William Foster Cockshutt (October 17, 1855 – November 22, 1939) was a Canadian politician.

He worked for a produce firm and in a tea warehouse in England before returning to Ontario and entering the family business in partnership with his brother James.

He was president of the Cockshutt Plow Company from 1885 until 1888, stepping in after his brother's death from tuberculosis at 34 years of age.

[2] Cockshutt was an unsuccessful candidate in the federal riding of Brant South in 1887.

He was an honorary colonel of the 125th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force.