The Reverend William Troy (10 March 1827 - 17 November 1905) was a Baptist minister and writer associated with the Underground Railroad.

Troy published a book of stories taken from the lives of slaves who had escaped from the United States to Canada.

His book has been cited by historians as counter-evidence to the idea that slaves escaped and were smuggled across America by white activists.

He described how John Hedgeman was helped to freedom by black slaves and free people, who risked arrest for assisting those escaping north to Canada.

[5] Troy traveled to Britain to raise funds for his church, where he gave lectures to anti-slavery societies.

[7] In 1866 Troy relocated to Richmond, Virginia, where he spent nine months preaching and giving lectures.