William Davies (1 February 1824 – 14 August 1890) was an English-born politician, storekeeper, gold miner and mayor in New South Wales, Australia.
He migrated to New South Wales around 1849, becoming a bookkeeper at Goulburn before moving to Melbourne to work for the Argus.
He managed a variety of stores throughout the region and was an alderman at Goulburn from 1859 to 1887, serving four times as mayor.
In 1877 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Argyle, but he did not re-contest in 1880.
[2] Davies helped to lay the foundation stone of Newington at its new campus at Stanmore, New South Wales[3] and became a life member of its council.