William Watts (December 20, 1817 – May 1, 1877) was a nineteenth-century American lawyer, soldier and politician from Virginia.

[1] As an adult, Watts began a law practice Roanoke County in 1842.

He was one of three delegates elected from the Valley delegate district made up of his home district of Roanoke County as well as Botetourt, Alleghany and Bath Counties.

[4] During the American Civil War, Watts served in the Confederate States Army.

[5] For many years, Watts served as a director of the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad formed by William Mahone.