William Crawford (5 May 1780 – 27 April 1843) was a British Liberal Party politician who represented the City of London in the 19th century.
He bought the estate of Pippbrook, near Dorking, Surrey in 1817 and made it his country home.
[7] In 1832 he stood unsuccessfully for parliament at Brighton at the general election in 1832, the first after the Reform Act.
He was returned as Member of Parliament for the City of London in August 1833, and sat until he lost the seat in the Tory swing of June 1841.
He was in favour of the abolition of the window tax and opposed the Corn Laws and short parliaments.