William Andrus (September 27, 1806 – March 10, 1884) was an American coach driver, farmer, and politician from New York.
After finishing school, he returned to Malone and initially worked as a clerk in Jonathan Stearns' store.
He soon left the job and worked for Jonathan Thompson, driving a mail coach between Plattsburgh and Ogdensburg until 1832.
[3] He also worked as a farmer and sold village lots from large tracts of land his father owned.
In 1860, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing Franklin County.