William B. Britton (January 8, 1829 – December 19, 1910) was an American merchant and Republican politician.
He served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Rock County, and was a Union Army officer throughout the American Civil War.
[1] Britton was born on January 8, 1829, in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
Early on in the American Civil War, Britton enlisted in the Union Army.
Britton eventually achieved the rank of colonel and assumed command of the regiment.