William H. Boner (January 23, 1863 – February 7, 1925) was a Washington State politician and lumber businessman.

His father, Henry Boner, was an emigrant from Indiana who came to Milan and worked there as a merchant and postmaster.

The family lived on a farm, and later moved to town so the children could receive secondary education.

While attending school, Boner worked at the post office assisting his father, and later went to study at a commercial college in Burlington, Iowa.

In 1889, Boner came to the Pacific coast, and a year later took a position with the Northwestern Lumber Company in Hoquiam, Washington.

The mills supplied lumber yards in other states, including Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, South Dakota, and Minnesota.

[10] Besides the lumber business, Boner was a Republican member of the South Bend Council, elected in 1892.