William Markham may refer to:
- William Markham (MP) (by 1533-1571), MP for Nottingham (UK Parliament constituency)
- William Markham (bishop) (1710–1807), English scholar and religious figure
- William Markham (Governor) (1635–1704), first acting governor of colonial Pennsylvania
- William Markham (mayor) (1811–1890), Atlanta businessman and mayor
- William H. Markham, Wisconsin politician
Famous quotes containing the words william and/or markham:
“Television does not dominate or insist, as movies do. It is not sensational, but taken for granted. Insistence would destroy it, for its message is so dire that it relies on being the background drone that counters silence. For most of us, it is something turned on and off as we would the light. It is a service, not a luxury or a thing of choice.”
—David Thomson, U.S. film historian. America in the Dark: The Impact of Hollywood Films on American Culture, ch. 8, William Morrow (1977)
“Sprung from the West,
He drank the valorous youth of a new world.
The strength of virgin forests braced his mind,
The hush of spacious prairies stilled his soul.
His words were oaks in acorns; and his thoughts
Were roots that firmly gript the granite truth.”
—Edwin Markham (1852–1940)