William Walton (1706–1768) was an American merchant and politician. The son of Captain William and Mary (Santford) Walton, he followed his father into the shipping and mercantile business and became a prominent figure in the colony of New York, serving as a member of the New York General Assembly (1751–58) and of the Governor's Council (1758–68). He was one of the founders and a trustee of the New York Society Library and a member of the Board of Trade from 1758 until his death in 1768.
- Occupation
- businessperson, slave trader
- Born
- 1706
- Died
- 1768
