William C. Andrews

{{short description|American politician}}

{{For|the British film set designer|William C. Andrews (art director)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name =William C. Andrews

|image =William C Andrews.jpg

|caption= Andrews in 1972

|state_house =Florida

|district = 27th

|term_start =November 7, 1972

|term_end =November 7, 1978

|preceded = Frank Carlucci

|succeeded = Jon L. Mills

|state_house2=Florida

|district2= 31st

|term2=1967– November 7, 1972

|preceded2= district created

|succeeded2= J. Hyatt Brown

|state_house3=Florida

|district3= Alachua-Gilchrist-Putnam

|term3= 1966 - 1967

|birth_name=

|birth_date = {{birth date|1934|1|24}}

|birth_place =Tampa, Florida, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|2021|03|04|1934|01|24}}

|death_place =

|party = Democratic

|occupation=attorney

|spouse =

|children =

|relations=

|religion=

|residence=Gainesville, Florida

|alma_mater=

}}

William C. "Bill" Andrews (January 24, 1934 – March 4, 2021) was an American politician in the state of Florida.

Andrews was born in Tampa, Florida. He attended the University of Florida's Warrington College of Business Administration, receiving a degree in business administration in 1955. He later attended the University of Florida Law School and earned a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree in 1958. In college, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He married Dodie Platt and has three children.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9kYTAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Andrews,+William+C%22+|title=The Florida Handbook|date=May 25, 1970|publisher=Peninsular Publishing Company|via=Google Books}} Andrews served as a Democrat in the Florida House of Representatives from 1967 to November 7, 1972, representing the 31st district, and from November 7, 1972, to November 7, 1978, this time representing the 27th district.{{cite web|url=http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/FileStores/Web/HouseContent/Approved/Public%20Guide/Uploads/Documents/house_counties_final.pdf |title=Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County, 1845-2012 |author=Ward, Robert L. / Florida House of Representatives |year=2011 |publisher= |accessdate=December 11, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/fefdl/florida/House19672001.html|title=House of Representatives|publisher=|accessdate=29 November 2014}} In 1978, he received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the Warrington College of Business Administration.{{cite web |url=http://warrington.ufl.edu/alumni/distinguished.asp |title=Distinguished Alumni - Alumni, Donors & Friends - Warrington College of Business Administration |website=warrington.ufl.edu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512150934/http://warrington.ufl.edu/alumni/distinguished.asp |archive-date=2012-05-12}}

Andrews died on March 4, 2021, at the age of 87.{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/gainesville/name/william-andrews-obituary?id=6966913|title=William Andrews Obituary (1934-2021)|work=The Gainesville Sun|date=March 5, 2021|access-date=February 3, 2024}}