William Melville Drennan (November 15, 1853[1] – May 28, 1900[2]) was a merchant and politician in Ontario, Canada.
[3] The son of Samuel Trangott Drennan, a native of Ireland, he was born in Kingston.
Canada West, and was educated at the Kingston College Institute.
Drennan joined the Princess of Wales Own Rifles in 1863, serving as an Ensign during the Fenian Raids of 1870 for which he received the Canada General Service Medal.
He then served as a Captain in the Kingston Field Battery.