William Lawrence may refer to: Public officials and noblemen American William Lawrence (Ohio Democrat) (1814–1895), Democrat; U.S. congressman, 1857–1859 William Lawrence (Ohio Republican) (1819–1899), Republican; U.S. congressman, 1865–1871 and 1873–1877 William A. Lawrence (Wisconsin politician) (1822–1890), American legislator for the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin Senate William Beach Lawrence (1800–1881), lawyer, diplomat, historian and political figure; Rhode Island's lieutenant governor and acting governor in 1851–1852 William Caldwell Anderson Lawrence (died 1860), lawyer and state legislator in Pennsylvania William Miner Lawrence (1861–1935), Assemblyman from New York, 1891 William T. Lawrence (politician) (1788–1859), Whig congressman from New York, 1847–1849 William T. Lawrence (judge) (born 1947), former United States federal judge Australian William Lawrence (Australian politician) (1906–2004), Liberal member of House of Representatives for Wimmera, 1949–1958 English William Lawrence, 14th-century Member of Parliament (MP) for Lancashire William Lawrence I, MP for Winchester William Lawrence, 16th-century MP for Winchester William Lawrence (died 1572), MP for Huntingdonshire Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet (1783–1867), physician; prolific author and philosopher; Serjeant Surgeon to the Queen William Lawrence (London MP) (1818–1897), Liberal Member of Parliament for City of London (1865–1874 and 1880–1885) William Lawrence (Conservative politician) (1844–1935), Conservative Member of Parliament for Liverpool Abercromby (1885–1906) William Lawrence (Ripon MP) (c. 1723–1798), British politician Sir William Lawrence, 3rd Baronet (1870–1934), horticulturalist, hospital administrator and collector; grandson of Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet Sir William Lawrence, 4th Baronet (1913–1986), businessman; served as major in World War II Sir William Lawrence, 5th Baronet (1954–2015), served on Stratford-upon-Avon District Council since 1982 Clergymen William Lawrence (bishop) (1850–1941), American Episcopal bishop of Massachusetts William Appleton Lawrence (1889–1968), American Episcopal bishop of Western Massachusetts, son of the above Film and television personalities W. E. Lawrence (1896–1947), American supporting actor in silent films Bill Lawrence (news personality) (1916–1972), American journalist for The New York Times and ABC News Bill Lawrence (TV producer) (born 1968), American television producer, director, writer and program creator William Matthew Lawrence (born 1981), American television and film actor Others William Dawson Lawrence (1817–1886), successful shipbuilder, businessman and politician William D. Lawrence (ship), an 1874 full-rigged sailing ship William Effingham Lawrence (1781–1841), English-Australian landowner; in Tasmania since 1823; leader in social and educational endeavours Robert William Lawrence (1807–1833), his son, English-Australian botanical enthusiast William Van Duzer Lawrence (1842–1927), American entrepreneur; pharmaceutical and real estate mogul; philanthropist and arts patron William P. Lawrence (1930–2005), American naval aviator who reached the rank of