William Thomas Locke Travers (January 1819 – 23 April 1903) was a New Zealand lawyer, politician, explorer, and naturalist.

[6] On nomination day on 25 July 1853, Travers and James Mackay were the only candidates put forward.

[9] Travers subsequently contested the electorate that Cautley had vacated, being elected in the 21 June 1854 Waimea by-election.

Travers was a frequent contributor to scientific journals and was also the author of Stirring Times of Te Rauparaha.

At the same time, Travers was also an avid explorer and naturalist, often mounting expeditions into the less well known parts of New Zealand.

He also collected many samples of mountain grasses and flowers, sending them to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Travers died in an accident at the Lower Hutt railway station on 27 April 1903, when attempting to alight from a moving train.

His funeral was held at Lower Hutt, and he was buried in the Bolton Street Cemetery, Wellington.