| William Redfield | |
| Office: | 1st United States Secretary of Commerce |
| President: | Woodrow Wilson |
| Term Start: | March 5, 1913 |
| Term End: | October 31, 1919 |
| Predecessor: | Position established |
| Successor: | Joshua W. Alexander |
| State1: | New York |
| Term Start1: | March 4, 1911 |
| Term End1: | March 3, 1913 |
| Predecessor1: | Richard Young |
| Successor1: | James P. Maher |
| Birth Name: | William Cox Redfield |
| Birth Date: | 18 June 1858 |
| Birth Place: | Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Death Place: | New York City, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Otherparty: | National Democratic (1896–1900) |
William Cox Redfield (June 18, 1858 – June 13, 1932) was a Democratic politician from New York who served in both the U.S. Congress and as the first U.S. Secretary of Commerce.
Appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, Redfield served as the first Secretary of Commerce from 1913 to 1919 after the division of the Department of Commerce and Labor.[1]
Prior to his appointment, Redfield served as Commissioner of Public Works for Brooklyn. He then went on to represent New York's 5th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1911 to 1913.[2] He was also an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic vice presidential nomination in 1912.