William Gordon
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British people
- William Gordon, 2nd Earl of AberdeenWilliam Gordon, 2nd Earl of AberdeenWilliam Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen , known between c. 1691 and 1720 as Lord Haddo, was a Scottish peer, Tory politician and Jacobite....
(1679–1745) - William Gordon, 6th Viscount of KenmureWilliam Gordon, 6th Viscount of KenmureWilliam Gordon, 6th Viscount of Kenmure and Lord Lochinvar was a Scottish Jacobite.William Gordon was the only son of Alexander Gordon, 5th Viscount of Kenmure and succeeded his father on his death in 1698, but was not able to inherit his family's property until 1700, because of a protracted law...
(c. 1672–1716), Scottish Jacobite - William Gordon, Lord StrathnaverWilliam Gordon, Lord StrathnaverWilliam Gordon , known by the courtesy title of Lord Strathnaver from 4 March 1703, was a Member of Parliament in Great Britain in 1708. In 1719, the family name was changed to Sutherland, when his father was recognised as the Chief of Clan Sutherland.Lord Strathnaver was the eldest son of John...
(1683–1720), MP for Tain Burghs, judged ineligible to sit because he was the eldest son of a Scottish peer - William Gordon (Bishop of Aberdeen) (died 1577), last of the pre-Reformation bishops of Aberdeen owing allegiance to the Roman Catholic Church
- William Gordon (Bishop of Leeds)
- William Gordon (physician) (1800–1849), physician and Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
- William Gordon (Royal Navy officer) (1785–1858), Scottish vice-admiral, naval commander and politician
- William Eagleson GordonWilliam Eagleson GordonColonel William Eagleson Gordon VC CBE was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
(1866–1941), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross - William Gordon (British Army officer)William Gordon (British Army officer)General William Gordon , of Fyvie, was a British general and courtier. He was several times returned to Parliament by the interest of the Duke of Marlborough, and precipitated a family quarrel with his nephew, the Duke of Gordon, by commandeering a regiment that the latter was raising.He was the...
(1736–1816), British general and politician - William Gordon (Chelsea MP), British Member of Parliament for ChelseaChelsea (UK Parliament constituency)Chelsea was a borough constituency, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1867 for the 1868 general election, when it returned two Members of Parliament , elected by the bloc vote system of election.Under the...
, 1874–1880 - Lord William Gordon (1744–1823), MP for Elginshire, Inverness-shire, and Horsham
- William Gordon (d. 1742), MP for SutherlandSutherland (UK Parliament constituency)Sutherland was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It represented essentially the traditional county of Sutherland, electing one Member of Parliament...
, Cromartyshire and Nairnshire - William Gordon (Portsmouth politician) (1726-1798), MP for PortsmouthPortsmouth (UK Parliament constituency)Portsmouth was a borough constituency based upon the borough of Portsmouth in Hampshire. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.- History :...
- William Gordon (d. 1776) (c. 1735-1776), MP for Rochester
- William Gordon (1744-1823), MP for Inverness-shire, Elginshire and HorshamHorsham (UK Parliament constituency)Horsham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
- William Gordon (1772-1823), MP for WorcesterWorcester (UK Parliament constituency)Worcester is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 1885 it has elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election; from 1295 to 1885 it elected two MPs....
- William Gordon (1818-1894), MP for ChelseaChelsea (UK Parliament constituency)Chelsea was a borough constituency, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1867 for the 1868 general election, when it returned two Members of Parliament , elected by the bloc vote system of election.Under the...
American people
- William Gordon (New Hampshire politician) (1763–1802), United States Representative from New Hampshire
- William Gordon (Ohio politician) (1862–1942), U.S. Representative from Ohio
- William E. GordonWilliam E. GordonWilliam Edward Gordon was a physicist and astronomer. He is referred to as the "father of the Arecibo Observatory"....
(1918-2010), physicist and astronomer, "father of the Arecibo Observatory" - William F. GordonWilliam F. GordonWilliam Fitzhugh Gordon was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Born at "Germanna", a plantation near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Gordon attended Spring Hill Academy, later studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1808, commencing practice at Orange Court House, Virginia...
(1787–1858), U.S. Representative from Virginia - William Washington GordonWilliam Washington GordonWilliam Washington Gordon was an American politician and businessman.Gordon was born in Screven County, Georgia...
(1796–1842), American politician and railroad executive, founder Central of Georgia Railroad and grandfather of Juliette Gordon Low - William Gordon (Bishop of Alaska), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska, 1948–1974
- William J. J. GordonWilliam J. J. GordonWilliam J. J. Gordon was an inventor and psychologist. He is recognized as the creator of a problem solving approach called synectics, which he developed while working in the Invention Design Group of Arthur D. Little....
(1919–2003), inventor and psychologist
Others
- George William GordonGeorge William GordonGeorge William Gordon, National Hero of Jamaica was a Jamaican businessman and politician. On the centenary of his death, he was proclaimed a National Hero of Jamaica. Gordon was the 2nd of 7 children born to a white planter, Joseph Gordon and a mulatto slave, Ann Rattray in April 1815 although...
(1820–1865), Jamaican politician - William James GordonWilliam James GordonWilliam James Gordon VC was a West Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
(1864–1922), West Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross - William Gordon (Australian politician), former Western Australian politician