William Francis Romain (July 15, 1818[1] – after 1869) was a Canadian businessman and politician.
He was a grain merchant[2] and served as reeve of Trafalgar Township as well as serving on the town council and as mayor of Oakville, Ontario.
[1] Romain was born in Quebec City to parents Pere and Elizabeth Romain and was one of eight children in the family.
[1] He then moved to Oakville,[3] and in 1847 married Esther Ann Chisolm, the daughter of William Chisholm.
[2] Romain purchased land from George King Chisholm for development but kept some lakefront property for his own home which he lost in 1869 due to bankruptcy.