William Garvie (1837 – December 15, 1872) was a lawyer, journalist and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada.
He was born in the West Indies, the son of John Garvie, of Scottish descent, and came to Halifax with his parents.
In 1863, with Edmund Mortimer McDonald, he founded the Halifax Citizen, a newspaper opposed to Confederation.
In 1866, Garvie retired from the paper, studied law at Lincoln's Inn and was called to the bar there in 1869.
The following year, he was named commissioner of public works and mines in the province's Executive Council.