William Edward Woodruff (December 24, 1795 – June 19, 1885) was an American politician and publisher who served as the first state treasurer of Arkansas from 1836 to 1838.

[1] William Edward Woodruff was born on December 24, 1795, in Suffolk County, New York.

[2] At age 14, he left formal schooling to become an apprentice for a Mr. Spooner of the Long Island Star in Brooklyn.

The Historic Arkansas Museum with surviving buildings of the period lies two blocks north.

[9][10] Woodruff died in Little Rock on June 19, 1885, and is buried in the historic Mount Holly Cemetery.