English lawyer and compiler of reference works (1821–1895)

The biographical treasury : a dictionary of universal biography / edited by W.L.R. Cates.

Encyclopedia of chronology : historical and biographical / by B.B. Woodward ... and William L.R. Cates.

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The biographical treasury : a dictionary of universal biography / edited by W.L.R. Cates.

Encyclopedia of chronology : historical and biographical / by B.B. Woodward ... and William L.R. Cates.