William Augustus Hawley (January 16, 1863March 18, 1920) was a Santa Barbara businessman and writer who served as representative from California's 74th State Assembly district for the 1890–1891 term.[1] Born in San Francisco,[2] Hawley attended Yale University, and would have been class of 1885, but left after his third year and did not graduate. He moved to California with his family in the 1880s, where he and his brother started out selling wagons, buggies, and farm equipment.[3] Together with his father and brothers, Hawley developed the Hawley Heights neighborhood of Santa Barbara and owned the Veronica Springs water company. In later life he wrote three books: a travelogue, a guide to oriental rugs, and a history of the Santa Barbara area. He also "personally superintended the building of La Cumbre trail". Hawley was buried in California.[4]