Rev. William Lister (d. 1778) was a member of the class of 1734 at Doddridge's academy in Northampton. He ministered to Independent congregations at Banbury (1739), Jewin Street, London (1739-43), and at Ware (1743-78). He subscribed to Volume 1 of Doddridge's Family Expositor in 1739, listed at that time in Banbury, and to Volume 4 in 1753 from Ware.