William A. Crombie (April 20, 1844 - January 3, 1914) was a businessman and local government official in Burlington, Vermont.

[1][2] Crombie was active in Burlington's politics and government as a Republican[1] and attended several city and Chittenden County conventions as a delegate.

[5] In 1886, Crombie was appointed aide-de-camp with the rank of colonel on the military staff of Governor Ebenezer J. Ormsbee, and he served until 1888.

[6] In 1889 he was elected to a one-year term as mayor of Burlington, an office previously held by George Morse.

[1] He was nominated unanimously by Burlington's Republican Party[7] and in the general election he defeated Democratic nominee Seneca Haselton by 1126 votes (61.5%) to 705 (38.5%).

[1] A partial list includes The Union League Club, Lumbermen's Club of New York City, West Side Republican Club, Sons of the American Revolution, Vermont Society of New York City, Lake Champlain Association, Burlington YMCA, Burlington Young Men's Association, and Merchants' Association of New York City.