William Fields

Article summary

William Fields may refer to: * William J. Fields, U.S. Representative and Governor of Kentucky * William M. Fields, American qualitative investigator studying language, culture, and tools in non-human primates * William Fields (rower), American rower and Olympic gold medalist * William C. Fields (1804–1882), U.S. Representative from New York * William A. Feilds (died 1898), American legislator in the Tennessee House of Representatives * William Fields (politician) (~1810–1858), a Texan politician and author from North Carolina * William Fields (Canadian football), a former professional Canadian football player and current coach

Key claims

1. date of death: 1898 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1180428151