William Francis
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William Francis may refer to:
- William B. FrancisWilliam B. FrancisWilliam Bates Francis was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Updegraff, Ohio, Francis attended the public schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1889 and commenced practice in Martins Ferry, Ohio....
(1860–1954), U.S. Representative from Ohio - William D. FrancisWilliam D. FrancisWilliam Douglas Francis was a notable Australian botanist. Born in Bega, New South Wales, at the age of 17 he moved with his father Alfred, and brother Frederick, from Wollongong, New South Wales, where he attended Wollongong Superior Public School, to Kin Kin, Queensland...
(1889–1959), botanist - WiL FrancisWiL FrancisWilliam Roy "Wil" Francis is the lead vocalist of the band Aiden as well as his electronic project William Control. Francis also acts as producer to the band A Midnight Tragedy....
, member of the American post-hardcore band Aiden - Willie FrancisWillie FrancisWillie Francis is best known for being the first recipient of a failed execution by electrocution in the United States. He was a black juvenile offender sentenced to death by electrocution by the state of Louisiana in 1945 for murdering Andrew Thomas, a Cajun pharmacy owner in St...
, convicted murderer - Willie Francis (swimmer)Willie Francis (swimmer)William "Willie" Francis was a Scottish backstroke swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in Dunfermline....
- Bill FrancisBill FrancisWilliam "Bill" L. Francis is an English born Welsh former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, '70s, and '80s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, Wales, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wigan, St. Helens, Oldham, and Salford, playing at , /, i.e...
, rugby league player of the 1960s and 1970s for Wigan, Wales, and Great Britain - Bill Francis (wrestler), son of Ed FrancisEd FrancisEd Francis was a professional wrestler and wrestling promoter in Hawaii in the 1960s. Many wrestlers who came through Hawaii in the '60s and '70s were bound to come across the name Ed Francis...