William Kerr
Wikimedia disambiguation page
William Kerr is the name of:
Politics and nobility
William Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian (c. 1605–1675), Scottish nobleman
William Kerr, 2nd Marquess of Lothian (1661–1722), Scottish peer and soldier
William Kerr, 3rd Marquess of Lothian (c. 1690–1767), Scottish nobleman
William Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian (1710–1775), also a Member of Parliament
William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian (1737–1815), British soldier and peer
William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian (1763–1824), son of William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian
Sir William Kerr, 3rd Baronet (died 1716), one of the Scottish representatives to the first Parliament of Great Britain
Sir William Kerr, 4th Baronet (died 1741), of the Kerr baronets
Sir William Kerr, 6th Baronet (died 1755), of the Kerr baronets
William Johnson Kerr (1787–1845), political figure in Upper Canada
William G. Kerr (c. 1814–1861), mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
William Kerr (Canadian politician) (1836–1906), Canadian politician
William Franklin Kerr (1876–1968), journalist and politician in Saskatchewan, Canada
William Kerr (mayor) (1809–1853), mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Military
William Kerr (Royal Navy officer) (fl.
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