| William Wood Farmer | |
| Office: | 3rd Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana |
| Term Start: | 1853 |
| Term End: | October 23, 1854 |
| Governor: | Paul Octave Hébert |
| Predecessor: | Jean Baptiste Plauché |
| Successor: | Charles Homer Mouton |
| Birth Date: | 27 April 1813 |
| Birth Place: | Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Death Place: | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Death Cause: | Yellow fever |
| Resting Place: | Farmerville Cemetery, Farmerville, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Children: | 2 |
| Parents: | Mills Farmer Susannah Wood |
| Profession: | Politician |
William Wood Farmer (April 27, 1813 – October 23, 1854) was an American politician. In 1853 and 1854 he served as Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana.
William Farmer was born in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. He received an excellent education and he served as one of the first justices of the peace in his home area. He owned a plantation and he worked as a surveyor. Politically he joined the Democratic Party and he served several terms in both chambers of the Louisiana Legislative. In 1852 he was elected to the office of the Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana. He served in this position between 1853 and his death the following year. In this function he was the deputy of Governor Paul Octave Hébert and he presided over the Louisiana State Senate. In October 1854 he travelled to New Orleans on a business trip, where he caught the yellow fever. He did not recover from the disease and died on 23 October still in New Orleans.