William Reeves (10 February 1825 – 4 April 1891) was a New Zealand 19th century journalist and politician.

[1] He represented the Avon electorate from an 1867 by-election to 1868, when he resigned[2] as the November 1867 death of his business partner, Crosbie Ward, prevented him from attending the upcoming parliamentary session in Wellington.

[3] He contested the Selwyn electorate in 1871 against Edward Cephas John Stevens and had a majority of one vote.

Reeves favoured the retention of the provincial system of government, whilst Cecil Fitzroy, 20 years his junior, was an abolitionist.

[11] He is buried at Barbadoes Street Cemetery[12] and it was the largest Christchurch funeral since William Sefton Moorhouse had died 10 years earlier.