| William Maughan | |
| Senator for Queensland | |
| Term Start: | 1 July 1913 |
| Term End: | 30 June 1920 |
| Constituency Am1: | Burnett |
| Assembly1: | Queensland Legislative |
| Term Start1: | 28 May 1898 |
| Term End1: | 25 March 1899 |
| Predecessor1: | William Foster McCord |
| Successor1: | William Kent |
| Constituency Am2: | Ipswich |
| Assembly2: | Queensland Legislative |
| Term Start2: | 27 August 1904 |
| Term End2: | 27 April 1912 |
| Predecessor2: | Thomas Cribb |
| Successor2: | Seat abolished |
| Alongside2: | James Blair |
| Birth Date: | 1863 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Death Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Birthname: | William John Ryott Maughan |
| Nationality: | English Australian |
| Spouse: | Marion Hobson (m.1886 d.1948) |
| Party: | Australian Labor Party |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
William John Ryott Maughan (8 January 1863 - 10 April 1933) was an English-born politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and an Australian Senator.
William Ryott Maughan was born in London on 8 January 1863.
He was educated at Leeds Grammar School before migrating to Australia in 1884, where he became a public servant and journalist.
He served on the Toowong Shire Council.
In 1898 he was elected in a by-election to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Labor member for Burnett. He was defeated in 1899.
He was returned to the Assembly as the member for Ipswich in the 1904 state election, defeating sitting member Thomas Bridson Cribb. He represented Ipswich until 1912.
In 1913 he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Queensland, remaining in the Senate until his defeat in 1919, taking effect in 1920.[1]
Maughan died on 10 April 1933 and was Cremated at Rookwood Cemetery.[2]