William Harrison
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William Harrison may refer to:
William Henry Harrison (1773–1841), ninth president of the United States in 1841
Politicians
William Harrison (Canadian politician) (1834–1922), saddlemaker, historian and reeve of Richmond Hill, Ontario
William Harrison (MP) (baptised 1619 –1643), English Member of Parliament and Royalist soldier
William Harrison Jr. (c. 1750–1789), delegate for Maryland in the U.S. Continental Congress of 1786 and 1787
William A. Harrison (1795–1870), Virginia politician, West Virginia founder and Supreme Court Justice
William Alistair Harrison (born 1954), governor of Anguilla
William B. Harrison (1889–1948), mayor of Louisville, Kentucky
William C. Harrison, chairman of North Carolina board of education
William H. Harrison (Wyoming politician) (1894–1991), Wyoming politician in the state house of representatives
William Henry Harrison III (1896–1990), American politician who served as a Republican U.S. representative from Wyoming
William Henry Harrison (Canadian politician) (1880–1955), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
William Henry Harrison (Georgia politician) (fl. 1843–1871), state legislator from Hancock County, Georgia
William Henry Harrison (New Zealand politician) (1831–1879), New Zealand politician
Bill Harrison (politician), mayor of Fremont, California
Sportsmen
Association football (soccer)
William Harrison (footballer, born 1858) (1858–1890), English footballer
William Harrison (Welsh footballer) (1872–1920), Wrexham F.C. and Wales international footballer
Billy Harrison (footballer, born 1886) (William Ewart Harrison, 1886–1948), English football player
Billy Harrison (footballer, born 1901) (William Harrison, 1901–1984), English football player
Cricket
William Harrison (cricketer, born 1838) (1838–1912), English cricketer and British Army officer
William Harrison (cricketer, born 1866) (William Henry Harrison, 1866–1936), English cricketer
William Hendy Harrison (1863–1939), English cricketer
William Harrison (cricketer, born 1875) (1875–1937), English cricketer and High Sheriff of Staffordshire
Other sports
Bill Harrison (ice hockey), American ice hockey coach
Billy Harrison (Australian footballer) (1884–1964), Australian rules footballer
Billy Harrison (rugby league) (William Rapihana Harrison, 1938–2021), rugby league footballer of the 1960s for New Zealand, and Wellington
Will Harrison (rugby union) (born 1999), Australian fly-half
Clergymen
William Harrison (Archpriest of England) (c. 1553–1621), English Roman Catholic priest
William Harrison (bishop) (1837–1920), Anglican bishop
William Harrison (priest) (1534–1593), English clergyman and author
William P. Harrison (1830–1895), Methodist minister and theologian, Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
Servicemen
William Harrison (sea captain) (1812–1860), British merchant navy officer
William H. Harrison (USMC) (1896–1955), United States Marine Corps general
William Hardin Harrison (1933–2024), U.S. Army lieutenant general
William Kelly Harrison (1870–1928), U.S. Navy officer and Medal of Honor recipient
William Kelly Harrison Jr. (1895–1987), U.S. Army officer
William Leeming Harrison (1897–1960), Canadian fighter ace in World War I
Businessmen
William B. Harrison Jr.
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