| William Edward Carney | |
| State House: | Massachusetts |
| District: | 4th Suffolk |
| Term Start: | 1914 |
| Term End: | 1914 |
| Office2: | Member of the Boston Common Council from Ward 5 |
| Term Start2: | January 4, 1909 |
| Term End2: | February 3, 1910 |
| Successor2: | Office abolished |
| Birth Date: | January 16, 1878 |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Death Place: | Charlestown, Massachusetts |
| Residence: | 11 Ellwood Street, Charlestown (1908) 72 Washington Street, Charlestown (1914) |
| Occupation: | Court probation officer |
| Spouse: | Margaret |
| Children: | Louise G. Carney, b. 1899 |
| Nickname: | Billy |
William Edward Carney (January 16, 1878 – January 13, 1948) was a Massachusetts politician and court officer who served on the Boston Common Council and as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[1]
Carney served on the Massachusetts House of Representatives committee on Public Service in 1913 and 1914.
In 1918, after he left the Massachusetts House of Representatives Carney became a Juvenile Probation Officer of the Charlestown District Court in Boston, Massachusetts. On January 27, 1919 Carney was promoted to Probation Officer from Juvenile Probation Officer.