William Wilson (18 June 1808–14 January 1888) was a Scottish minister of the Free Church of Scotland who served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1866/67.

They both then studied theology at Divinity Hall under Rev Dr Thomas Chalmers, graduating with an MA.

While he awaited a patron he did parochial mission work south of the River Clyde in Glasgow.

[1] In 1837 he finally found a patron and was ordained at Carmyllie a village east of Dundee.

[6] He married 13 January 1840, Eliza Smith (died 25 February 1860), daughter of Alexander White of Drimmietermont, Forfar, and Helen Farquhar, and had issue — His portrait by James Michael Brown is held by Dundee Art Gallery.