William Sheffield may refer to:
- William Sheffield (fl.1407-1421) for Rutland (UK Parliament constituency)
- William Sheffield (died 1646), MP for Hedon, 1614 and Thirsk (UK Parliament constituency), 1624
- William Sheffield (judge)
- William J. Sheffield (born 1928), American politician
- William Paine Sheffield, Sr., U.S. Representative and Senator from Rhode Island
- William Paine Sheffield, Jr., U.S. Representative from Rhode Island
Famous quotes containing the word paine:
“Each man too is a tyrant in tendency, because he would impose his idea on others; and their trick is their natural defence. Jesus would absorb the race; but Tom Paine or the coarsest blasphemer helps humanity by resisting this exuberance of power.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)