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  • Thumbnail for William Smith (lexicographer)
    Sir William Smith (20 May 1813 – 7 October 1893) was an English lexicographer. He became known for his advances in the teaching of Greek and Latin in...
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  • Hobart and William Smith Colleges are private liberal arts colleges in Geneva, New York. They trace their origins to Geneva Academy established in 1797...
    61 KB (7,788 words) - 16:16, 9 January 2025
  • or Billy Smith may refer to: William Smith (Master of Clare College, Cambridge) (1556–1615), English academic William Smith (antiquary) (c. 1653–1735),...
    27 KB (3,621 words) - 12:13, 11 January 2025
  • Thumbnail for William Smith (mariner)
    William Smith (c. 1790–1847) was an English captain born in Blyth, Northumberland, who discovered the South Shetland Islands, an archipelago off the Graham...
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  • Thumbnail for William Smith (Latter Day Saints)
    William Smith (also found as William B. Smith) (March 13, 1811 – November 13, 1893) was a leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and one of the original...
    21 KB (1,961 words) - 21:16, 8 January 2025
  • Thumbnail for William Smith O'Brien
    William Smith O'Brien (Irish: Liam Mac Gabhann Ó Briain; 17 October 1803 – 18 June 1864) was an Irish nationalist Member of Parliament (MP) and a leader...
    23 KB (2,408 words) - 03:09, 21 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for William Smith (actor)
    "William Smith, Action Star Known for His Onscreen Brawls, Dies at 88". New York Times. Retrieved July 12, 2021. Erickson, Hal (2016). "William Smith"...
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  • Thumbnail for William Smith (Virginia governor)
    her cousin and husband Caleb Smith. His maternal grandfather (also William Smith) served in the local militia and was wounded in Lord Dunmore's War....
    17 KB (1,767 words) - 23:44, 19 December 2024
  • Thumbnail for William S. Mesick
    William Smith Mesick (August 26, 1856 – December 1, 1942) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Mesick was born in Newark, New York and attended...
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  • Thumbnail for Samuel W. Smith
    Samuel William Smith (August 23, 1852 – June 19, 1931), was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was born in Independence Township and attended...
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  • Thumbnail for William Smith (geologist)
    and he and his siblings were raised by his uncle, a farmer also named William Smith. Largely self-educated, Smith was intelligent and observant, read widely...
    27 KB (3,281 words) - 06:36, 25 December 2024
  • Sidney Smith (legal writer) (1804–1871), English legal writer John William Smith (legal writer) (1809–1845), English barrister and legal writer John...
    26 KB (3,565 words) - 18:40, 1 January 2025
  • Thumbnail for William Smith (South Carolina politician, born 1762)
    William Smith (c. 1762 – June 26, 1840) was an American politician from the state of South Carolina. He served two terms as a Senator in the United States...
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    Scottish Ballet is the national ballet company of Scotland and one of the five leading ballet companies of the United Kingdom, alongside the Royal Ballet...
    14 KB (852 words) - 09:25, 13 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Bill Smith (swimmer)
    William Melvin Smith Jr. (May 16, 1924 – February 8, 2013) was an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and a former world record-holder...
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  • Thumbnail for William S. O'Brien (American politician)
    William Smith O'Brien (January 8, 1862 – August 10, 1948) was a lawyer and Democratic politician from West Virginia who served as a United States representative...
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  • Thumbnail for George William Smith (politician)
    George William Smith (1762 – December 26, 1811) was a Virginia lawyer and politician who served several terms in the Virginia House of Delegates and was...
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  • Thumbnail for George William Smith (sportsman)
    George William Smith (20 September 1874 – 7 December 1954) was a New Zealand sportsman who excelled at track and field as well as both codes of rugby...
    13 KB (1,218 words) - 23:33, 15 December 2024
  • Thumbnail for William S. King
    William Smith King (December 16, 1828 – February 24, 1900) was a Republican U.S. Representative for Minnesota from March 4, 1875, to March 3, 1877. He...
    15 KB (1,274 words) - 09:34, 9 December 2024
  • Thumbnail for William Smith (Episcopal priest)
    William Smith (September 7, 1727 – May 14, 1803) was an Episcopal priest who served as first provost of the College of Philadelphia, which became the...
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