served as the fourth Bishop of Southern Virginia William Adams Brown, American minister, professor and philanthropist William Francis Brown (1862–1951), bishop, see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark Engineers William Liston Brown (1842–1929), American industrialist William C. Brown (1916–1999), American electrical engineer William F. Brown (engineer) (1919–2010), American welding engineer William Brown (bridge designer) (1928–2005), English structural engineer, bridge designer William Brown (mining engineer) (1717–1782), English mining engineer, waggonway designer and steam engine builder Military people William Brown (British Army officer) (1922–1984), commander of the Gilgit Scouts during the Partition of India William Brown (soldier) (1759–1808), American Revolutionary War soldier William Brown (Royal Navy officer) (1764–1814), British Royal Navy admiral William Brown (admiral) (1777–1857), or Guillermo Brown, Irish-Argentine Navy admiral William Brown (sailor) (birth name unknown), Black woman who briefly served in the Royal Navy in 1815, disguised as a man William A. Brown (admiral) (born 1958), vice admiral in the United States Navy William H. Brown (Medal of Honor) (1836–1896), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient William Henry Brown (aviator) (1894–1969), Canadian World War I flying ace William Maurice Brown (1910–1975), New Zealand Lt. Colonel; first principal of Faujdarhat Cadet College William Gustavus Brown (1809–1883), commander of British troops in China and Hong Kong William Perry Brown Jr. (1923–1952), American Marine and recipient of two Navy Crosses Politicians and diplomats Australia William Brown (New South Wales politician) (1867–1954), member of the New South Wales Parliament William Brown (Tasmanian politician) (1840–1926), Australian politician William Villiers Brown (1843–1915), Queensland politician United Kingdom Sir William Brown, 1st Baronet, of Richmond Hill (1784–1864), British merchant and banker, MP for South Lancashire 1846–1859 William Brown (MP for Gloucester), in 1341, MP for Gloucester William Brown (MP for Bedford), in 1397, MP for Bedford W. J. Brown (trade unionist) (William John Brown, 1896–1960), MP for Rugby 1942–1950 William Robson Brown (1900–1975), UK Conservative politician, MP for Esher 1950–1970 Oliver Brown (Scottish activist) (William Oliver Brown, 1903–1976), Scottish nationalist activist William Brown (Northern Ireland politician) (born 1930), Northern Irish unionist politician, MPA for South Down 1982–1986 Sir William Slater Brown (Lord Provost), Scottish businessman and Lord Provost of Edinburgh United States William Brown (congressman) (1779–1833), U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1819–1821 William Brown (Illinois politician) (1819–1891), member of the Illinois House of Representatives William Brown (Massachusetts judge) (1737–1802), Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature William Anderson Brown (1861–1940), lawyer, member of the Minnesota