William Miles Chick (August 31, 1794 – April 7, 1847) is an American businessman and pioneer, who was one of the earliest settlers and the first postmaster of Kansas City, Missouri.

In 1836, he moved to Kansas City and bought a 2-story log cabin from John Calvin McCoy.

[1] In 1845, Chick became the first postmaster of Kansas City, serving until his death of pneumonia on April 7, 1847.

[3] After his death, his son Washington Henry Chick became the second postmaster of Kansas City.

[6] Chick's great-granddaughter was Dorothy McKibbin, a manager of the Manhattan Project.