William Henry Washington (February 7, 1813 – August 12, 1860) was a Whig U.S.
Born near Goldsboro, North Carolina, he graduated from Yale College in 1834, where he was a member of Skull and Bones.
He was elected as a Whig to the 27th United States Congress in 1840, and served a single term before declining re-election.
Following his term in Congress, Washington served in the North Carolina House of Commons in 1843 and 1846 and in the North Carolina Senate in 1848, 1850, and 1852.
After his time in politics, he returned to law and died in New Bern in 1860.