William Thomson (disambiguation)
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William Thomson may refer to:
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- William Thomson (military officer), American militia captain
- William Thomson, 1st Baron KelvinWilliam Thomson, 1st Baron KelvinWilliam Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin OM, GCVO, PC, PRS, PRSE, was a mathematical physicist and engineer. At the University of Glasgow he did important work in the mathematical analysis of electricity and formulation of the first and second laws of thermodynamics, and did much to unify the emerging...
(1824–1907), UK physicist now usually known as Lord Kelvin - William Thomson (bishop) (1819–1890), Archbishop of York 1862–1890
- William Thomson (musicologist)William Thomson (musicologist)William Thomson was a Scottish folk song collector and singer.He is said to have been the son of Daniel Thomson, one of the king's trumpeters for Scotland. As a boy singer, he sang at a concert - The Feast of St. Cecillia - in 1695. Before 1722, he had settled in London, and according to Charles...
(fl. 1695–1753), Scottish folk song collector and singer - William Alexander ThomsonWilliam Alexander ThomsonWilliam Alexander Thomson was a Canadian author, railway promoter and political figure. He represented Welland in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1878 as a Liberal member....
, Canadian author and politician - Sir William Thomson (Solicitor General), Solicitor General for England and Wales 1717–1720
- William Ennis ThomsonWilliam Ennis ThomsonWilliam Ennis Thomson is an American music educator at the collegiate level, music theorist, composer, former Music School Dean and Professor at the Thornton School of Music, University of Southern California – 1980–1992)...
(b. 1924), music school dean – USC, music theorist, music educator, composer - William McKenzie ThomsonWilliam McKenzie ThomsonWilliam McKenzie Thomson MC, DFC was a Canadian First World War flying ace, officially credited with 26 victories.-Military Cross:"T./Lt. William MacKenzie Thomson, R.A.F....
, Canadian World War I pilot - W. H. Seward ThomsonW. H. Seward ThomsonW. H. Seward Thomson was a United States federal judge.Born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Thomson attended Washington and Jefferson College, and Marshall College in Huntington, West Virginia before reading law to enter the bar in 1880...
(1856-1932), U.S. federal judge - William Mitchell-Thomson, 1st Baron SelsdonWilliam Mitchell-Thomson, 1st Baron SelsdonWilliam Lowson Mitchell-Thomson, 1st Baron Selsdon KBE PC , known as Sir William Mitchell-Thomson, 2nd Baronet, from 1918 to 1932, was a British politician....
, British politician
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- Bill ThomsonBill ThomsonWilliam Ferguson Thomson was an ice hockey player who was born in Troon, Scotland. He represented Canada in the 1936 Winter Olympics, winning the silver medal...
(1914–1993), Canadian ice hockey player - Billy ThomsonBilly ThomsonWilliam 'Billy' Marshall Thomson is a Scottish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper and is a goalkeeping coach with Kilmarnock.-Career:...
(born 1958), Scottish footballer - William Thompson (disambiguation)