William Spinks

William Spinks

William Spinks may refer to:

*William A. Spinks (1865–1933), American billiard champion, co-inventor of modern billiard chalk, oil investor, farmer, and originator of the Spinks avocado variety
*William H. Spinks (1873–1950), Canadian Conservative Party politician and Manitoba legislator


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