William Burleigh (October 24, 1785 – July 2, 1827) was a United States representative from Maine.
He moved with his parents to Gilmanton, New Hampshire, in 1788 where he attended the common schools and taught for several years.
He then studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1815 and commenced practice in South Berwick, Maine.
He served as chairman of Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury for the Nineteenth Congress.
His son was the later Maine state legislator and U.S. Congressional Representative, John Holmes Burleigh.