George Williams
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Politicians
- George Williams (UK politician)George Williams (UK politician)Lieutenant-Colonel George Williams was a British army officer and Liberal politician. Although Williams was of Welsh descent, he was born in St Johns, Newfoundland, where his father was lord chief justice of the province....
(1765–1850), British army officer and Liberal politician - George Henry WilliamsGeorge Henry WilliamsGeorge Henry Williams was an American judge and politician. He served as Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, was the 32nd Attorney General of the United States, and served one term in the United States Senate...
(1823–1910), United States Attorney General and a United States senator from Oregon - George Washington WilliamsGeorge Washington WilliamsGeorge Washington Williams was an American Civil War veteran, minister, politician and historian. Shortly before his death he travelled to King Leopold II's Congo Free State and his open letter to Leopold about the suffering of the region's inhabitants at the hands of Leopold's agents, helped to...
(1849–1891), author and Ohio state legislator - George F. WilliamsGeorge F. WilliamsGeorge Fred Williams was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Dedham, Massachusetts, Williams attended private schools, and was graduated from the Dedham High School in 1868 and from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1872.He studied at the Universities of Heidelberg and...
(1852–1932), United States representative from Massachusetts - George Williams (Michigan politician) (born 1869), Michigan state senator
- George Howard WilliamsGeorge Howard WilliamsGeorge Howard Williams was a U.S. Senator from Missouri from 1925 to 1926. He served as a Republican. He received his LLB from Washington University in St. Louis in 1897. He was born in California, Missouri, and died in Sarasota, Florida.-External links:*...
(1871–1963), U.S. senator from Missouri - George S. WilliamsGeorge S. WilliamsGeorge Short Williams was an American office administrator and politician from Millsboro, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, who served as U.S. Representative from Delaware....
(1877–1961), U.S. representative from Delaware - George Hara WilliamsGeorge Hara WilliamsGeorge Hara Williams was a farmer activist and politician. Born in Binscarth, Manitoba, Williams attended Manitoba Agricultural College after serving in World War I...
(1894–1945), Saskatchewan politician
American football
- George Williams (American football)George Williams (American football)George Williams was an American football coach in the United States. He is one of the few college-level coaches to have coached an entire season of eight or more games without a victory...
, head coach at Kansas Wesleyan University
Baseball
- George Williams (Negro Leagues infielder), African American baseball player, Cuban Giants from 1885
- George Williams (catcher)George Williams (catcher)George Erik Williams , is a retired professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues from -. He played for the Oakland Athletics and San Diego Padres.-External links:...
(born 1969), American baseball player - George Williams (infielder)George Williams (infielder)George Williams was an American infielder/outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a second baseman for three different teams between the and seasons. Listed at , , Williams batted and threw right-handed...
(1939–2009), American baseball player
Football (soccer)
- George Williams (footballer born 1862), Chirk F.C. and Wales international footballer
- George Williams (footballer born 1879), Wrexham A.F.C., West Bromwich Albion F.C. and Wales international footballer
- George Williams (footballer born 1995)George Williams (footballer born 1995)George Christopher Williams is a footballer who plays for Football League One side Milton Keynes Dons. On 12 November 2011, Williams made his début in the FA Cup victory over Nantwich Town briefly becoming MK Dons' youngest ever player, before scoring his first professional goal making him the...
, Milton Keynes Dons F.C. footballer - Geraint WilliamsGeraint WilliamsDavid Geraint Williams is a former professional footballer who also played for Wales. He has also managed Colchester United and Leyton Orient.- Career :...
(born 1962), Welsh football manager nicknamed George
Other
- George Augustus WilliamsGeorge Augustus Williams-Life and work:Williams was born in St Marylebone, London, the third son of painter Edward Williams and Ann Hildebrandt.George Augustus painted riverscapes of the Thames, moonlit landscapes, seascapes and views of Kent, Wales and elsewhere...
(1814–1901), British landscape painter - George Williams (YMCA)George Williams (YMCA)Sir George Williams , was the founder of the YMCA.Williams was born on a farm in Dulverton, Somerset, England. As a young man, he described himself as a "careless, thoughtless, godless, swearing young fellow" but eventually became a devout Christian.He went to London and worked in a draper's shop...
(1821–1905), English founder of the YMCA - George Washington Williams (naval officer)George Washington Williams (naval officer)-Navy career:Williams graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1890. He served the required two years of sea duty in Pensacola, before he was commissioned an ensign on 1 July 1892.-Turn-of-the-century assignments:...
(1869–1925), US Navy officer - George Hopkins Williams IIGeorge Hopkins Williams IIGeorge Hopkins Williams II was in insurance executive who created the George H. Williams World War I Aviation Collection at McDermott Library at The University of Texas at Dallas....
(1915–2006), aviation history collector - George Williams (1917–1988), arranger/composer for big bands, The Jackie Gleason ShowThe Jackie Gleason ShowThe Jackie Gleason Show is the name of a series of popular American network television shows that starred Jackie Gleason, which ran from 1952 to 1970.-Cavalcade of Stars:...
- George H. Williams (educator)George H. Williams (educator)George Howard Williams, , was a former president of American University . Williams received a BA from Hofstra University and a law degree from New York University, where he became an instructor of law in 1948 and eventually executive vice president...
(1918–2003), president of American University - George Huntston WilliamsGeorge Huntston WilliamsGeorge Huntston Williams American professor of Unitarian theology and historian of the Socinian movement. He was among the original Editorial Advisors of the scholarly journal Dionysius.-Works:...
(1914–2000), professor of Unitarian history at Harvard University - George C. WilliamsGeorge C. WilliamsProfessor George Christopher Williams was an American evolutionary biologist.Williams was a professor emeritus of biology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He was best known for his vigorous critique of group selection. The work of Williams in this area, along with W. D...
(1926–2010), American biologist - George Clark WilliamsGeorge Clark WilliamsSir George Clark Williams , was a Queen's Counsel and Justice of the Peace.He held the honorary title of Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire from 1949 until 1953....
(1878–1958), Queen's Counsel and Justice of the Peace - George Williams (lawyer) (born 1969), Australian legal academic, author and political candidate
- George Williams (died 1882), leader of the Church of the Firstborn (Morrisite)Church of the Firstborn (Morrisite)The Church of the Firstborn was a sect of the Latter Day Saint movement that formed as an offshoot of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1861 and was involved in the Morrisite War...
who identified himself as a reincarnation of the prophet Cainan - George Williams (Desperate Housewives)
- George Emlyn WilliamsEmlyn WilliamsGeorge Emlyn Williams, CBE , known as Emlyn Williams, was a Welsh dramatist and actor.-Biography:He was born into a Welsh-speaking, working class family in Mostyn, Flintshire....
(1905–1987), Welsh dramatist and actor
Places
- Sir George Williams Campus of Concordia University (formerly Sir George Williams University, previously Sir George Williams College)