William A. Durant (March 18, 1866 – August 1, 1948) was a Choctaw politician in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

Born in Bennington, in Indian Territory, on March 18, 1866, he was the son of Sylvester Durant, a Presbyterian minister, and Martha Robinson.

Durant's role was to give away the bride, Miss Indian Territory, to the groom.

[2] Enacted March 6, 1909, the legislation initially created an education institution that offered four years of high school and junior college.

[4] He continued to serve in the 4th Oklahoma Legislature and served as Speaker Pro Tempore in the 5th Oklahoma Legislature, when a special session was called to address the United States Supreme Court decision on Jim Crow laws.