William McTaggart Dorsey (1813 – 16 May 1878) was an English-born Australian medical practitioner who played an active role in the development of Ipswich.
Finding little success, he moved to Sydney later in the year and was certified to practise medicine; he settled at Bathurst.
[1] Dorsey also expanded his own pastoral holdings, purchasing land around Moreton Bay and further afield.
In 1865 he became government medical officer for the local immigration depot and departments of railway and police.
Persistent attempts to increase his salary and working conditions failed, and he soon focused instead on his private practice.