William Wake (disambiguation)

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William Wake (1657–1737) was an English priest and the archbishop of Canterbury 1716 until his death in 1737.

William Wake was a priest in the Church of England and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1716 until his death in 1737.

William Wake may also refer to:

Sir William Wake, 8th Baronet (1742–1785), British politician
William Wake (cricketer) (1852–1896), English cricketer
William Wake (governor), governor of Bombay, 1742–1750
William Wake (sailor), captain of the British trading schooner, Prince William Henry, Wake Island is named after him

Sir William Wake, 8th Baronet (1742–1785), was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1784.

William Robert Wake was an English amateur first-class cricketer, who played three matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1881.

William Wake was the governor of Bombay during the British Raj from 26 November 1742 to 17 November 1750. Father of Margaret Wake Tryon, wife of William Tryon, who was the governor of the Province of North Carolina (1765–1771) and the Province of New York (1771–1780).

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