| William H. Hampton | |
| Office: | Member of the New York State Senate from the 36th district |
| Term Start: | January 1, 1935 |
| Term End: | December 31, 1944 |
| Predecessor: | Michael J. Kernan |
| Successor: | Gilbert T. Seelye |
| Birth Date: | 1893 |
| Birth Place: | Scotland |
| Death Place: | Utica, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality: | American |
| Children: | 2 |
| Parents: | Edward Mackie Hampton Agnes Hately |
| Alma Mater: | Syracuse University College of Law |
| Profession: | Politician, lawyer |
| Allegiance: | United States |
| Branch: | United States Army |
| Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Battles: | World War II |
William H. Hampton (1893 – February 27, 1957) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
He was born in 1893 in Scotland,[1] the son of Edward Mackie Hampton (1862–1934) and Agnes (Hately) Hampton (1866–1961). He graduated from Gouverneur High School, in Gouverneur, New York, in 1913; and from Syracuse University College of Law in 1916.[2] During World War I, he served with the 301st Engineers of the U.S. Army, and finished the war as a lieutenant.
After the war, he practiced law in Utica, and was a Justice of the Peace. On September 4, 1923, he married Esther Kolpien,[3] and they had two sons. He was a U.S. Commissioner for the Northern District of New York from 1927 to 1934.
Hampton was a member of the New York State Senate (36th D.) from 1935 to 1944, sitting in the 158th, 159th, 160th, 161st, 162nd, 163rd and 164th New York State Legislatures.[4]
He died on February 27, 1957, in Faxton Hospital in Utica, New York, after a heart attack.[5]