William Speight

William James Speight (1843 – 24 April 1919) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Auckland, New Zealand.

Speight was born in Dublin in 1843, where he attended the Blue Coat School.

He trained as a mechanical engineer in his father's firm and emigrated to New Zealand in 1865 on the Maori.

[1] He contested the Auckland East electorate in the 1879 general election against James Clark and with 371 to 363 votes obtained a narrow victory.

[3] Speight died in Auckland on 24 April 1919,[4] and was buried at Purewa Cemetery.