William Winford Wales (March 14, 1818 – August 23, 1902) was a Minnesota politician who served as a member of the Territorial Legislature and twice as the mayor of St. Anthony, Minnesota.
Wales was born in Iredell County, North Carolina in 1818.
Wales was the first Quaker to settle in Minnesota Territory.
[1] Wales held a number of odd jobs as a wallpaper hanger, bookseller and gardener.
After a brief period in Mississippi, he returned to St. Anthony where he served as city clerk and postmaster.