Lieutenant-General Sir William Myers, 1st Baronet (ca.
1 March 1750/51–29 July 1805) was a British soldier, born in Whitehaven.
His mother was Jean Graham, cousin to the 3rd Duke of Montrose.
His army career included service in the 26th Foot (Major, 13 May 1781); in the 15th Foot (Lieutenant-Colonel, 14 February 1786); in North America (brevet Colonel, May 1793); as Deputy Quartermaster-General in Leeward Islands, 1793; as Quartermaster-General on staff, November 1794; and subsequently as Major-General, 14 May 1796;[1] and finally Lieutenant-General.
He was also the first Colonel of the 2nd West India Regiment when that was established in 1795 in Martinique.