William Charles James Roper Hull (December 20, 1856 – April 4, 1925) was a Canadian rancher, meat packer, businessman, and philanthropist.

He played a prominent role in western Canada's early economic development by integrating a systematic approach to cattle raising, meat processing, and retailing on a large scale in Alberta.

[2] In 1883, Hull and his brother brought 1200 horses to Calgary, Alberta, which they sold to North-West Mounted Police officers and the Northwest Cattle Company.

[6] The following year, Hull developed a beef partnership with the Canadian Pacific Railway, thus creating Calgary's first vertically integrated meatpacking business.

[4] Hull lived on the ranche in a house built by architect James Llewellyn Wilson,[11] until businessman Patrick Burns purchased it in 1902.