William Henry Chaloner (1914 – 1987) was an English social and economic historian who was Editor and Treasurer of the Chetham Society and Editor of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society.
Chaloner was Professor of Economic History at the University of Manchester.
[3] He was also involved in the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society as Council Member (from 1951) and Editor (1954–86).
[4] Chaloner was also a Governor of the Hulme Grammar School in Oldham.
Volumes in his honour were published after his death by both the Chetham Society (Palatine Studies, 1993) and the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society (Transactions, volume 85 in 1988).