William Winter
William Forrest Winter (born
February 21,
1923) is a
Mississippi politician. He served as governor of Mississippi from 1980 to 1984 as a
Democrat. After finishing his term, he unsuccessfully ran for the United States
Senate that year against Republican incumbent
Thad Cochran.
William Winter (
1898-
1955) was a British
chess player. He won the
British Chess Championship in 1935 and 1936, and beat a number of the world's top players including
Aron Nimzowitsch,
Milan Vidmar and
David Bronstein.