-External links:...
(1942–2006), English actor best known as Sandy Longford on A Touch of Frost - Bill Stewart (musician)Bill Stewart (musician)William Harris "Bill" Stewart is an American jazz drummer. Stewart is a versatile player who has performed with a broad array of musicians, from Maceo Parker to Jim Hall...
(born 1966), American jazz drummer - Bill Stewart (television journalist) (1941–1979), American TV correspondent for ABC News
- Billy StewartBilly StewartBilly Stewart was an American musical artist, with a highly distinctive scat-singing style, who enjoyed popularity in the 1960s.-Biography:...
(1937–1970), African-American musical artist - William G. StewartWilliam G. StewartWilliam Gladstone Stewart is an English television producer and director of comedy and game shows, now best known as the former presenter of the Channel 4 quiz show Fifteen to One.-Career:...
(born 1935), English television producer, director and presenter of Fifteen to One
Others
- Bill Stewart (programmer)Bill Stewart (programmer)Bill Stewart, né William C. Stewart, was born in Memphis, TN in 1950.Bill Stewart founded Stewart Software Company, Memphis, TN in 1984 and marketed Z80 Assembly Language programs, notably TOOLKIT and the ONLINE 80 Bulletin Board System, for Radio Shack TRS-80 Computers running TRSDOS...
(born 1950), American software creator - William Stewart (scientist)William Stewart (scientist)Sir William Duncan Paterson Stewart, FRS, FRSE was President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh from 1999–2002 and Chairman of the Microbiological Research Authority...
(born 1937), Scottish microbiologist - William George Drummond StewartWilliam George Drummond StewartWilliam George Drummond Stewart VC was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
(1831–1868), Scottish recipient of Victoria Cross; Crimean War veteran - William Robert StewartWilliam Robert StewartWilliam Robert Stewart was a US Captain from New York who was active in attempting trade with Japan in the beginning of the 19th century.In 1797 he was commissioned by the Dutch from Batavia to take the ship Eliza of New York to Nagasaki, Japan, with a cargo of Dutch trade goods. The ship however...
(before 1760–1818), American ship captain
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- William Steuart (Mayor of Baltimore)William Steuart (Mayor of Baltimore)Lieutenant Colonel William Steuart was a wealthy planter in colonial Maryland, and Mayor of Baltimore from 1831 to 1832. He inherited the estate of Dodon in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, from his father, planter and politician George H. Steuart...
- Stewart (name)Stewart (name)Stewart is a Scottish surname and is also used as a masculine given name of pre-7th century Old English origin, derived from stigeweard, the genitive prefix stige meaning "sty", and the suffix weard meaning "guardian" or "warden". An alternative spelling is Stuart. The progenitor of the Stewart...
- William Stuart (disambiguation)
- William G. Stewart Elementary SchoolWilliam G. Stewart Elementary SchoolWilliam G. Stewart Elementary School is a defunct elementary school, which formerly served the western portion of the small city of Minden, the seat of Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana, with public school pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The institution was located at 215 North Middle...