William Ferguson Slemons (March 15, 1830 – December 10, 1918) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.

Born in Dresden, Tennessee, Slemons attended Bethel College.

In the Fall of 1864, while fighting in Kansas, Slemons had his horse shot out from under him, and he and a large part of his regiment were captured.

For the remainder of the war, he was held captive by Union forces.

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