William Alexander Ekwall (June 14, 1887 – October 16, 1956) was an American politician, lawyer, and journalist who served one term as a United States representative from Oregon from 1935 to 1937.

[1][3] During World War I, Ekwall served in the United States Army as a private in the Infantry, attending the Central Officers Training School in 1918.

He was challenged by Nan Wood Honeyman, a Portland community activist and family friend of President and Mrs.

[10][11] Following his loss, Ekwall returned to his Portland law practice, serving as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1940.

[3] Ekwall was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 19, 1942, to a seat on the United States Customs Court vacated by Judge Walter Howard Evans.