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• Sir William Williams ( 1634- 1700) was a lawyer, MP for Chester and later for Beaumaris, and the first Welshman to become Speaker of the House of Commons, a post which he held from 1680 to 1685. A critic of King James II, he was nevertheless appointed Solicitor-General after a dispute with fellow Welshman Judge Jeffreys. He helped to draft the Declaration of Rights. Williams was knighted in 1687 and created a baronet in 1688.

• William Williams Pantycelyn (1717-1791) was a religious leader and hymnwriter.

• William Williams ( 8 April 1731 - 2 August 1811) was an American patriot and a signer of the Declaration of IndependenceThe Declaration of Independence is a document in which the Thirteen Colonies declared themselves independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain and explained their justifications for doing so. It was ratified by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776; this.

• William Williams of Wern ( 1781Events January 5 American Revolutionary War: Richmond, Virginia is burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold. January 30 Articles of Confederation ratified by 13th state, Maryland. January William Pitt the Younger, later Prime Minister, enters- 18401840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January 3 One of the predecessor papers to the Herald Sun of Melbourne, Australia, The Port Phillip Herald is founded by George Cavanaugh. January 10 Uniform penny postage) was an Independent minister, the promoter of the "General Union" movement of 1834Events January 1 Abolition of customs charges at borders within Germany. January 3 The government of Mexico imprisons Stephen F. Austin in Mexico City March 6 York, Upper Canada is incorporated as Toronto. March 18 The Tolpuddle Martyrs, six Dorset farm l. He was one of three "giants of the Welsh pulpit", along with John Elias and Christmas Evans .

• William Williams ( 1788Events January 1 First edition of The Times previously The Daily Universal Register was published. January 2 Georgia ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 4th U. January 9 Connecticut ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes t- 18651865 is a common year starting on Sunday. Events January 31 American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief. February 17 American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina burns as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forc) was a Welsh businessman based in LondonLondon is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England, and with over seven million inhabitants in the Greater London area, is the second-most populous conurbation in Europe (after Moscow). From being Londinium the capital of the Roman province of Bri. As RadicalRadical is derived from the Latin word radix which means "pertaining to the root(s)". In various fields of endeavor, it can mean: in sociology: one who advocates thoroughgoing analysis or change "at the root" in politics: can refer to (an extremist) a sup MP for Coventry (1835-1847) and Lambeth (1850-1865), he was critical of the state of Welsh education and instigated the Commission which made its controversial report in 1847 (the Treason of the Blue Books ). His own bequest was used to promote university education in Wales.

• Sir William Fenwick Williams (1800-1883) was a Canadian-born British military leader.

• William Williams ( 1808- 1872), known as "Red Stag" (in Welsh, "Carw Coch") was proprietor of the Stag Inn at Trecynon , from which he derived his nickname. He was a local politician, one of the society of "Free Enquirers" at Aberdare, subsequently known as the "Cymreigyddion of Carw Coch".

• William Williams ( 1832- 1900) was a Welsh veterinary surgeon, founder of the New Veterinary College in Edinburgh (1871) and author of several standard works on veterinary science.

• William Williams (bardic name, "Crwys") ( 1875- 1968) was a Welsh language poet, three times winner of the Crown at the National Eisteddfod of Wales and later Archdruid (1939-1947). His best-known works include " Ednyfed Fychan " (1910) and "Dysgub y Dail".

• William Carlos Williams ( 1883 - 1963) was an American poet.

• William Williams (VC)
• William Charles Williams

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• William Appleman Williams ( 1921 - 1990) was an American revisionist historian.

• William Edward Williams ( 1943 - ) is an American Naval aviator.